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Supporting Employability. Nicky Wordsworth Community Training Officer. Newington with Gipsyville. Kingston-upon-Hull Nov 2004. To reduce by 12% the number of 0-3 year old children in Sure Start areas living in households where no one is working. Sure Start Target. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Supporting Employability
Nicky WordsworthCommunity Training Officer
Newington with Gipsyville Kingston-upon-Hull Nov
2004
Sure Start Target
To reduce by 12% the number of 0-3 year old children in Sure Start areas living in
households where no one is working.
Is it advisable to encourage parents back to work?
Some research has shown that children are better off if they are at home with a parent for the first three years of their life.
We are here to provide an alternative to allow parents to make their own choice that suits their family’s needs and circumstances.
Background to Kingston-upon- Hull
In terms of child poverty deprivation, 9 out 20 wards are in the top 10% of the most deprived wards in the country.
55,000 out of 156,000 adults of working age are currently unemployed
Its proportion of council owned homes is one of the largest in the country.
Hull continues to remain bottom of the educational league table (31.9%)
Ranks within top 10 UK cities for teenage pregnancy
2nd highest crime rate in the UK.
Hull’s Claims to fame!
Home of Deputy Prime Minister
Home of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Home of the world’s largest Yorkshire Pudding Manufacturer !
Sure Start, Newington with Gipsyville
Led by P.A.N.D.A, currently no building.
Two separate electoral wards
Housing is predominantly back to back terraced housing.
We are 5th wave and number 6 of 7.
Local employment is mainly factory work, food industry based, retail or call centre work.
What are we here to do?
The best start in life for every childBetter opportunities for parentsAffordable good quality child careStronger and safer communities
The best start in life for every child
Whilst parents train, we provide a good quality crèche provision with structured activities
Courses aimed to improve parenting skills
Courses aimed at improving and raising the awareness of play and reading with children.
Improving parent’s literacy and numeracy levels
Better opportunities for parentsProvided 33 courses with recognised qualifications
432 hours worth of training90 parents have attended training
Providing Opportunities for work14 parents have found and remained in work
1 parent is currently starting their own business
1 parent currently going through the selection procedure for Humberside Police Force.
Signposted 9 parents onto further education
Affordable good quality childcare for children
Free Crèche which raises parents standards and expectations of other childcare providers
Provided training and employment opportunities for 2 parents in the crèche
Signposted 4 parents onto childminding
2 of which have already been approved and registered.
Provided various childcare courses or work experience
Stronger and safer communities
Partnership working with parents being involved
Improving parents confidence and parenting skills
Helping to restore community values and ownership
Provide local employment opportunities
Problems for employers in Hull.
Commitment to work Interview and personal presentation
skills are generally poor Need staff with the right attitude to
work Skills gap Poor literacy and numeracy levels Staff that can work shifts Good timekeeping and attendance Loyal staff
Where do you start?
Employment or training?
Colleges & Training
Providers
Jobcentre Plus
&
Sure Start Employers
Childminding Network
&
Parents
The Community
L.S.C.
Employment Action Teams
Childcare Providers
The Team Approach
Midwife & Health Practitioner
Childcare Development Worker
Parent & Father Support Workers
Play & Learning Team
Language and Speech Therapist
Employment
Initially offering individual help to those that need it.
Providing a CV Writing Service
Individual structured job search help and advice
Help with writing letters and interview skills
Offering training with outside providers
Using links with local employers
Training Established ourselves as a recognised
training provider with the C.I.E.H.
Establish links with all your local training providers and funding for courses
Negotiated with providers on minimum numbers
Consulted parents as to what they wanted
This is what they wanted!Work Childcare Self Dev. Interest
Meeting Skills First Aid Taking Charge of your Life
Sociology
IT Skills Child Psychology
Counselling Skills
Aromatherapy
Maths & English Qualifications
Parenting Skills
Making most of yourself
Decorating Tips
Food Hygiene Structured Play
Psychology Everyday Law
Health & Safety
Children’s Behaviour
Assertiveness Christmas Crafts
Book-keeping Story Sacks Home Crafts
Childcare Options
Indian Head Massage
Reflexology
The key to our training success
Consulting the parents and finding out what they wanted to do.
Changing the names of courses to suit our needs
Establishing bases parents could and would use.
Providing adequate crèche facilities and continuity of care
Providing a flexible initial support for parents allowing anyone to join in.
Providing all the materials and resources they need, all they have to do is turn up!
Provide a warm welcome
Chasing up non attendees
Evaluating every course and establishing what parents wanted to move onto.
Building up solid links and partnerships with training providers and funding provision..
Building a strong network of trainers in Hull.
Rewarding parents for their achievements
The Sure Start team approach to training
Working closely with local employers to remove the barriers parents have to working
Make learning fun!!!!!!!!!
Remove all the parents’ previous learning experiences
Accredited or non accredited
ACCREDITED Majority of courses are accredited through
Open College Network (OCN)
Encourage all parents to have a CV when they commence training
Encourage all parents to build up a portfolio of their development
Reward with Sure Start Certificates
Snowballed
A typical term’s training programme
9 courses per week, Monday afternoon through to Friday morning 3 courses are IT courses 1 Basic Skills Course 1 Work Related Course 2 Children Centred Courses 1 Adult Focused enjoyment course 1 Adult focused self-development course
The P.A.N.D.A. Jobshop ESF Funded until 31st August 2006.
Unemployed for less than 6 months
Latest vacancies with Jobcentre Plus updated daily
Training programme
Discretionary Funding
Links with local childcare providers
Targets
To sign on 700 beneficiaries for the job shop
40% have to find employment
Find work for 280 people.
Working with local employers Wage subsidy
£30 per week for 13 weeks
2 Job Advisors Jobcentre Plus P.A.N.D.A
9¼ hour secondment of the Community Training Officer Training Assistants
Aim Help local people find work in the
local community.
Offer a comprehensive 13 week programme
Offer some elements of mandatory training
Offer some optional training or signpost to further training
Improve standards of presentation for CVs, letter writing and personal presentation
Provide courses to help people stay in work once they’ve found employment
Offer a cost effective system of training and support to bridge employers’ skills gap
Work closely with employers to help them find the right person for the job
13 week programme
Interview with job advisor CV Preparation and 1:1 help and advice Active job seeking work by individual at least
4 hours per week (Open 9 am to 7 pm, 5 days a week)
Presentation, Interview and Job Seeking Skills Bullying in the Workplace Discipline and Grievance Weeks 5 to 13 undertake 2 personal
development courses
First Aid Course Food Hygiene Health & Safety Risk Assessment Assertiveness Improving Maths Improving English ESPOL Make the most of
yourself
Call Centre Work IT familiarisation Working with children Stress awareness Confidence Building Positive Attitudes Report writing Communication Skills Teamworking
Week 13 or before, exit interview with guidance on:- Benefits Budgeting Debt Management
Update CV and portfolio 1 : 1 basis with Job Advisor
The Challenges ahead Setting up an employer’s forum
Moving the learner into college
Bringing an access course into the community
Childcare arrangements & costs
Funding for courses (£14,200)
Changing typical approaches
The Challenges ahead
Widening the range of courses available in the community, including longer courses.
Addressing local transport needs
Addressing debt problems
Funding for parents of children over the age of 4
Changes in the benefits system