Driving Local Employment for the Harder to Reach

A Single Employer Offer: Prime Contractor collaboration with Transport for London

Content

• GLA Group Procurement and commitment to supporting the Work Programme

• Background of Work Programme• Rationale of the collaboration between Prime

Contractors • How the model works • Successes so far• Future Strategy

GLA Responsible Procurement commitment to the Work

Programme• GLA Group annual procurement spend c.£8bn

• A Skills Supplier team is funded to develop strategic labour needs and training assessment with contractors. Key focus to:

• Upskill existing workforces• Create new apprenticeships• Support the recruitment of individuals furthest from the

labour market.

• Commitment from the GLA Group will promote these objectives through procurement spend and to support the Work Programme contractors to access opportunities.

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Two year programme for Customer

Black box approach

We have a two year timeframe in which to help the customer into work

Less prescription in how we deliver and engage customers gives us greater flexibility to adapt our approach

Customers can be referred only by Jobcentre Plus and are randomly allocated to each WP provider

Payment is by results. The initial attachment payment is on a sliding scale.

Outcome funded

6 London WP Prime Providers

The Work Programme (WP) in London is delivered by 6 Prime Providers across 2 Contract Package Areas; East and West – each with 3 providers

Work Programme Customers

The WP supports customers on JSA, IB, ESA and IS who join on a mandatory or voluntary basis according to their benefit and length of claim – see next slide.c. 50,000 customers attached to provision to Oct 2011

The Work Programme

Sustainability Emphasis on sustainability supported by payments for sustained jobs

Random allocation

How the TfL model works• TfL team obtain the vacancy details, agree numbers, start date

and job description• Employer information session with Primes to agree recruitment

process and number of submissions• Primes select and screen candidates against job spec criteria and

complete vacancy submission checklist• Primes submit agreed number of candidates for assessment day• Assessment day with employer• Feedback from employer and next stage interviews scheduled,

Primes confirm candidates attending• Interviews take place• Employer feeds back from interviews within 5 days• Job offers notified and start dates agreed

Prime Collaboration

Advantages• Key areas where joint working

maximises opportunity• “Hide the wiring” to employers• In house recruitment support for

employers• Drives prime performance

through transparency of results.• Maximise join up of local services• Unified voice for Work

Programme and local stakeholders

• Competition lies in internal quality of delivery.

Complimentary Provision

Key Stakeholders

EmployerEngagement

How it fits with WP Model

Assessment of

Customer Needs

Support to remove barriers

Upskilling

EmploymentPost Employment Support

How it fits with WP Model

Assessment of

Customer Needs

Support to remove barriers

Up skilling

EmploymentPost Employment Support

Prime bespoke support through own delivery and partners

Join up of Local services

Work with employers to identify skills needs for future recruitment and link up with colleges.

Link in with colleges On up skilling/ progression

Success so farSome figures:• 174 vacancies• 256 submissions• 135 attended open days• 135 interviewed• 65 job starts

Future Employment Collaboration

• Primes interested in further joint investment (Financial/ Resource/ Time)– “TFL model”

• Needs to have minimum numbers of jobs and sustainability

– Regeneration Projects• Looking at proposing team to work on ad hoc programmes

– Specific large employers :• NHS• Cross Rail• Supermarkets

Key things to consider with large employers: how could joint working maximise recruitment strategy and

employment outcomes for both?