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