Routeways to Employment in the

Public Sector

Ray Flude, LLCLPLeicestershire Public Service

Compact

Steering Group Recruitment and Retention Learning and Development

Task Groups ApprenticeshipSkills for Life in the Workforce

Ambition on shared training Gateshead Academy model

Contact in the community, IAG support, pre-employment preparation, occupationally specific Routeway, Job interview guarantees identified through employer engagement. Underpinning tracking database

Sectors - Retail, Construction, Hospitality, Food and Drink manufacturing, Business and Contact Centres, Health and Care

Funding – ESF, JCP, WNF, MAA sub regional investment programme, mainstream

The Routeway Model

The Job Seeker JourneyEngagement with work via JCP, MACs, etc.

Advisor support to reach ‘Job Ready’ stage

Sector-specific pre-employment training e.g. Retail Works, Care First Routeway etc

Guaranteed interviews, or work experience

Obtains job – continues to develop skills

2 - Pre-Employment Skills

Developing and reviewing skills interventions. Negotiating / proving appropriate with employers. FE/HE & other training providers / NAS. funding agencies, referral agentsCo-ordinating the provision of pre-employment & vocational learningSector Routeway developmentEmployer-led solutions, review of labour market intelligenceReferral & data capture Funding optionsGraduate retentionSME links

3 - Linking with Employers

Employer engagement and assessing / reporting on employer demand and feedback

Employer engagement strategy for E&S Board - all employers, with focus on SMEsCo-ordinating employer & job / skills brokerage activity Brokerage of interviews, jobs, apprenticeships & trainingInter-agency co-operation, sharing intelligence & opps.Informing RW developmentBalancing supply with demandVolunteering

4 - Supporting & Developing the Workforce

Focus on in-work support, retention, training and workforce development, to secure sustainable job outcomes & raise skill levels

Shaping & co-ordinating provision & fundingPost-employment supportIn-work training – levels 2-FDApprenticeships & Train 2 GainHigher-level skillsMonitoring outcomesCo-ordinating processesEncourage investment in skills

Employment and Skills Board

Reporting to the MAA Co-ordination group and Leadership Group

Sets high levels strategy and priorities for a co-ordinated sub-regional employment and skills planOwns priority employment and skills outcomes in the sub regional economic strategyHolds to account agencies responsible for delivering employment and skills plan Ensures interventions respond effectively to employer demandEncourages strategic alignment of resources and plans amongst key agencies and with regard to national and regional strategiesContributes to the annual economic assessment

Executive Group

Reporting to the Employment and Skills Board. Key commissioning agencies.

Generates commissioning plans for priority outcomesReports on performance, progress chases delivery agenciesReceives and reports information on significant interventions (e.g. Future Jobs, Fit for Work etc, Routeways, MACs, SRIP)Co-ordinating intervention at all levels incl. RoutewaysInforming & directing the activity of the sub-groupsCo-ordination of the client journey and employer engagementSharing details on funding streams & initiatives Input from ESB and sectoral leads re. national / local & sector issues

1 - Engaging people and overcoming barriers Focus for engaging people particularly those hard to reach. JCP, MACs, Connexions, IAG providers, LEBC, Business Builder

Engaging & supporting priority groups with targeted IAGIdentifying barriersPromoting learning & work in key sectorsPre-Routeway skillsJob ready & sector assessmentRouteway referral processesData capture & managementBrand Fit / Job Matching / Labour Market Info

MAA and Employment and Skills

Leadership Board

Support Team

Leicestershire County Council

Leicester City Council

Leicestershire Together

(LSP/LAA)

Leicester Partnership (LSP/LAA)

4th Block

4th Block

Employment & Skills Board

Business & Enterprise Group

Transport Group Housing, Planning & Infrastructure

Group

Leicestershire Rural Partnership

Co-ordination Group (Exec)

New Sub Regional Structure(as at 14th January 2009)