What can housing What can housing providers do to providers do to

support employabilitysupport employability

Helen ForsythHelen Forsyth

Director of Regeneration, Director of Regeneration, ScotlandScotland

Traditional approachTraditional approach Housing providers were just landlords Concerned with letting, maintaining

homes Pursuing housing association grant to

develop further housing Providing housing of high quality to wide

range of people with different needs

Factors affecting letting of Factors affecting letting of houseshouses

Shift in peoples aspirations

Environmental: Location, location, location

Housing of last resort

Communities becoming ghettos of more vulnerable people

Taking actionTaking action

Housing providers have to acquire skills to look at issues affecting communities

Housing providers have to be large enough to resource staff to work on other issues

Housing providers have to work in partnerships they have not considered before

Taking action 2Taking action 2

Community Housing Associations of reasonable size develop workspaces for small businesses

Develop Modern Apprenticeships Develop landscaping and maintenance

training teams Look at range of issues around

employment and enterprise

Places for PeoplePlaces for People

Large group of companies all not for profit

Several Landlords and associated companies

Allows more time to be spent on other areas to fulfil mission

Creating locations of choice

CreatingNeighbourhoods

of Choicefor All

Regeneration strategyRegeneration strategy

Tackling community safety

Tackling financial inclusion

Developing employability schemes, employment and enterprise opportunities

So what are we doing?So what are we doing?

In Edinburgh there are lots of employment training schemes

500-600 young people still come out of education to being NEET

Unemployment amongst males in social inclusion areas can soar to 15%

30,000 people of employment age are not employed

Project Renovate, recruiting Project Renovate, recruiting customerscustomers

Building LinksBuilding Links

Social Employment AgencySocial Employment Agency

Health and Social Care Health and Social Care AgencyAgency

Developing a model in North Developing a model in North Edinburgh with Fairbridge Edinburgh with Fairbridge

ScotlandScotland