Delivering the Work Programme in East London Seetec

Delivering the Work Programme in East London Seetec

Content • • Seetec Overview Seetec in London Delivery Model Supply Chain Working with Stakeholders Working with Employers Q&A

Seetec - Overview • DWP ERSS Framework in 7 Regions • Work Programme Prime Contractor in 3 CPA’s • Mandatory Work Activity in 2 CPA’s • 26 years of W 2 W and Skills experience; £ 57 m turnover; 850 staff; 75 delivery centres; 6 UK regions and Wales • 56 contracts; 19 Prime contracts managing supply chains of over 40 subcontractors, 250 delivery partners and 80 strategic stakeholders • FND, New Deal BOND, New Deal Prime Contractor, New Deal PSL, Pathways to Work, NDDP, Work Choice, Jobcentre Plus Support Contract, ESF • Skills Funding Agency (skills) R 2 R; ESP, WFT, Apprenticeship and Level 2’s; Single Adult Skills budget from August.

Seetec in London • • Established in London for over 15 years Experience working across all customer groups Previous contracts held in London include: New Deal 18 -24; 4 DWP ESF Phase 1 Prime Contracts; 1 DWP ESF Phase 2 subcontract; SFA funded provision New contract portfolio – DWP Work Programme – East London – DWP Mandatory Work Activity – pan London – DWP Work Choice – West London, Central London and Barnet, Enfield and Haringey – DWP JCPSC (subcontractor to A 4 e) – LDA 2012 Employment Legacy – SFA Apprenticeships and Train to Gain – Lead partner for ‘The Skills Place – Newham’ the new skills shop at Westfield Stratford City

Delivery Model Overview

Delivery Model - Step 1 STEP 1 Personalisation and Customer Needs “Aspire” • Assessment and action planning • Challenging attitudes and behaviours • Motivation and confidence • Meeting customer group needs • Core Skills, digital life skills, employability skills • Rights and responsibilities Step 1 – Personalisation and Customer Needs ‘Aspire’ Within Step 1 customers identify what they can do, change attitudes and behaviours, move from a culture of worklessness to work, and establish and initiate a strategy for returning to and sustaining work that manages their perceived barriers. Step 1 is characterised by robust initial assessment and action planning as well as interventions to address confidence and motivation using Seetec’s AIMS course, health management and employability skills.

Delivery Model – Step 2 STEP 2 Employability and Work “Achieve” ·Meeting Employer Needs ·Sector led pre-employment pathways ·Employability and fundamental work related skills ·Intensive job broking ·Short certificated courses ·In Work support Step 2 – Into Work ‘Achieve’ Employer demand-led preemployment modules with packages of work experience and intensive job broking interventions move customers into work. A sustainability risk assessment and formulation of a ‘Back to Work’ plan enable dedicated in-work support consultants to provide a personalised package of in-work support measures supporting customers to sustain employment to 13 or 26 weeks.

Delivery Model – Step 3 STEP 3 Sustainment STEPand 2 Advancementand Work Employability “Sustain” “Achieve” ·Progression in work Plan ·Meeting Employer Needs ·Coaching mentoring ·Sector and led pre-employment ·Online learning to support pathways progression at work ·Employability and ·Employer led workforce fundamental work related skills development skills ·Co-funded ·Intensive. SFA job skills broking progression ·Short certificated courses ·Continuing ·In Work Professional support Development Step 3 – Sustainment and Advancement ‘Sustain’ Ongoing in-work support coupled with job broking services to join up short term and part time packages of employment, co-funded Skills Funding Agency provision (Apprenticeships / Level 2, 3 and 4 NVQ’s) and on-line modules enable customers to break the low pay, low skills cycle and build earnings and career prospects over the sustained employment period.

East London Supply Chain

East London Supply Chain (2)

East London Supply Chain (3) • 26 formally subcontracted organisations Tier 1 - 50% private sector and 50% voluntary sector Tier 2 - 50% private sector and 50% voluntary sector Tier 3 – predominantly private sector training providers

Geographical coverage

Working with Stakeholders • Inform and guide delivery • Join up provision • Holistic ‘total person’ approach • Support localism Key Stakeholders include: Jobcentre Plus, DWP, Skills Funding Agency, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local Authorities, Strategic committees, Health Services, Housing Associations, Local CVS’s

Working with Employers • Strong sector focus – employer demand-led • Top down ‘national’, bottom up ‘local’ approach • Integration of employment and skills (pre / post employment) • Joint approach working with JCP, other Primes and local employer engagement initiatives

Contacts Andy Emerson – Executive Director andrew. emerson@seetec. co. uk Mob: 07977 002278 Alison Bunney - Business Development and Marketing Director alison. bunney@seetec. co. uk Mob: 07818 533033