LEMIS Local Employment Intermediary Service Presentation to Integrated

LEMIS Local Employment Intermediary Service Presentation to Integrated Services 15 March 2013

LEMIS Overview • Voluntary, needs-led/person-centred DEL programme, providing one-to-one mentoring (black box approach). • Delivered in areas of highest deprivation. • Targets those furthest from the labour market including common employability barriers (ex-prisoners, drug/alcohol, young people leaving care, homeless). • Innovative engagement, mentoring and employment strategies. • Outreach provision and referrals from PBNI, hostels, community groups, JBO, libraries, leisure centres, women’s groups, Sure Start, HLCs etc.

Engagement Strategy Mentoring Pre-employment Outreach Delivery Employers Mentoring Employment Employability Skills Mentoring Removal of barriers Action Planning Employers GOALS Interview Preparation Mentoring Registration Employers Job Matching Service Barriers Assessment LTU JSA

LEMIS Providers • West Belfast • North Belfast • East Belfast • South Belfast • Shankill • Derry Cityside • Derry Waterside • Strabane • Cookstown • Moyle • Newry & Mourne Job Assist West Belfast (USDT) Ashton Community Trust Stepping Stone (EBM) GEMS NI Job Assist Shankill (Impact Training) Job Assist Derry (DYCW) Strabane CWP Network Personnel People 1 st

Financial Model Primary Funding CLIENT ENGAGEMENT Caseloading Engagement 13 Week Continued Engagement SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS Entered DEL Programme Completed a Short Accredited Course Started Further or Higher Education, Essential Skills Course Started a ESF Programme Started a CVP, Pre-employment Programmes INTO EMPLOYMENT FT Employment (32 minimum per annum) PT Employment Temp Employment Premium - LTU Premium - Top 5 Unemp Wards Premium (common employability problem) FT Sustained Employment - 13 weeks PT Premium - LTU PT Premium - Top 5 Unemp Wards PT Sustained- 13 Weeks £ 75, 000 £ 100 £ 300 £ 25 £ 100 £ 25 £ 600 £ 200 £ 75 £ 100 £ 200 £ 50 £ 100

LEMIS Performance 2011 -present Job Assist West Belfast 2011 -present • • 3934 people engaged, assessed and mentored 3023 Skills for Employment options 1076 people into work: FT, PT, Temp (31% leavers) 723 sustained employment (67% of all into-work) 762 people engaged, assessed and mentored 743 Skills for Employment options 195 people into work: FT, PT, Temp (28% leavers) 129 sustained employment (66% of all into-works)

Employment Strategies • Partnership with Employers Forum (BITC): job opportunities, site visits, mock-interviews, pre-employment training, placements, motivational talks etc. • Pre-employment programmes linked to vacancies and designed to meet employer and clients needs. • Intelligence on workforce planning and partnerships with large employers including public sector. • Local SMEs and social economy: our reputation is key. • Link clients to other DEL programmes (YES, Step Ahead etc. ) and ESF opportunities (e. g. HARTE). • Agility to move with opportunities. • Effective mentoring and job matching.