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Telephone: 0141 618 5967 E-mail: [email protected] My Ref: CMacD/J&ETB Contact: Carol MacDonald Date: 29 th August, 2014 MEMBERS OF THE JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD Notice is hereby given that a meeting of JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD will be held in the INTU (BRAEHEAD SHOPPING CENTRE), KINGS INCH ROAD, GLASGOW, G51 4BN on FRIDAY 5 th SEPTEMBER, 2014 at 10.00am. The Agenda of business is attached. Yours sincerely Kenneth Graham Head of Legal & Democratic Services E/. Finance & Corporate Services Director: Sandra Black CPFA Head of Legal & Democratic Services: Kenneth Graham LLB dip L.P. Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TR www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
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Telephone: 0141 618 5967 E-mail: [email protected] My Ref: CMacD/J&ETB Contact: Carol MacDonald Date: 29th August, 2014 MEMBERS OF THE JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD Notice is hereby given that a meeting of JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD will be held in the INTU (BRAEHEAD SHOPPING CENTRE), KINGS INCH ROAD, GLASGOW, G51 4BN on FRIDAY 5th SEPTEMBER, 2014 at 10.00am. The Agenda of business is attached. Yours sincerely Kenneth Graham Head of Legal & Democratic Services E/.
Finance & Corporate Services Director: Sandra Black CPFA
Head of Legal & Democratic Services: Kenneth Graham LLB dip L.P. Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TR
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
RENFREWSHIRE COMMUNITY PLAN PARTNERSHIP
JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD
Councillors Glen and K MacLaren; M Crearie, Lead Officer and Director of Development & Housing Services; F Carlin; and O Reid, all Renfrewshire Council; A Dick, West College Scotland; J Dee, DWP Jobcentre Plus; F Rowan, University of the West of Scotland; I McLean, Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering our Communities; J Ferrie, Engage Renfrewshire; A Loveday, Scottish Enterprise; B Davidson, Chamber of Commerce; I Miller, Skills Development Scotland; J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; S Clocherty and H Cunningham, Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership; and R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport. 1. WELCOME & APOLOGIES 2. MINUTE OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Submit minute of the previous meeting held on 29th May, 2014. (Copy herewith, pages 1-6) 3. ROLLING ACTION LOG Review of Rolling Action Log. (Copy herewith, pages 7-8) 4. ACTION PLAN UPDATE Submit updated action plan for Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board. (Copy herewith, pages 9-18) 5. STRATEGIC SUB-GROUP
Verbal update by West College Scotland on first meeting of Strategic Sub Group.
6. EXPO PARTNERSHIP SUB GROUP Verbal update by Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce relative to the launch of Expo/Ren 2014. 7. CITY DEAL Presentation by Development & Housing Services relative to City Deal. 8. MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Submit newsletter by Economic Development relative to an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of April 2014. (Copy herewith, pages 19-22) 9. RENFREWSHIRE 2013/14 ACTIVITY REPORT Submit report from Scottish Enterprise relative to Activity Report for 2013/14. (Copy herewith, pages 23-24) 10. PARTNER UPDATE (a) Skills Development Scotland verbal update on Renfrewshire Local Employability
Partnership Meeting of 29th August, 2014. (b) Forum for Empowering Communities verbal update: (i) Community Transport; and (ii) Scottish Government CJS Programme
RENFREWSHIRE COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP
MINUTE OF THE MEETING OF THE JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD
HELD ON 29th MAY, 2014
PRESENT
Councillor Glen, M Crearie, Lead Officer and Director of Development and Housing and R Cooper, Economic Development Manager (all Renfrewshire Council); S Clocherty and H Cunningham (both Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership); B Davidson, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce; A Dick, West College Scotland; J Ferrie, Engage Renfrewshire; I McLean, Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering our Communities; F Rowan, University of West of Scotland; and I Miller, Skills Development Scotland.
Councillor Glen presided.
IN ATTENDANCE
C MacDonald, Senior Committee Services Officer, Renfrewshire Council.
APOLOGIES
Councillor K MacLaren and F Carlin, Head of Planning & Development (both Renfrewshire Council); R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport; J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; Kerry Sharp and A Loveday (both Scottish Enterprise); and J Dee, DWP Jobcentre Plus.
The meeting was opened by John Melrose, Customer Services/Sales Director who welcomed everyone to WH Malcolm and provided background information about the company and hoped that everyone would enjoy the tour of the heritage museum which would take place at the end of the meeting.
1. MINUTE OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
There was submitted the Minute of the Jobs & Economy Thematic Board held on 6th March, 2014.
DECIDED: That the Minute be approved. Noted
2. ROLLING ACTION LOG
The Rolling Action Log was submitted for approval.
J&E.09.01.14(7) – Development of Community Transport
J Ferrie advised that a meeting was being scheduled to progress this item and an update would be given at the next meeting.
It was agreed that completed actions would be removed from the log.
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DECIDED: i) That it be agreed that the completed actions be removed from the
Rolling Action Log; and ii) That the Rolling Action Log be noted.
Agreed Noted
3.
ACTION PLAN UPDATE (a) Progress on Action Plan
There was submitted a report by the Director of Development and Housing Services which outlined each Partner’s progress on the action plan. Each partner spoke to their part of the plan and highlighted key areas. It was noted that Kibble had not yet responded and some timescales/targets had not been completed. Partners were asked to provide the missing information as soon as possible. M Crearie advised that the CPP Board which was held on 28th May, 2014, discussed the employability agenda in detail and it was stressed that further work from Partners was required to ensure the success of this strategic priority. She intimated that all partners at the meeting were asked to take a closer look at their organisations to identify any employment capacity they might have and if possible to redirect appropriate spend in order to ensure that this strategic objective was achieved. The Lead Officer advised that the Jobs & Economy Board would continue to closely monitor the situation and Members were asked to ensure that if there was anything they could do to expedite matters then it should be done. F Rowan intimated that the University had a new Principal and the schools and structures had now been re-aligned with the changes beginning to take effect. She advised that the Saltire Foundation and the Entrepreneurial Exchange were coming together to form Entrepreneurial Scotland which had been established to lead the drive to make Scotland a more entrepreneurial and confident society and she intimated that this new initiative could be used to advantage. The Board agreed to invite an appropriate member of staff from the University to a future meeting to hear about the plans for the University with a view to further partnership working.
DECIDED: (i) Appropriate members of staff from the University to be invited to
a future meeting; and (ii) That the update be noted.
(b) First Year Review of Jobs & Economy Thematic Board
The Lead Officer tabled a report which outlined the progress of the Thematic Board and reviewed the contribution of partners towards agreed outcomes and targets. She intimidated that The Jobs and
All Partners All Partners UWS/Clerk Noted
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Economy Thematic Board had now met on six occasions since it was established in March 2013 and had made good progress in the development and implementation of the action plan, with a number of achievements, and all partners were contributing actively in the process. The Board highlighted a number of key points during the discussion: • The Board were keen to do more partnership working; • The Local Employability Partnership (LEP) had been a very
effective group; • There had been good engagement from all partners; • Secondment opportunities to Engage had proved very useful; and • It was good to have third sector involvement and impressed at the
way in which communities were being empowered. The Board reviewed its core membership and it was agreed that the
membership was appropriate at this time and could be supplemented as appropriate, depending on the issues under consideration by the Board. DECIDED: (i) That no further Members were required on the Board at
present: and (ii) That the review be noted.
(c) Strategic Sub Group(s) I Miller advised that the LEP had been in existence for 15 months and was a well attended group which had proved to be a valuable engagement tool. However, it was felt that there was a need for a strategic sub-group of the Jobs and Economy Thematic Board to be established as an offshoot of the LEP to ensure strategic discussion took place relative to local provision, unemployment trends and issues/barriers getting in the way of the effective working of the Employability Pipeline in the local area. The LEP Group felt that it was too big to have meaningful discussion about some of the detailed issues. I Miller advised that she had already had discussions with the Council, DWP and WCS and an agreement had been given in principal by those partners to form the sub-group however she asked if the Board could ratify the decision. It was hoped that two or three meetings could be scheduled before September. It was agreed that the Group should be established with Allan Dick leading the Group. Discussion took place on the possibility of setting up an Expo Partnership Sub Group. It was agreed that RCoC, SE and RC would meet to discuss the issue and report back to the next meeting. DECIDED: i) That a strategic sub group be set up to look at local provision,
unemployment trends and issues/barriers with WCS leading the Sub-Group; and
Agreed Noted WCS
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ii) That RCoC, SE and RC investigate the possibility of establishing
an Expo Partnership Sub Group and report back to the next meeting.
RCoC/SE/RC
4.
WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND – FIRST YEAR UPDATE A presentation was given by Allan Dick relative to the merge of Clydebank College, James Watt College and Reid Kerr College which took place on 1st August, 2014. The presentation outlined the technology used; employability; the commercial and skills programmes; sponsorships and trusts; international and Commonwealth Games links; and the key outcomes for 2014/15. DECIDED: That the presentation be noted.
Noted
5.
MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS There was submitted a newsletter by Economic Development which provided an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of April 2014. The newsletter illustrated the Renfrewshire labour market position and advised how Renfrewshire fared in comparison to the rest of the country. It also included a brief summary of the progress made to date by the Council’s Invest in Renfrewshire programme and Business Gateway Programme and provided information on wider economic development activity across Renfrewshire. R Cooper intimated that the Invest in Renfrewshire Partnership Conference on Employment - “Tackling Inequalities” would take place on Wednesday 18th June, 2014 in Renfrew's Normandy Hotel and everyone was welcome. DECIDED: That the newsletter be noted.
Noted
6.
UPDATE ON THE RENFREWSHIRE “EXPORTING PATHWAY PILOT” B Davidson gave a verbal update on the success of the launch of Expo/Ren 2014 which was held on 21st March in West College Scotland. He advised that over 80 delegates attended the launch which offered local businesses interested in exporting or wishing to enter additional foreign markets, information on how to achieve that and learn what support was available in Renfrewshire. Keynote speakers outlined the worldwide opportunities businesses could access to grow their customer base, and how to access funding and business support. Two local companies shared their own experiences and there was an opportunity for one-to-one meet-the-expert sessions. It was noted that plans were already being developed to hold further smaller local events focusing on specific areas used by exporters such as logistics, finance, e-commerce & marketing.
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Councillor Glen thanked Bob Davidson and Alison Loveday and everyone involved for their hard work and commitment and for making the event a success. DECIDED: That the update be noted.
Noted
7.
SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE LOCAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR RENFREWSHIRE 2013-2014 A report was submitted by Scottish Enterprise outlining the five strategic priorities for Scottish Enterprise and detailing performance data in relation to growth; business practice; international activity; business support; carbon projects; rural enterprises; and co-operative development. DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Noted
8.
PARTNER UPDATE (a) Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership Meeting
A report was submitted by I Miller which provided an update on the Local Employability Partnership Meeting held on 15th May, 2014. DECIDED: That the LEP Minute be noted.
(b) Chamber of Commerce B Davidson advised the Board of an Industry Event for Primary
Engineers which was a primary school initiative to inspire future engineers. This event would take place on 30th May, 2014.
The B2B event went well. Over 500 delegates attended the event
over the two days. He thanked all partners who were involved for their support.
A Civic Reception had been organised to celebrate the Chamber’s
50th anniversary and would take place on 25th June, 2014 in Paisley town Hall, 6pm to 8pm. He advised that all partners were invited to attend.
DECIDED: That the information be noted (c) Renfrewshire Council M Crearie advised that from 14th to 18th July, 2014 a team of
astronauts and space experts would spend the week working with up to 180 senior secondary school pupils from across Renfrewshire with the aim of designing a real-life experiment to be launched into space.
It was also noted that Saturday 26th July would see Paisley
becoming the only Scottish date for this year's Street Velodrome series, an all-action televised track cycling event set to tour the UK. The event would be televised around the UK and abroad, with
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action from the day set to feature in a dedicated programme to be broadcast on Channel 4, Sky Sports and Eurosport, putting Paisley in the spotlight.
DECIDED: That the information be noted
Noted
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Act
ion
is o
n tra
ck
Are
as fo
r con
cern
that
will
impa
ct o
n co
mpl
etio
n da
te if
not
fixe
d.
Act
ion
requ
ired
to b
ring
up to
sat
isfa
ctor
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vel
Pas
t dea
dlin
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te a
nd a
ctio
n re
quire
d.
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FREW
SHIR
E C
OU
NC
IL
JOB
S &
TH
E EC
ON
OM
Y TH
EMA
TIC
BO
AR
D
RO
LLIN
G A
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ON
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G
Actio
n N
o.
Actio
n Ac
tion
Ow
ner
Stat
us
Expe
cted
D
ate
of
Com
plet
ion
Actu
al
Dat
e of
C
losu
re
Upd
ate
& C
omm
ents
J&E.
27.0
3.13
(1.5
ii)
Man
age
Perfo
rman
ce &
Del
iver
y Le
ad O
ffice
r Ju
ne
2014
J&
E.29
.05.
14(3
(a))
Actio
n P
lan
revi
ewed
and
pro
gres
s m
onito
red.
J&
E.27
.03.
13(1
.5ii)
D
eter
min
e Ta
rget
s Al
l Par
tner
s Ju
ne
2014
J&
E.29
.05.
14(3
(a))
Partn
ers
wer
e as
ked
to p
rovi
de th
e m
issi
ng in
form
atio
n on
th
e ac
tion
plan
rela
ting
to m
ilest
ones
/targ
ets
as s
oon
as
poss
ible
.
22/8
/14
Partn
ers
wer
e as
ked
to c
ompl
ete
times
cale
s an
d up
date
pr
ogre
ss o
n ac
tion
plan
and
retu
rn fo
r dis
cuss
ion
at
mee
ting
on 5
/9/1
4 J&
E.27
.03.
13(1
.5iii)
R
evie
w c
ontri
butio
n of
par
tner
s Le
ad O
ffice
r Ju
ne
2014
29
/5/1
4 J&
E.29
.05.
14(3
(a))
It w
as a
gree
d th
at m
embe
rshi
p w
as a
ppro
pria
te a
t thi
s tim
e an
d co
uld
be s
uppl
emen
ted
as a
ppro
pria
te, d
epen
ding
on
the
issu
es u
nder
con
side
ratio
n by
the
Boar
d.
J&E.
27.0
3.13
(2.3
iii)
Con
side
ratio
n be
giv
en to
hol
ding
a jo
int
mee
ting
with
Chi
ldre
n &
Youn
g Pe
ople
Bo
ard
in th
e fu
ture
Futu
re
mee
ting
J&E.
21.0
8.13
Ar
rang
e fo
r hou
r ove
rlap
with
Chi
ldre
n &
Youn
g Pe
ople
TB
once
act
ion
plan
s ha
ve b
een
form
ulat
ed.
J&E.
10.1
0.1 3
(3)
Agre
ed t
hat
a jo
int
mee
ting
wou
ld n
ot t
ake
plac
e un
til
Chi
ldre
n &
Youn
g Pe
ople
Act
ion
Plan
est
ablis
hed.
J&E.
09.0
1.14
( 3)
M C
rear
ie &
R N
aylo
r to
mee
t Apr
il 20
14.
J&E.
21.0
8.13
Ke
y S
tatis
tics
for R
enfre
wsh
ire
SE t
o su
bmit
a fu
rther
sta
tistic
al r
epor
t to
a f
utur
e m
eetin
g of
the
Boa
rd a
nd
incl
ude
mor
e de
tail
and
a Sc
ottis
h co
mpa
rison
.
ES
27.0
6.14
J&
E.09
.01.
14(3
) SE
to c
ome
back
with
repo
rt at
Jun
e m
eetin
g.
J&E.
29.0
5.14
In
terim
repo
rt to
be
subm
itted
at m
eetin
g on
29th
May
and
fu
ll re
port
to m
eetin
g in
Sep
tem
ber.
20/8
/14
At p
rese
nt n
o ar
ea p
rofil
e fo
r Ren
frew
shire
has
bee
n cr
eate
d.
KE
Y
AGENDA ITEM NO. 37 of 24
Actio
n N
o.
Actio
n Ac
tion
Ow
ner
Stat
us
Expe
cted
D
ate
of
Com
plet
ion
Actu
al
Dat
e of
C
losu
re
Upd
ate
& C
omm
ents
J&E.
09.0
1.14
(6)
Scho
ol L
eave
r Des
tinat
ion
Ret
urns
(i)
To
be r
egul
ar i
tem
on
agen
da a
nd
RC
/SD
S/U
WS
to p
rovi
de fe
edba
ck.
(ii)
To b
e di
scus
sed
with
C&
YP T
B
RC
/SD
S/
UW
S Le
ad
Offi
cer/R
N
Fu
ture
m
eetin
gs
(i)
J&
E.06
.03.
14(3
)
Ag
reed
to re
view
as
and
whe
n av
aila
ble.
J&E.
09.0
1.14
(7)
Dev
elop
men
t of C
omm
unity
Tra
nspo
rt En
gage
to
or
gani
se
mee
ting
with
re
leva
nt p
artn
ers
to l
ook
at s
ettin
g up
w
orki
ng g
roup
with
vie
w t
o co
nduc
ting
feas
ibilit
y st
udy
and
repo
rt ba
ck t
o a
futu
re m
eetin
g
Foru
m/
Enga
ge/re
lev
ant p
artn
ers
Fu
ture
m
eetin
g
Febr
uary
201
4 En
gage
cur
rent
ly id
entif
ying
atte
ndee
s in
ord
er to
sch
edul
e a
mee
ting
rega
rdin
g co
mm
unity
tran
spor
t dev
elop
men
t. U
pdat
e w
ill be
pro
vide
d at
mee
ting
on 6
th M
arch
. M
arch
201
4 M
eetin
g he
ld o
n 6
Mar
ch.
Parti
cipa
nts
incl
uded
Stra
thcl
yde
Partn
ersh
ip F
or T
rans
port,
Ren
frew
shire
Cou
ncil,
Gla
sgow
Ai
rpor
t, E
ngag
e R
enfre
wsh
ire
and
a m
embe
r of
R
enfre
wsh
ire
Foru
m
For
Empo
wer
ing
Com
mun
ities
. Ag
reed
to
iden
tify
third
sec
tor
orga
nisa
tions
int
eres
ted
in
lead
ing
com
mun
ity t
rans
port
in R
enfre
wsh
ire.
The
nex
t ph
ase
of w
ork
wou
ld b
e se
ekin
g ag
reem
ent t
o co
mm
issi
on
a fe
asib
ility
stu
dy o
n th
e op
erat
ion
of c
omm
unity
tran
spor
t.
J&E.
29.0
5.14
(3(a
))
Prog
ress
on
Actio
n Pl
an
Prin
cipa
l of
UW
S be
inv
ited
to a
fu
ture
mee
ting;
UW
S
J&E.
29.0
5.14
(3(c
)) St
rate
gic
Sub
Gro
ups
i) Th
at a
stra
tegi
c su
b gr
oup
be s
et
up
to
look
at
lo
cal
prov
isio
n,
unem
ploy
men
t tre
nds
and
issu
es/b
arrie
rs w
ith W
CS
lead
ing
the
Sub-
Gro
up; a
nd
ii) R
CoC
, SE
an
d R
C
inve
stig
ate
the
poss
ibilit
y of
est
ablis
hing
an
Expo
Par
tner
ship
Sub
Gro
up a
nd
repo
rt ba
ck to
the
next
mee
ting.
WC
S R
CoC
/ SE
/RC
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& E
CON
OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
OAR
D –
UPD
ATE
ON
ACT
ION
PLA
N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Renf
rew
shire
Com
mun
ity H
ealth
Par
tner
ship
Pr
ovid
e op
port
uniti
es fo
r wor
k ex
perie
nce
for
unem
ploy
ed y
oung
peo
ple.
•
Heal
th :w
e w
ill o
ffer t
wo
wor
k ex
perie
nce
prog
ram
mes
per
yea
r for
you
ng p
eopl
e w
ho a
reun
empl
oyed
.
A yo
ung
pers
on h
as u
nder
take
n a
wor
kpla
cem
ent w
ithin
the
addi
ctio
n se
rvic
es.
3 ye
ars
Wor
k w
ith e
mpl
oyer
s to
prov
ide
trai
ning
abo
ut
men
tal h
ealth
issu
es i
n or
der t
o im
prov
e th
e em
ploy
abili
ty o
f peo
ple
with
men
tal h
ealth
iss
ues.
•He
alth
: we
will
offe
r a p
rogr
amm
e of
‘Und
erst
andi
ng M
enta
l Hea
lth T
rain
ing’
to lo
cal
empl
oyer
s.
We
have
del
iver
ed U
nder
stan
ding
Men
tal H
ealth
Tra
inin
g to
Sk
ills D
evel
opm
ent S
cotla
nd a
nd to
Fam
ilies
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t Pr
ojec
t.Tod
ate
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aff h
ave
been
trai
ned.
3
year
s
Com
bat i
llici
t tra
ding
that
impa
ct o
n th
e pr
ofita
bilit
y /v
iabi
lity
of le
gitim
ate
busin
ess i
n Re
nfre
wsh
ire.
•He
alth
: we
will
raise
pub
lic a
war
enes
s of I
llici
tTo
bacc
o an
d en
cour
age
repo
rtin
g of
susp
ecte
dtr
adin
g in
Ren
frew
shire
.
Renf
rew
shire
CHP
has
sign
ed u
p to
take
forw
ard
the
boar
dwid
e Ill
icit
Toba
cco
Cam
paig
n w
hich
will
use
a c
omm
unity
de
velo
pmen
t app
roac
h to
add
ress
ing
the
issue
. 3
year
s
Prom
ote
activ
e an
d af
ford
able
trav
el (e
.g.
bicy
cle)
to re
duce
tran
spor
t bar
riers
to w
ork.
•
Heal
th :W
e w
ill su
ppor
t im
prov
emen
t of c
omm
unity
tran
spor
t for
peo
ple
with
disa
bilit
ies.
We
cont
inue
with
the
Hosp
ital E
veni
ng V
isito
r Ini
tiativ
e in
pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith th
e Ro
yal V
olun
tary
Ser
vice
and
SPT
. Th
is ha
s no
w e
xten
ded
for a
tria
l per
iod
to c
over
day
time.
I y
ear
Prom
otio
n of
smok
e fr
ee e
nviro
nmen
ts.
•He
alth
: The
Ren
frew
shire
Tob
acco
Alli
ance
will
supp
ort i
nitia
tives
to re
duce
the
harm
from
Tob
acco
in R
enfr
ewsh
ire.
•W
e w
ill su
ppor
t GG
Cs ‘W
e ar
e sic
k of
it ‘c
ampa
ign
whi
ch a
ims t
o pr
omot
e Sm
okfr
ee H
ospi
tal G
roun
ds.
The
Renf
rew
shire
Tob
acco
Alli
ance
is s
uppo
rtin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t of a
subs
tanc
e m
isuse
tool
kit f
or u
se in
Prim
ary
scho
ols .
We
cont
inue
to p
rom
ote
smok
efre
e ho
spita
l gro
unds
and
will
co
mm
ence
wor
k to
pro
mot
e th
is in
men
tal h
ealth
.
The
new
ly R
evise
d N
HSG
GC N
o Sm
okin
g Po
licy
has b
een
laun
ched
.
3 y
ears
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e 1
of 1
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OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
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N
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ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
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ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Uni
vers
ity o
f the
Wes
t of S
cotla
nd
Redu
cing
the
num
ber o
f une
mpl
oyed
you
ng
peop
le
(18–
24 y
ear o
lds)
by
50%
.
• Fu
rthe
r adv
ice
and
guid
ance
for j
ob c
entr
e an
d co
unci
l un
empl
oyed
gra
duat
e in
itiat
ives
. •
UW
S to
incr
ease
inte
rnal
opp
ortu
nitie
s for
une
mpl
oyed
you
ng
peop
le.
• Be
tter
def
ined
par
tner
ship
s with
Eng
age
Renf
rew
shire
to
max
imise
vol
unte
erin
g op
port
uniti
es fo
r stu
dent
s.
• O
ngoi
ng p
rom
otio
n of
initi
ativ
es
• Cu
rren
t tal
ks w
ith H
R •
Deliv
ery
of c
ours
es th
roug
h th
e Em
ploy
abili
ty F
und.
M
CSA
Mic
roso
ft
IT E
ssen
tial a
nd E
mpl
oyab
ility
•
Incr
ease
d vo
lunt
eerin
g pr
ofile
.
Incr
ease
the
rate
of V
AT/P
AYE
regi
ster
ed
busin
esse
s in
Ren
frew
shire
by
20%
(fro
m a
201
2 ba
se).
• Pr
omot
ion
of e
nter
prise
act
iviti
es to
incr
ease
pot
entia
l bus
ines
s st
art-
ups.
• O
ngoi
ng. N
ew p
rof o
f ent
erpr
ise in
the
scho
ol o
f bus
ines
s app
oint
ed.
Incr
ease
in th
e va
lue
of d
evel
opm
ent
inve
stm
ent
activ
ity b
y 60
%.
• Su
ppor
t im
prov
ed in
nova
tion
and
the
adop
tion
of n
ew
tech
nolo
gy th
roug
h kn
owle
dge
tran
sfer
with
in R
enfr
ewsh
ire’s
bu
sines
ses
• Pa
rt ti
me
lear
ning
opp
ortu
nitie
s ava
ilabl
e to
org
anisa
tions
for
staf
f dev
elop
men
t.
• O
ngoi
ng £
5k in
nova
tion
vouc
her o
ffer t
o bu
sines
ses.
•
Ong
oing
shor
t cou
rses
, dist
ance
lear
ning
an
d be
spok
e tr
aini
ng o
ffere
d.
Incr
ease
Ren
frew
shire
’s re
siden
t pop
ulat
ion
by
5%.
• Co
mm
unity
eng
agem
ent t
o in
crea
se st
uden
t pop
ulat
ion
choo
sing
to st
ay in
Ren
frew
shire
.
• Bi
d fo
r fun
ding
to in
crea
se c
ultu
ral v
isits
fo
r int
erna
tiona
l stu
dent
s to
loca
l and
re
gion
al m
useu
ms,
cas
tles e
tc
NO
UPD
ATE
S AV
AIL
AB
LE O
N T
HE
AC
TIO
NS
AT
PRES
ENT
DU
E TO
RES
TRU
CTU
RIN
G P
RO
CES
S
Pag
e 2
of 1
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OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
OAR
D –
UPD
ATE
ON
ACT
ION
PLA
N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Renf
rew
shire
Cha
mbe
r of C
omm
erce
Ex
port
ing
proj
ect (
lead
with
SE)
)
• Fo
cuse
d on
dev
elop
ing
Renf
rew
shire
’s e
xpor
t ba
se w
orki
ng w
ith lo
cal c
ompa
nies
to st
art a
nd
or in
crea
se e
xpor
ting
busin
ess p
rodu
cts.
Follo
win
g su
cces
sful
laun
ch e
vent
in th
e Sp
ring
– ke
y pa
rtne
rs m
et
in Ju
ly to
disc
uss n
ext s
teps
and
how
can
we
toge
ther
bes
t sup
port
&
enc
oura
ge b
usin
esse
s in
Renf
rew
shire
to tr
ade
mor
e ov
erse
as.
Initi
al d
iscus
sions
take
n pl
ace
arou
nd in
war
d &
out
war
d Re
nfre
wsh
ire m
issio
ns.
Busin
ess s
urve
y (le
ad)
•
Esta
blish
an
accu
rate
ass
essm
ent o
f Re
nfre
wsh
ire b
usin
ess b
ase
and
prof
ile v
ia a
lo
cal b
usin
ess s
urve
y.
NB:
SE
will
be
prod
ucin
g a
refr
eshe
d ‘A
rea
Prof
ile’ i
n Au
tum
n 20
14
whi
ch w
ill g
ive
a vi
ew o
n th
e bu
sines
s bas
e to
com
plim
ent t
he
surv
ey.
Renf
rew
shire
as a
pla
ce to
do
busin
ess (
lead
w
ith c
ounc
il)
• Ch
ambe
r to
lead
/ co
-lead
on
is a
cam
paig
n to
m
arke
t Ren
frew
shire
as a
pla
ce to
do
busin
ess –
th
e pr
ojec
t wou
ld b
e pr
ivat
e / p
ublic
sect
or
supp
orte
d an
d lik
ely
invo
lved
mar
ketin
g Re
nfre
wsh
ire in
prin
t / w
eb /
vide
o / p
ress
/ so
cial
med
ia e
tc.
Has b
een
disc
usse
d bu
t no
prog
ress
yet
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e 3
of 1
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OM
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EMAT
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N
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ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Kibb
le
Redu
cing
the
num
ber o
f une
mpl
oyed
you
ng
peop
le (1
8-24
yea
r old
s) b
y 50
%
• Su
ppor
t 25
FTE
empl
oym
ent e
xper
ienc
e pl
aces
and
25
FTE
jobs
fo
r 18-
24 y
ear o
lds f
or th
e du
ratio
n of
the
plan
. A
grou
p of
6 tr
aine
es w
ere
empl
oyed
with
in
Proj
ect O
skar
. An
nual
ly fo
r the
du
ratio
n of
the
plan
. Re
duci
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of 1
6-19
yea
r old
s who
ar
e un
empl
oyed
seek
ing
wor
k by
50%
•
Supp
ort 5
0 FT
E em
ploy
men
t exp
erie
nce
plac
es a
nd 2
5 FT
E jo
bs
for 1
6-19
yea
r old
s for
the
dura
tion
of th
e pl
an.
10 y
oung
peo
ple
empl
oyed
with
in th
e Pr
ojec
t O
skar
ent
erpr
ise. O
ne h
as a
lread
y us
ed h
is ne
w
skill
s and
exp
erie
nce
and
gain
ed a
per
man
ent p
ost
else
whe
re.
Annu
ally
for t
he
dura
tion
of th
e pl
an
Enco
urag
e yo
ung
peop
le to
ent
er p
ositi
ve
dest
inat
ions
on
leav
ing
scho
ol
• Pr
ovid
e vo
catio
nal a
nd d
evel
opm
enta
l tra
inin
g op
port
uniti
es to
10
0 16
-24
year
old
s per
ann
um fo
r the
dur
atio
n of
the
plan
. 64
you
ng p
eopl
e ha
ve ta
ken
up tr
aini
ng a
nd w
ork
expe
rienc
e pl
acem
ents
with
in a
rang
e of
soci
al
ente
rpris
es a
t Kib
bleW
orks
. Man
y ar
e sc
hool
le
aver
s and
som
e ha
ve b
een
atte
ndin
g sc
hool
par
t tim
e w
hilst
taki
ng p
art i
n th
e pr
ogra
mm
e.
A ra
nge
of sk
ills a
nd tr
aini
ng h
ave
been
giv
en to
all
80 o
f the
indi
vidu
als m
entio
ned
abov
e.
The
trai
ning
they
hav
e re
ceiv
ed in
clud
es: f
ire
safe
ty, f
irst a
id, m
anua
l han
dlin
g, fo
rk li
ft tr
uck
licen
se, S
VQ in
food
pre
para
tion,
REH
IS fo
od
hygi
ene,
abr
asiv
e w
heel
s use
, PAS
MA
site
card
, em
ploy
abili
ty tr
aini
ng a
nd o
ther
s.
Annu
ally
for t
he
dura
tion
of th
e pl
an
Pag
e 4
of 1
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OM
Y TH
EMAT
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ATE
ON
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ION
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N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Depa
rtm
ent o
f Wor
ks a
nd P
ensi
ons
Grow
ing
the
loca
l eco
nom
y to
be
a p
riorit
y ou
tcom
e fo
r all
activ
ities
of J
obce
ntre
Plu
s,
Skill
s Dev
elop
men
t Sco
tland
an
d Re
nfre
wsh
ire C
ounc
il
• W
e w
ill w
ork
clos
ely
with
em
ploy
ers a
nd
part
ners
to fi
ll th
eir v
acan
cies
with
the
right
peo
ple
with
the
right
skill
s.
200
vaca
ncie
s wer
e no
tifie
d fo
r Tes
co. 5
0 of
thes
e w
ere
ring
fenc
ed a
nd fi
lled
by L
ong
Term
Une
mpl
oyed
cus
tom
ers.
Hav
e al
so
com
plet
ed re
crui
tmen
t for
4 n
ew e
mpl
oyer
s mov
ing
into
Ab
bots
inch
Ret
ail P
ark
= 10
0 va
canc
ies.
Fut
ure
deve
lopm
ent o
f re
crui
tmen
t for
6 u
nits
ope
ning
at P
heon
ix L
inw
ood
Apri/
May
15
Prov
ide
oppo
rtun
ities
for w
ork
expe
rienc
e fo
r une
mpl
oyed
yo
ung
peop
le.
• W
e w
ill o
ffer a
rolli
ng p
rogr
amm
e of
W
ork
Expe
rienc
e in
JCP
offic
es.
• W
e w
ill w
ork
with
par
tner
org
anisa
tions
to
pro
mot
e W
ork
Expe
rienc
e to
em
ploy
ers t
o in
crea
se th
e nu
mbe
r of
avai
labl
e op
port
uniti
es.
In R
enfr
ewsh
ire w
e ha
ve e
xcee
ded
our W
ork
Expe
rienc
e ta
rget
s fo
r the
yea
r. W
e ar
e co
ntin
uing
to m
arke
t the
se to
em
ploy
ers t
o m
axim
ise o
ppor
tuni
ties a
vaila
ble
and
espe
cial
ly to
new
em
ploy
ers
com
ing
into
the
area
. A
ll Jo
bcen
tres
in R
enfr
ewsh
ire h
ave
ongo
ing
wor
k ex
perie
nce
plac
emen
ts in
the
Jobc
entr
e s a
nd
inte
rnal
targ
ets t
o en
sure
that
the
num
ber o
f st
arts
are
m
axim
ised.
Ong
oing
. Exc
eedi
ng ta
rget
s for
all
offic
es
Join
ed u
p pa
rtne
rshi
p in
itiat
ives
to
enh
ance
em
ploy
abili
ty o
f st
uden
ts a
nd g
radu
ates
.
• W
e w
ill w
ork
in p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith c
olle
ges
to p
rovi
de jo
b se
arch
adv
ice
spec
ifica
lly
tailo
red
to su
ppor
t stu
dent
s on
cour
se
com
plet
ion.
Com
mon
wea
lth G
ames
vac
anci
es w
ere
prov
ided
to st
uden
ts in
co
llege
are
as. A
lso se
cure
d RE
P su
ppor
t for
Gra
duat
es fo
r ad
ditio
nal j
obse
arch
/CV
advi
ce
Com
plet
ed
Deve
lop
skill
s pro
ject
s tha
t m
atch
the
dem
ands
for s
kills
fr
om e
mpl
oyer
s
• W
e w
ill w
ork
with
par
tner
s to
sour
ce a
nd
deliv
er se
ctor
bas
ed w
ork
acad
emie
s for
yo
ung
peop
le.
• W
e w
ill w
ork
with
par
tner
s to
iden
tify
skill
s gap
s and
adv
ise o
n tr
aini
ng
requ
irem
ents
of u
nem
ploy
ed JS
A cl
aim
ants
.
We
have
a n
umbe
r of s
bwas
pla
nned
for t
he y
ear .
Man
y of
thes
e ar
e in
par
tner
ship
with
the
LA to
supp
ort t
he re
crui
tmen
t for
new
bu
sines
s mov
ing
into
the
area
U
pdat
e Re
nfre
wsh
ire C
ounc
il is
curr
ently
supp
ortin
g us
with
fund
ing
for
reta
il/ho
spita
lity
and
cons
truc
tion
trai
ning
. Max
imisi
ng E
F fu
ndin
g fo
r Car
e
Ong
oing
Tack
le d
igita
l exc
lusio
n w
ithin
th
e Re
nfre
wsh
ire C
omm
unity
. •
We
will
offe
r im
prov
ed d
igita
l job
sear
ch
supp
ort f
rom
Janu
ary
2014
. •
Iden
tify
unem
ploy
ed c
laim
ants
nee
ding
di
gita
l sup
port
and
refe
r to
appr
opria
te
trai
ning
.
Digi
tal J
obce
ntre
is ro
lling
out
acr
oss a
ll Re
nfre
wsh
ire Jo
bcen
tres
fr
om n
ow u
ntil
Oct
ober
14.
Pai
sley
will
be
the
first
to g
o di
gita
l in
July
. Al
l dig
ital J
obce
ntre
s will
pro
vide
impr
oved
dig
ital
supp
ort
to c
laim
ants
Rollo
ut d
elay
ed d
ue to
IT is
sues
Pr
opos
ed d
ates
Pa
isley
1/10
/14
Renf
rew
1/9
./14
Jo
hnst
one`
1/10
/14
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e 5
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OM
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IC B
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ION
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N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S
LEAD
O
RG
BRIE
F SU
MM
ARY
OF
PRO
GRE
SS T
O D
ATE
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Stra
thcl
yde
Part
ners
hip
for T
rans
port
/Ren
frew
shire
Cou
ncil
Renf
rew
shire
will
be
the
best
con
nect
ed
loca
l eco
nom
y in
Sc
otla
nd
• Co
ntin
ue to
take
fo
rwar
d th
e de
liver
y of
Fa
stlin
k co
re ro
ute
exte
nsio
n to
Bra
ehea
d an
d Re
nfre
w.
SPT
(Pro
ject
Sp
onso
r)/
Renf
rew
shire
Co
unci
l (D
eliv
ery
Agen
t)
£160
k co
mm
itted
from
SPT
Cap
ital P
rogr
amm
e to
Ren
frew
shire
Cou
ncil
to ta
ke fo
rwar
d de
taile
d de
sign
of F
astli
nk e
xten
sion
in R
enfr
ewsh
ire.
To b
e de
term
ined
Renf
rew
shire
will
ha
ve a
ttra
ctiv
e en
viro
nmen
ts a
nd
succ
essf
ul to
wn
cent
res
• De
liver
y of
bus
rout
e en
hanc
emen
ts in
clud
ing
the
cont
inue
d m
onito
ring
and
man
agem
ent o
f the
St
atut
ory
Qua
lity
Part
ners
hip
in P
aisle
y.
Renf
rew
shire
Co
unci
l/ SP
T
SPT
has c
omm
itted
to th
e fo
llow
ing
inve
stm
ent i
n Re
nfre
wsh
ire’s
bus
net
wor
k in
201
4/15
:
£325
k co
mm
itted
to B
us R
oute
Enh
ance
men
ts a
nd C
orrid
or im
prov
emen
ts.
Scop
e of
thes
e in
clud
e:-
• M
ajor
wor
k to
bus
layb
ys/ t
erm
inus
at L
inw
ood
Phoe
nix
cent
re.
Wor
k 75
% c
ompl
ete.
• Co
ntin
ued
bus s
top
impr
ovem
ents
Pai
sley
to R
enfr
ew c
orrid
or (s
outh
hal
f don
e la
st y
ear;
nort
h ha
lf th
is ye
ar) a
nd R
enfr
ew C
ross
are
a
• M
ini r
evie
w o
f bus
stop
pro
visio
n Jo
hnst
one
tow
n ce
ntre
with
a v
iew
to “
tidyi
ng u
p” a
nd
redu
cing
con
gest
ion
Will
hav
e co
mpl
eted
revi
ew a
nd p
lans
dur
ing
2014
. Im
plem
enta
tion
of
any
reco
mm
enda
tions
may
star
t dur
ing
2014
or m
ay h
ave
to w
ait u
ntil
2015
dep
endi
ng o
n ou
tcom
es.
•
Oth
er w
ork
thro
ugho
ut th
e ar
ea b
eing
scop
ed o
ut; g
ener
al b
us st
op im
prov
emen
ts e
tc.
Sh
ould
be
unde
rtak
en d
urin
g 20
14/ 1
5 bu
t aga
in d
epen
eden
t on
outc
omes
of r
evie
w.
•
Ove
r 500
bus
veh
icle
che
cks u
nder
take
n ev
ery
four
wee
ks lo
okin
g at
issu
es su
ch a
s eng
ine
idlin
g, p
arki
ng is
sues
or m
issin
g in
form
atio
n. T
he h
igh
leve
l of c
ompl
ianc
e is
refle
cted
by
the
very
low
num
ber o
f bre
eche
s fou
nd.
• SP
T ha
s now
impl
emen
ted
a sy
stem
ena
blin
g th
e ta
rget
of n
ot le
ss th
an 5
00 v
ehic
le c
heck
s a
mon
th to
be
met
. In
the
finan
cial
yea
r 201
3 –
2014
, the
Com
plia
nce
Insp
ecto
rs u
nder
took
86
96 c
heck
s on
vehi
cles
ope
ratin
g on
regi
ster
ed lo
cal b
us se
rvic
es w
ithin
the
Paisl
ey S
tatu
tory
Q
ualit
y Pa
rtne
rshi
p ar
ea, a
n av
erag
e of
724
a m
onth
, whi
ch e
xcee
ds th
e ta
rget
.
Annu
al
Renf
rew
shire
will
ha
ve a
ttra
ctiv
e en
viro
nmen
ts a
nd
succ
essf
ul to
wn
cent
res
• Su
ppor
t the
re
gene
ratio
n of
Pai
sley
incl
udin
g th
e de
liver
y of
impr
oved
Tow
n Ce
ntre
bus
faci
litie
s.
Renf
rew
shire
Co
unci
l (Le
ad) /
SPT
£4
50k
inve
stm
ent f
rom
SPT
’s 2
014/
15 C
apita
l Pro
gram
me
to im
prov
e bu
s fac
ilitie
s in
Pais
ley.
W
ork
to b
e ta
ken
forw
ard
by R
enfr
ewsh
ire C
ounc
il.
To b
e de
term
ined
Renf
rew
shire
will
ha
ve a
ttra
ctiv
e en
viro
nmen
ts a
nd
succ
essf
ul to
wn
cent
res
• Su
ppor
t opt
ions
to
addr
ess R
enfr
ew C
ross
tr
affic
issu
es.
Und
erta
ke S
TAG
base
d As
sess
men
t.
Renf
rew
shire
Co
unci
l (Le
ad) /
SPT
ST
AG A
sses
smen
t com
plet
e. T
raffi
c sig
nal t
imin
gs h
ave
been
alte
red
to im
prov
e flo
ws.
Co
nsid
erat
ion
bein
g gi
ven
to th
e in
trod
uctio
n of
an
Urb
an T
raffi
c Co
ntro
l sys
tem
whi
ch w
ould
pr
ovid
e au
tom
ated
sign
allin
g an
d co
ntro
l tra
ffic
flow
s on
the
appr
oach
es to
Ren
frew
Cro
ss.
This
prop
osal
is b
eing
cos
ted
at p
rese
nt.
2014
/15
Pag
e 6
of 1
0
14 of 24
JOBS
& E
CON
OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
OAR
D –
UPD
ATE
ON
ACT
ION
PLA
N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S LE
AD
ORG
BRIE
F SU
MM
ARY
OF
PRO
GRE
SS T
O D
ATE
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Scot
tish
Ente
rpris
e Ke
ep th
e Bo
ard
info
rmed
of t
he n
atio
nal
econ
omic
prio
ritie
s
• Pr
esen
t the
SE
Busin
ess P
lan
on a
n An
nual
bas
is.
• Pr
esen
t on
the
SE S
ecto
r De
velo
pmen
t pla
ns a
s rel
evan
t to
Renf
rew
shire
’s k
ey se
ctor
s. •
Pres
ent o
n th
e in
tern
atio
nal
oppo
rtun
ities
(SDI
).
SE
SE
SE/S
DI
• 20
14-2
017
SE B
usin
ess P
lan
will
be
avai
labl
e fo
r pre
sent
atio
n to
th
e ne
xt J&
E Bo
ard.
•
This
will
form
par
t of t
he re
fres
hed
Area
Pro
file
– du
e fo
r pu
blic
atio
n in
Spr
ing
2015
– sp
ecifi
c se
ctor
info
rmat
ion
can
be
prov
ided
at a
ny ti
me
• A
pres
enta
tion
to th
e J&
E Bo
ard
by S
DI c
ould
be
arra
nge
for
Win
ter 1
4 –
plea
se c
onfir
m A
gend
a da
te if
this
is ag
reea
ble.
1. A
nnua
l 2.
By
Sect
or
3. A
nnua
l
Keep
the
Boar
d in
form
ed o
f loc
al
econ
omic
indi
cato
rs /
busin
ess b
ase
land
scap
e
• Pr
oduc
e an
Ann
ual R
enfr
ewsh
ire
‘Are
a Pr
ofile
’. •
Pres
ent o
n th
e Lo
cal A
ctiv
ity
Repo
rt fo
r Ren
frew
shire
.
SE
SE
• As
abo
ve, b
ulle
t 2
•
The
2013
/14
Loca
l Rep
ort w
ill b
e pu
blish
ed w
/c 1
9th M
ay 2
014
and
a pr
esen
tatio
n on
its c
onte
nts c
an b
e pr
ovid
ed to
the
Boar
d at
the
next
mee
ting
(not
29/
05/1
4). S
epte
mbe
r mee
ting.
1. A
nnua
l (ne
xt o
ne d
ue
Sprin
g 20
15)
2. B
i-Ann
ual
Keep
the
Boar
d in
form
ed o
f City
Reg
ion
/ Cly
de V
alle
y CP
P ar
ea
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t ac
tivity
• Pr
esen
t on
the
CVCP
P Ec
onom
ic
Stra
tegy
• Pr
esen
t on
the
City
Dea
l as i
t de
velo
ps.
SE
SE/R
C •
SE c
an p
rovi
de a
n up
date
to th
e Bo
ard
spec
ifica
lly o
n th
e To
urism
Col
labo
ratio
n Fr
amew
ork
elem
ent o
f the
Cly
de V
alle
y CP
P w
ork
– fr
om Ju
ly o
nwar
ds
• SE
has
not
bee
n in
volv
ed in
the
City
Dea
l dev
elop
men
ts to
dat
e –
sugg
est t
hat R
C is
the
sole
lead
on
upda
tes o
n th
is
1. A
nnua
l
Incr
ease
the
num
ber o
f Re
nfre
wsh
ire
com
pani
es th
at a
re a
ble
to g
row
and
cre
ate
jobs
&
wea
lth b
y in
tern
atio
nalis
ing
thei
r bu
sines
s
• De
sign
and
deliv
er a
n ‘E
xpor
ting
Path
way
’ Pilo
t in
part
ners
hip
with
th
e Ch
ambe
r of C
omm
erce
.
SE/
CoC
• Ex
poRe
n w
as su
cces
sful
ly d
eliv
ered
on
21/0
3/14
. •
Nex
t ste
ps a
re to
con
vene
the
part
ners
to e
stab
lish
an a
ctiv
ity
plan
for t
he P
artn
ersh
ip –
exp
ecte
d to
mee
t Sep
t/O
ct –
this
mee
ting
will
exp
lore
the
met
hodo
logy
of e
ngag
ing
with
100
co
mpa
nies
, afte
rcar
e pr
oced
ures
and
oth
er a
ctiv
ities
des
igne
d to
in
crea
se c
ompa
nies
’ exp
ortin
g ca
paci
ty.
1. 1
00 c
ompa
nies
to b
e en
gage
d by
Dec
embe
r 20
14
2. In
crea
sed
num
bers
of
com
pani
es in
Ren
frew
shire
ex
port
ing
as a
resu
lt.
Pag
e 7
of 1
0
15 of 24
JOBS
& E
CON
OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
OAR
D –
UPD
ATE
ON
ACT
ION
PLA
N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Wes
t Col
lege
Sco
tland
De
velo
ping
Ren
frew
shire
’s Y
oung
W
orkf
orce
• Re
view
and
resp
ond
to th
e re
com
men
datio
ns to
the
Woo
d Co
mm
issio
n Fi
ndin
gs a
nd R
ecom
men
datio
ns r
e De
velo
ping
Sc
otla
nd’s
You
ng W
orkf
orce
and
wor
k w
ith lo
cal p
artn
ers
to m
axim
ise b
enef
it fo
r Ren
frew
shire
.
Ong
oing
revi
ew o
f rec
omm
enda
tions
and
aw
aitin
g pu
blic
atio
n Sc
ottis
h Go
vern
men
t res
pons
e 20
14/1
5
Grow
loca
l eco
nom
y , s
uppo
rt
youn
g pe
ople
into
em
ploy
men
t an
d d
evel
op sk
ills a
nd
expe
rienc
e vi
a de
liver
y of
Co
mm
onw
ealth
Gam
es 2
014
and
lega
cy th
erea
fter
• De
liver
Sec
urity
Indu
stry
trai
ning
to m
eet d
eman
d to
pr
ovid
e se
curit
y op
erat
ion
befo
re, d
urin
g an
d af
ter t
he
gam
es
• Su
ppor
t Ren
frew
shire
stud
ents
/you
ng p
eopl
e ac
cess
and
be
nefit
from
Cre
ativ
e in
dust
ries t
rain
ing
and
wor
k ex
perie
nce
via
the
Host
Bro
adca
ster
Tra
inin
g In
itiat
ive
•
Supp
ort R
enfr
ewsh
ire st
uden
ts/y
oung
peo
ple
acc
ess
empl
oym
ent/
expe
rienc
e vi
a Jo
bs@
Gla
sgow
201
4
Wes
t Col
lege
Sco
tland
has
del
iver
ed S
ecur
ity tr
aini
ng fo
r 292
peo
ple
to p
rovi
de se
curit
y op
erat
ion
bef
ore,
dur
ing
and
afte
r the
gam
es
Wes
t Col
lege
Sco
tland
will
run
the
Hair
& B
eaut
y Sa
lon
at th
e Co
mm
onw
ealth
Gam
es su
mm
er 2
014.
Ove
r 70
stud
ents
gai
ned
an
incr
edib
le w
ork
expe
rienc
e d
urin
g th
e ga
mes
.
270
plac
es
2013
/14
Sum
mer
201
4
Deve
lop
skill
s pro
ject
s tha
t mat
ch
the
dem
ands
for s
kills
from
em
ploy
ers
• De
liver
indu
stry
spec
ific
trai
ning
and
skill
s pro
ject
s for
the
unem
ploy
ed ,r
ecen
t gra
duat
es a
nd re
cent
ly re
dund
ant
in
the
Mic
ro- g
ener
atio
n su
bsec
tor o
f Ene
rgy
Sect
or
Deliv
ered
74
plac
es 2
013/
14 in
up
skill
ing
with
in M
icro
gen
erat
ion
sub
sect
or o
f Ene
rgy
Sect
or in
clud
ing
: BP
EC D
omes
tic E
nerg
y As
sess
or w
ith IO
SH W
orki
ng S
afel
y BP
EC G
reen
Dea
l Adv
isor w
ith A
war
enes
s of E
nviro
nmen
t Te
chno
logi
es
Ups
killi
ng fo
r Dom
estic
Gas
Eng
inee
rs a
nd P
lum
bers
for S
olar
The
rmal
In
stal
latio
ns
Ups
killi
ng fo
r Ele
ctric
ians
and
Ele
ctric
al E
ngin
eers
for S
olar
PV
Inst
alla
tions
Aw
aitin
g re
sult
of b
id to
Ene
rgy
Skill
s Cha
lleng
e Fu
nd f
or 1
00 p
lace
s 20
14/1
5 W
ill d
eliv
er H
erita
ge S
kills
Pro
gram
mes
Oct
– D
ec 2
014
50 p
lace
s 20
13/1
4 An
nual
th
erea
fter
10
0 20
14/1
5 20
201
4/15
Pag
e 8
of 1
0
16 of 24
JOBS
& E
CON
OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
OAR
D –
UPD
ATE
ON
ACT
ION
PLA
N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE
- M
ILES
TON
ES
/TAR
GET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Renf
rew
shire
Cou
ncil
# •
Thro
ugh
the
Inve
st in
Ren
frew
shire
pr
ogra
mm
e pr
ovid
e w
age
subs
idie
s to
loca
l em
ploy
ers t
o en
able
recr
uitm
ent o
f you
ng
unem
ploy
ed p
eopl
e.
• Pr
ovid
e tr
aine
e po
sitio
ns a
nd i
nter
n po
sitio
ns
with
in C
ounc
il se
rvic
es.
• To
dat
e 45
7 ne
w jo
bs fo
r you
ng p
eopl
e ha
ve c
omm
ence
d vi
a w
age
subs
idy
gran
t sup
port
•
To d
ate
33 p
aid
trai
nee
posit
ions
hav
e be
en p
rovi
ded
with
in C
ounc
il Se
rvic
es
• To
dat
e 12
6 in
tern
pos
ition
s hav
e st
arte
d, 8
6 of
thes
e po
sitio
ns a
re w
ithin
Cou
ncil
Serv
ices
. •
The
new
Ren
frew
shire
You
th O
ffer w
ill p
rovi
de 1
00 x
1-y
ear o
ppor
tuni
ties t
o yo
ung
peop
le a
ged
16-1
8. T
his w
ill
be re
crui
ted
for i
n 4
tran
ches
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar.
• Re
nfre
wsh
ire E
mpl
oyab
ility
Par
tner
ship
has
supp
orte
d 16
33 u
nem
ploy
ed p
eopl
e in
to w
ork.
Supp
ort l
ocal
bu
sines
ses t
o gr
ow
• Pr
ovid
e fu
ndin
g fo
r Bus
ines
s Gat
eway
to
prov
ide
busin
ess s
uppo
rt se
rvic
e.
• Pr
ovid
e w
age
subs
idie
s for
new
em
ploy
men
t op
port
uniti
es.
• De
velo
p re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith k
ey b
usin
ess
lead
ers,
wor
k to
geth
er to
supp
ort g
row
th o
f th
e ec
onom
y in
Ren
frew
shire
.
• Bu
sines
s Gat
eway
offe
rs a
dvic
e an
d in
form
atio
n fo
r pre
-sta
rts,
new
star
ts a
nd e
xist
ing
busin
esse
s. T
he se
rvic
e co
mpr
ises o
f a b
usin
ess s
uppo
rt w
eb-s
ite, a
nat
iona
l enq
uiry
han
dlin
g, in
form
atio
n &
rese
arch
serv
ice,
a ra
nge
of
pre-
star
t and
exi
stin
g bu
sines
s tra
inin
g ev
ents
and
bus
ines
s adv
ice
from
acc
redi
ted
busin
ess a
dvise
rs. 5
58 n
ew
com
pani
es h
ave
been
supp
orte
d sin
ce th
e st
art o
f the
con
trac
t. •
Wor
k is
ongo
ing;
thro
ugh
the
“Inv
est i
n Re
nfre
wsh
ire”
initi
ativ
e to
dat
e 65
4 co
mpa
nies
hav
e sig
ned
a “P
artn
ersh
ip A
gree
men
t” a
gree
ing
to w
ork
with
Ren
frew
shire
Cou
ncil
to su
ppor
t the
loca
l eco
nom
y.
Impr
ove
conn
ectiv
ity to
an
d fr
om
Renf
rew
shire
in
clud
ing
Gla
sgow
Airp
ort
link
• Pr
ogre
ss S
TAG
app
raisa
l for
con
nect
ivity
to
Gla
sgow
Airp
ort t
oget
her w
ith G
A an
d SP
T.
• Pa
rtic
ipat
e in
dev
elop
men
t of C
lyde
Val
ley
Infr
astr
uctu
re F
und.
• Th
e fin
al re
port
on
the
Scot
tish
Tran
spor
t App
raisa
l Gui
danc
e (S
TAG)
Sta
ge II
eva
luat
ion
of su
rfac
e ac
cess
opt
ions
fo
r Gla
sgow
Airp
ort h
as b
een
com
plet
ed. T
he S
tage
II e
valu
atio
n in
volv
ed a
qua
ntita
tive
anal
ysis
of th
e op
tions
w
hich
wer
e “s
ifted
” in
the
STAG
1 p
roce
ss in
201
3. N
ow th
at th
e al
tern
ativ
e tr
ansp
ort o
ptio
ns h
ave
been
fully
as
sess
ed, i
t is p
ropo
sed
that
Gla
sgow
Airp
ort L
imite
d, R
enfr
ewsh
ire C
ounc
il, G
lasg
ow C
ity C
ounc
il an
d Tr
ansp
ort
Scot
land
con
tinue
to c
olla
bora
te o
n th
e de
velo
ping
of a
n Ai
rpor
t sur
face
acc
ess s
trat
egy,
whi
ch w
ill fo
rm p
art o
f th
e G
lasg
ow A
irpor
t mas
terp
lan.
•
Appr
aisa
ls an
d ne
gotia
tions
hav
e be
en fi
nalis
ed b
etw
een
the
UK
Gov
ernm
ent a
nd G
lasg
ow &
Cly
de V
alle
y lo
cal
auth
oriti
es re
gard
ing
a ci
ty d
eal.
This
will
gen
erat
e up
to £
1.13
bn o
f cap
ital i
nves
tmen
t int
o in
fras
truc
ture
, bu
sines
s dev
elop
men
t and
em
ploy
abili
ty p
rogr
amm
es.
Impr
ove
attr
activ
enes
s of
Renf
rew
shire
as
a pl
ace
to in
vest
, liv
e an
d w
ork
in
• De
velo
p he
ritag
e le
d re
gene
ratio
n an
d to
urism
stra
tegy
for R
enfr
ewsh
ire a
nd T
ackl
e de
relic
tion/
impr
ove
gap
sites
•
Inve
st in
rege
nera
tion
of k
ey to
wn
cent
re
asse
ts.
• De
velo
p an
nual
eve
nts c
alen
dar b
uild
ing
on
succ
ess o
f Spr
ee, M
od, X
mas
Lig
hts s
witc
h on
. •
Loca
l Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n to
pro
vide
fr
amew
ork
for g
row
th, a
nd in
vest
men
t in
Renf
rew
shire
.
• Th
e Pa
isley
Her
itage
Reg
ener
atio
n St
rate
gy w
as a
ppro
ved
by R
enfr
ewsh
ire C
ounc
il in
Janu
ary
2014
and
sets
out
an
am
bitio
us lo
ng te
rm p
rogr
amm
e of
rege
nera
tion
base
d on
the
herit
age
of P
aisl
ey a
nd th
e to
wn
cent
re a
sset
s in
par
ticul
ar. A
com
preh
ensiv
e go
vern
ance
and
eng
agem
ent f
ram
ewor
k is
bein
g de
velo
ped
by th
e Co
unci
l. A
full
actio
n an
d pr
ojec
t pla
n w
ill b
e de
velo
ped
by th
is au
tum
n.
• In
May
201
4 th
e Co
unci
l con
clud
ed th
e pr
epar
atio
n of
an
anal
ysis
of th
e cu
rren
t tou
rism
offe
r acr
oss
Renf
rew
shire
. Thi
s will
act
as
the
base
line
and
fram
ewor
k fo
r the
dev
elop
men
t of a
tour
ism st
rate
gy fo
r whi
ch a
ne
w o
ffice
r rol
e is
bein
g cr
eate
d w
ithin
the
Econ
omic
Dev
elop
men
t tea
m.
• Th
e ca
lend
ar d
evel
oped
for 2
014/
15 w
ill c
ontin
ue to
del
iver
an
exci
ting
and
dive
rse
rang
e of
eve
nts a
nd fo
r the
fir
st ti
me,
the
Fire
Eng
ine
Rally
will
take
pla
ce in
John
ston
e To
wn
Cent
re.
The
trad
ition
al fi
rew
orks
eve
nt w
ill b
e ex
pand
ed d
evel
opin
g in
to a
min
i Hal
low
een
fest
ival
with
act
iviti
es ta
king
pla
ce o
ver F
riday
and
Sat
urda
y du
ring
the
first
wee
kend
in N
ovem
ber.
In a
dditi
on to
thes
e ev
ents
Ren
frew
shire
will
hos
t a fu
ll da
y of
act
iviti
es
cele
brat
ing
the
Que
en’s
Bat
on R
elay
on
Thur
sday
17
July
. To
cap
italis
e on
the
lega
cy o
f the
Com
mon
wea
lth
Gam
es c
onsid
erat
ion
is al
so b
eing
giv
en to
hos
ting
a na
tiona
l cyc
ling
even
t with
in P
aisle
y To
wn
Cent
re.
• Th
e Re
nfre
wsh
ire L
ocal
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n ha
s bee
n ad
opte
d an
d w
ill in
form
dev
elop
men
t acr
oss R
enfr
ewsh
ire
for t
he n
ext f
ive
year
s.
Pag
e 9
of 1
0
17 of 24
JOBS
& E
CON
OM
Y TH
EMAT
IC B
OAR
D –
UPD
ATE
ON
ACT
ION
PLA
N
OBJ
ECTI
VE
SPEC
IFIC
ACT
ION
S BR
IEF
SUM
MAR
Y O
F PR
OG
RESS
TO
DAT
E
TIM
ESCA
LE -
MIL
ESTO
NES
/ TA
RGET
S ie
1/3
/10
yrs
Skill
s Dev
elop
men
t Sco
tland
Gr
owin
g th
e Lo
cal e
cono
my
to b
e a
prio
rity
outc
ome
for a
ll ac
tiviti
es o
f JC
+/SD
S/Re
nfre
wsh
ire C
ounc
il
• U
se o
f a ra
nge
of in
itiat
ives
eg
Empl
oym
ent R
ecru
itmen
t Inc
entiv
e,
Adop
t an
App
rent
ice,
fund
ing
of N
atio
nal T
rain
ing
Prog
ram
mes
in
clud
ing
MAs
.
Targ
et fo
r num
ber o
f MAs
incr
ease
d na
tiona
lly
from
25,
000
to 3
0,00
0
Ensu
re th
at st
uden
ts le
avin
g W
est C
olle
ge
Scot
land
hav
e th
e sk
ills a
nd a
ttitu
des t
hat
empl
oyer
s wan
t
• Bu
ildin
g Ca
reer
Man
agem
ent S
kills
with
stud
ents
from
non
ad
vanc
ed c
ours
es a
t WCS
in p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith W
CS G
uida
nce
Advi
sers
.
On-
goin
g re
activ
e su
ppor
t to
Non
adv
ance
d st
uden
ts
Deve
lop
awar
enes
s of e
xpan
ding
bus
ines
s op
port
uniti
es th
ro S
DS a
nd S
DI
• Th
roug
h th
e SD
S N
atio
nal I
ndus
trie
s Tea
m a
nd S
ecto
r Man
ager
s,
supp
orte
d lo
cally
by
the
SDS
Empl
oyer
Eng
agem
ent E
xecu
tive.
Re
gion
al S
kills
Ass
essm
ents
now
out
for
cons
ulta
tion
Join
ed u
p pa
rtne
rshi
p in
itiat
ives
to e
nhan
ce
empl
oyab
ility
of n
on a
dvan
ced
FE st
uden
ts
from
WCS
• Aw
aren
ess r
aisin
g of
Mw
oW, A
ppro
pria
te W
ork
Coac
h an
d C
aree
r Co
ach
supp
ort a
nd in
crea
sed
awar
enes
s of L
MI f
or N
on a
dvan
ced
FE
stud
ents
and
col
lege
staf
f thr
o jo
int C
PD.
Liai
son
with
staf
f at W
CS to
supp
ort t
arge
ted
stud
ents
Deve
lop
skill
s pro
ject
s tha
t mat
ch th
e de
man
d fo
r ski
lls fr
om e
mpl
oyer
s •
Usin
g M
As a
nd th
e Em
ploy
abili
ty F
und
reso
urce
s and
info
rmed
by
info
rmat
ion
com
ing
thro
ugh
Our
Ski
llsfo
rce
and
the
Nat
iona
l Sec
tor
Man
ager
s.
Re-v
amp
of th
e SD
S O
ursk
illsf
orce
web
site
to m
ake
it ea
sier f
or e
mpl
oyer
s to
navi
gate
. Lea
rnin
g th
roug
h W
ork
wee
k no
w p
lann
ed fo
r w/b
3rd
N
ovem
ber
Redu
cing
the
num
ber o
f une
mpl
oyed
16-
19
year
old
s by
50%
•
SDS
to ta
ke a
lead
role
with
rega
rd to
cha
iring
the
Loca
l Em
ploy
abili
ty P
artn
ersh
ip a
nd c
o-or
dina
ting
the
Yout
h Em
ploy
men
t Ac
tivity
Pla
n.
• SD
S to
wor
k in
par
tner
ship
with
DW
P, R
enfr
ewsh
ire C
ounc
il an
d ot
her e
mpl
oyab
ility
par
tner
s to
enga
ge w
ith a
nd su
ppor
t un
empl
oyed
you
ng p
eopl
e in
to a
sust
aine
d po
sitiv
e de
stin
atio
n.
SDS
to o
ffer C
aree
rs In
form
atio
n Ad
vice
and
Gui
danc
e.
LEP
Grou
p m
eetin
g re
gula
rly a
nd fe
edin
g in
to Jo
bs
and
Econ
omy-
YEAP
rece
ntly
upd
ated
and
now
ho
sted
on
IIR W
ebsit
e-LE
P su
b gr
oup
mee
ting
to
revi
ew lo
cal i
nfor
mat
ion
to e
nsur
e Em
ploy
abili
ty
Fund
Pro
spec
tus c
onte
nt in
vitin
g Tr
aini
ng P
rovi
der
bids
for n
ext y
ear,
mee
ts id
entif
ied
loca
l nee
d
Redu
cing
the
num
ber o
f une
mpl
oyed
you
ng
peop
le 1
8-24
by
50%
•
As a
bove
alo
ng w
ith th
e of
fer o
f Par
tner
ship
Act
ion
for C
ontin
uing
Em
ploy
men
t for
clie
nts a
t risk
of r
edun
danc
y.
On-
goin
g lia
ison
with
DW
P to
supp
ort u
nem
ploy
ed
clie
nts
Redu
cing
the
num
ber o
f une
mpl
oyed
16-
19
year
old
s by
50%
•
SDS
to w
ork
proa
ctiv
ely
with
loca
l sch
ool s
taff
to e
nsur
e pu
pils
have
an
effe
ctiv
e tr
ansit
ion
from
edu
catio
n to
the
wor
ld o
f w
ork/
educ
atio
n/tr
aini
ng.
• SD
S to
pro
vide
Car
eers
Info
rmat
ion
Advi
ce a
nd G
uida
nce
to
targ
eted
pup
ils in
scho
ol.
• SD
S to
wor
k jo
intly
with
scho
ol st
aff t
o su
ppor
t pup
ils to
dev
elop
Ca
reer
Man
agem
ent s
choo
ls to
ena
ble
them
to m
ake
wel
l inf
orm
ed
real
istic
car
eer d
ecisi
ons t
hrou
ghou
t the
ir w
orki
ng li
ves.
Scho
ol re
port
s and
Par
tner
ship
Agr
eem
ents
now
ag
reed
with
eac
h se
cond
ary
scho
ol in
Re
nfre
wsh
ire.
LMI a
nd M
woW
Par
tner
zone
se
min
ar w
ell r
ecei
ved
by sc
hool
Pas
tora
l Car
e st
aff
in S
DS c
entr
e to
info
rm a
nd u
pdat
e un
ders
tand
ing-
furt
her s
essio
ns p
lann
ed
Pag
e 10
of 1
0
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Renfrewshire Economic Development Newsletter – July 2014
This Economic Development newsletter provides an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of June 2014.
The latest statistics from NOMIS illustrate the Renfrewshire labour market position and show how Renfrewshire fares in comparison to the rest of the country.
The report also includes a brief summary of the progress made to date by the council’s Invest in Renfrewshire programme and Business Gateway Programme.
The newsletter also provides information on wider economic development activity across Renfrewshire.
Jobseeker Allowance figures, June 2014
JSA Claimants Aged 16-64
• The Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rate forJune 2014 is 3.3%, with jobseekers totalling3,750.
• This month the rate continues to decrease.
• The rate this time last year was 4.7% inJune 2013.
• The overall reduction since June 2013 hasseen 600 fewer people claiming JSA inRenfrewshire.
• Renfrewshire’s overall ranking remains24th out of 32 Scottish local authorities.
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2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Jun-
13
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3
Aug-
13
Sep-
13
Oct
-13
Nov
-13
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13
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14
Feb-
14
Mar
-14
Apr-
14
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-14
Jun-
14
Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain
AGENDA ITEM NO. 819 of 24
JSA Claimants Aged 18-24
• The Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rate for
June 2014 is 5.8%, with 890 young people seeking work.
• This month the rate has remained static.
• The rate was significantly higher this time last year at 9.2% in June 2013.
• The reduction since June 2013 has seen 520 fewer young people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire.
JSA Claimants Aged 25-49
• The 25-49 JSA rate for June 2014 is 3.6%,
with 2,110 people signed on. • The rate decreased by 0.1% over the last
month.
• The rate was significantly higher this time last year at 5% in June 2013.
• The reduction since June 2013 has seen 795 fewer people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire.
JSA Claimants Aged 50+
• The 50+ JSA rate for June 2014 is 2.1%
with 735 people signed on.
• Encouragingly the 50+ JSA rate has continued to reduce this month.
• The rate was higher this time last year at 2.7% in June 2013.
• The reduction since June 2013 has seen 205 fewer people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire.
Source: ONS claimant count - age duration with proportions Note: % is number of persons claiming JSA as a proportion of resident population of the same age.
3.5
4.5
5.5
6.5
7.5
8.5
9.5
Jun-
13
Jul-1
3
Aug-
13
Sep-
13
Oct
-13
Nov
-13
Dec-
13
Jan-
14
Feb-
14
Mar
-14
Apr-
14
May
-14
Jun-
14
Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain
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2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5.5
Jun-
13
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3
Aug-
13
Sep-
13
Oct
-13
Nov
-13
Dec-
13
Jan-
14
Feb-
14
Mar
-14
Apr-
14
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-14
Jun-
14
Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain
1.5
2
2.5
3
Jun-
13
Jul-1
3
Aug-
13
Sep-
13
Oct
-13
Nov
-13
Dec-
13
Jan-
14
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14
Mar
-14
Apr-
14
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-14
Jun-
14
Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain
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Local Economic Development Update
The annual Invest in Renfrewshire partnership conference saw over 150 local partners gather to discuss employability in Renfrewshire. The conference marked the two-year anniversary of Invest in Renfrewshire. The theme of the conference was Tackling Inequalities. Councillor Macmillan unveiled the Renfrewshire Employer Offer on the night which aims to ensure every small-to-medium-sized firm in Renfrewshire will be able to access the same level of funding to create a job for an unemployed young person. Some of the area’s top workers and best businesses were honoured at the Invest in Renfrewshire Celebrating Success Awards. Around 200 people from the local business community gathered to hear some of the success stories connected to the programme.
The winners were:
• Top Intern – Sean Skelly, Solas LED • Best Trainee – (Employability Fund) – Megan McAdam, Barnardos Works • Progression in Work – Euan Keltie, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce • Renfrewshire Modern Apprentice of the Year – Fraser Murray, Scottish Leather Group • Most Promising New Employee – Darren Morgan, Johnstone Health Centre • Most Promising New Entrepreneur - Laura Morrow, Casa Bebe
Three businesses were also given Special Recognition Awards on the night for their commitment to helping local people into employment:
• Marks and Spencer Braehead • Miller Joinery • Optima Training
- Renfrewshire welcomes news that Doosan Babcock is to create 266 jobs at a new process engineering centre in Renfrew. The firm, which provides services to the energy and pharmaceutical sectors, also plans to create 114 additional jobs at sites around the UK. Doosan said it was investing £4.5m in the Renfrew facility, which is being backed with £1.5m Regional Selective Assistance from Scottish Enterprise. The new jobs are expected to be phased in around the UK sites by 2018. - Linwood continues to see the redevelopment plans in the area coming to fruition with the opening of the new Tesco on the 14th August. Through the pre employment training programme Invest has supported 47 unemployed Renfrewshire residents to secure employment with the supermarket. - Ryanair has announced it will start operating 55 flights a week from Glasgow Airport as part of a £260million investment in its Scottish operation. - Invest helped fund the employment of some new coaches for the award-winning Street Stuff youth diversionary project, which is run by St Mirren FC and other partners, and uses activities such as street football to get kids off the streets and give them something to do.
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Invest in Renfrewshire Update – June 2013
Partnership Working • 649 companies have signed up to the
initiative.
Job Creation • 411 companies have applied for wage
subsidies to create 712 new permanent positions.
• So far, 429 young people have started their new jobs.
Renfrewshire Employability Partnership
• 4784 unemployed people have registered
with, and received support from, the service.
• 1601 people have moved into employment.
Graduate Internships
• 127 internships have been approved; 86 with the council and 41 with companies.
• Of the 66 who have completed their internship
8 are still actively seeking employment
Business Development Grant • 214 companies have been offered grants to
pursue development, training, exhibition and ICT projects, amounting to combined funding
of over £1,000,796.
Business Gateway
• In the last 18 months, since the start of the new Business Gateway contract 532 new companies have been established with Business Gateway Support.
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ion
Del
iver
5,0
00 –
9,0
00 p
lanned
jobs
though t
he
attr
action o
f in
war
d inve
stm
ent – incl
udin
g 1
,800 –
2,5
00 p
lanned
Hig
h V
alue-A
dded
Jobs
Hel
p c
om
pan
ies
achie
ve a
dditio
nal
rev
enues
fro
m
innova
tion,
wort
h £
150m
– £
200m
ove
r 3 y
ears
Id
entify
80,0
00 –
100,0
00 t
onnes
of C02 s
avin
gs
aris
ing fro
m S
E c
om
pan
y su
pport
Clic
k her
e fo
r our
full
Bu
sin
ess
Pla
n 2
01
4-1
7
This
re
port
pro
vides
ex
ample
s of
our
activi
ty in
yo
ur
area
. Fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion,
conta
ct:
aliso
n.l
oved
ay@
sco
ten
t.co
.uk
01
41
24
2 8
23
2
ww
w.s
cott
ish
-en
terp
rise
.co
m
2.Supporting Sco
tland’s Growth Companies
Acc
ou
nt
Man
ag
em
en
t in
volv
es
work
ing
inte
nsi
vely
with t
he
com
pan
y on its
gro
wth
pla
ns.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d
Ren
To
tal n
o.
of
Acc
ou
nt
Man
ag
ed
co
mp
an
ies
22
05
1
01
Of
whic
h a
re d
eem
ed t
o b
e of
part
icula
r im
port
ance
to
the
econom
y 3
73
1
8
Of
whic
h a
re e
arly
stage
gro
wth
com
panie
s 1
10
2
No
. o
f co
mp
an
ies
en
teri
ng
th
e B
usi
ness
Gate
way
Pip
elin
e
47
2
36
No
. o
f G
row
th P
rosp
ect
co
mp
an
ies
15
7
5
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d
Ren
No
. o
f p
rod
uct
s d
elivere
d
to A
cco
un
t M
an
ag
ed
co
mp
an
ies:
B
us.
Im
pro
vem
en
t In
no
vati
on
In
vest
men
t M
ark
et
Develo
pm
en
t S
trate
gy
Org
. D
evelo
pm
en
t
95
8
50
5
9
24
06
2
28
4
09
59
2
2
0
10
6
15
1
9
Tota
l 4
51
5
22
1
In
additio
n
to
the
work
w
ith
Acc
ount
Man
aged
cl
ients
, all g
row
th c
om
pan
ies
can a
cces
s su
pport
.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d
Ren
N
o.
of
pro
du
cts
delivere
d t
o
oth
er
com
pan
ies:
B
us.
Im
pro
vem
en
t In
no
vati
on
In
vest
men
t M
ark
et
Develo
pm
en
t S
trate
gy
Org
. D
evelo
pm
en
t
47
0
66
5
0
36
02
2
57
7
17
23
2
2
0
10
0
12
6
5
Tota
l 5
71
1
22
2
3.
Imp
rovin
g B
usi
ness
Pra
ctic
es
Sco
ttis
h
Man
ufa
ctu
rin
g
Ad
vis
ory
S
erv
ice
(SM
AS
) SM
AS pro
vides
ex
per
t ad
vice
, one-t
o-o
ne
support
, tr
ainin
g
and
even
ts
for
man
ufa
cturi
ng
busi
nes
ses
of al
l si
zes
thro
ughout
Sco
tlan
d.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
No
. o
f m
an
ufa
ctu
rin
g
revie
ws
29
7
12
No
. o
f p
roje
cts
start
ed
2
41
1
0
No
. o
f p
roje
cts
com
ple
ted
1
36
8
4.
Invest
ing
in
Gro
wth
The
Sco
ttis
h I
nvest
men
t B
an
k (
SIB
) su
pport
s th
e dev
elop
men
t of
Scotlan
d’s
priva
te
sector
SME
fundin
g
mar
ket
to
support
ad
equat
e ac
cess
to
gro
wth
cap
ital
.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
To
tal N
o.
of
SIB
in
vest
men
ts
15
8
0
To
tal valu
e o
f S
IB
invest
men
ts
£3
2.5
m
0
Inve
stm
ent
funds
incl
ude:
Sco
ttis
h S
eed F
und,
Sco
ttis
h C
o-i
nve
stm
ent
Fund
Sco
ttis
h V
entu
re F
und
Sco
ttis
h L
oan F
und
Ren
ewable
Ener
gy
Inve
stm
ent
Fund
Reg
ion
al
Sele
ctiv
e
Ass
ista
nce
(R
SA
) fa
cilit
ates
in
vest
men
t th
at w
ill d
irec
tly
resu
lt i
n t
he
crea
tion o
r sa
feguar
din
g o
f jo
bs
in S
cotlan
d.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
No
. o
f acc
ep
ted
off
ers
1
16
6
Valu
e o
f acc
ep
ted
off
ers
£
52
.76
m
£1
.13
m
No
. o
f jo
bs
create
d
44
77
1
16
No
. o
f jo
bs
safe
gu
ard
ed
1
72
1
34
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5.
Inte
rnati
on
ali
sati
on
Act
ivit
y
Sco
ttis
h
Ente
rprise
th
rough
its
inte
rnat
ional
ar
m,
Sco
ttis
h
Develo
pm
en
t In
tern
ati
on
al
(SD
I)
work
s to
ca
pital
ise
on
thes
e op
port
unitie
s.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
N
o.
of
com
pan
ies
ass
iste
d b
y S
DI
27
08
7
8
No
. o
f co
nfi
rmed
in
ward
in
vest
men
t su
ccess
es
84
4
No
. o
f p
lan
ned
new
jo
bs
fro
m c
om
ple
ted
pro
ject
s 4
83
4
11
3
No
. o
f p
lan
ned
sa
feg
uard
ed
jo
bs
fro
m
com
ple
ted
pro
ject
s 2
61
2
11
3
No
. o
f p
lan
ned
hig
h v
alu
e
job
s fr
om
co
mp
lete
d
pro
ject
s 2
51
5
30
6
. In
novati
on
Su
pp
ort
SE hel
ps
com
pan
ies
to ad
opt
innova
tive
ap
pro
aches
ac
ross
th
eir
oper
atio
ns.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d
Ren
N
o.
of
R&
D G
ran
ts
ap
pro
ved
53
3
No
. o
f R
& D
Gra
nts
(o
ver
£1
00
k)
ap
pro
ved
7
0
No
. o
f in
no
vati
on
su
pp
ort
gra
nts
ap
pro
ved
23
7
5
No
. o
f S
MA
RT R
&D
g
ran
ts a
pp
roved
9
0
7
. D
evelo
pin
g a
Low
Carb
on
Sco
tlan
d
Low
car
bon p
roje
cts
are
del
iver
ed w
ith c
ompan
ies
acro
ss m
any
sect
ors
and a
im t
o r
educe
car
bon e
mis
sions.
8.
Su
pp
ort
ing
Ru
ral
En
terp
rise
SE
support
s ru
ral
ente
rprise
s th
rough
spec
ialis
ed
pro
gra
mm
es.
A
ctiv
ity
Sco
tlan
d
Ren
N
o.
of
rura
l le
ad
ers
hip
p
rog
ram
part
icip
an
ts
44
0
No
. o
f ru
ral p
etr
ol
stati
on
gra
nts
ap
pro
ved
3
0
No
. o
f p
lan
nin
g t
o
succ
eed
part
icip
an
ts
77
0
9
. C
o-o
pera
tive D
evelo
pm
en
t S
cotl
an
d
Co-o
per
ative
Dev
elopm
ent
Sco
tland (
CD
S)
is a
wholly
ow
ned
subsi
dia
ry o
f SE.
CD
S s
upport
s th
e dev
elopm
ent
and
gro
wth
of
co-o
per
ative
en
terp
rise
s in
Sco
tland,
from
dev
elopin
g c
onso
rtia
to e
mplo
yee
buy-
outs
.
A
ctiv
ity
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
N
o.
of
pro
ject
s
12
0
1
1
0. Loca
l U
pd
ate
SE a
nd its
Ren
frew
shire
par
tner
s, t
hro
ugh t
he
wor
k of
the
Com
munity
Plan
nin
g
Part
ner
ship
la
unch
ed
a new
te
am
appro
ach
to
sup
po
rtin
g
loca
l co
mp
an
ies
to
inte
rnati
on
alise
th
eir
busi
nes
s.
This
ex
citing
new
in
itia
tive
w
as
form
ally
la
unch
ed
by
the
Min
iste
r fo
r Ext
ernal
Affai
rs
and
Inte
rnat
ional
D
evel
opm
ent
at
‘ExpoRen’
in M
arch
2014.
Key
note
spea
kers
in
cluded
; Bob
Dav
idso
n,
CEO
of
Ren
frew
shire
Cham
ber
, Li
z Cam
eron,
CEO
of
Sco
ttis
h Cham
ber
s of
Com
mer
ce an
d
Nei
l Fr
anci
s, H
ead o
f O
per
atio
ns
at S
cott
ish D
evel
opm
ent
Inte
rnat
ional
.
The
Ren
frew
shir
e
Exp
ort
ing
P
art
ners
hip
is
ta
sked
w
ith ex
plo
ring w
ays
in w
hic
h to
en
gag
e w
ith a
nd s
uppor
t lo
cal busi
nes
ses.
Keep
Up
To
Date
Kee
p u
p t
o dat
e w
ith e
conom
ic d
evel
opm
ent
activi
ties
by
regis
tering t
o re
ceiv
e our
New
slet
ters
. Yo
u c
an s
et e
mai
l al
erts
to
su
it
your
pre
fere
nce
s an
d
rece
ive
updat
es
stra
ight
to y
our
inbox
. *in
cludes
Hig
hla
nd &
Isl
ands
Ente
rprise
Are
a
20
14
CO
MM
ON
WEA
LTH
GA
MES
This
ye
ar,
Sco
tland
will
host
th
e C
om
mo
nw
ealt
h
Gam
es,
the
Ryd
er
Cu
p a
nd t
he
seco
nd Y
ear
of
the
Ho
meco
min
g inte
rnational ev
ents
. S
ucc
essf
ul del
iver
y of
such
hig
h pro
file
, glo
bal
even
ts is
ev
iden
ce of
our
com
mitm
ent
to c
olla
bora
tive
part
ner
ship
work
ing.
SE’s
sp
ecific
ro
le is working with Scotland’s globally
co
mpet
itiv
e co
mpanie
s to
show
case
indust
ry s
tren
gth
s and build
lo
ng-t
erm
re
lationsh
ips
with ke
y pla
yers
in
in
tern
ational
mark
ets
and
with
pote
ntial
inw
ard
in
vest
ors
.
Much
of
our
invo
lvem
ent
will
be
deliv
ered
th
rough
‘Sco
tland
House’,
oper
ating
thro
ughout
the
Com
monw
ealth
Gam
es,
and
funded
by
a ra
nge
of
part
ner
s in
cludin
g
City
of
Gla
sgow
Counci
l,
Cre
ative
Sco
tland a
nd G
lasg
ow
Cham
ber
of
Com
mer
ce.
Sco
tland
House
will
host
a r
ange
of
sect
or-
focu
sed a
ctiv
itie
s and
even
ts i
ncl
udin
g e
duca
tion,
renew
able
ener
gy,
oil
and
gas,
fin
anci
al se
rvic
es,
life
scie
nce
s and f
ood a
nd d
rink.
Alrea
dy,
Sco
ttis
h
com
panie
s have
gain
ed
from
th
e
Com
monw
ealth G
am
es,
even
bef
ore
th
ey beg
in,
with
aro
und
73
%
(wo
rth
£
25
6m
) of
all
Gam
es-r
elate
d
contr
act
s aw
ard
ed t
o S
cott
ish c
om
panie
s.
At
the
start
of
this
yea
r, t
her
e w
ere
14
,69
5 ‘business
ready’ companies registered on the Business Po
rtal w
ith
43
2
of
the
59
4
contr
act
s aw
ard
ed
so
far
goin
g
to
Sco
ttis
h co
mpa
nie
s, w
ith su
bst
antial
opport
unitie
s st
ill
to c
om
e.
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
N
o.
of
20
14
C
om
mo
nw
ealt
h G
am
es
Co
ntr
act
Aw
ard
s 4
32
3
4
Act
ivit
y
Sco
tlan
d*
R
en
N
o.
of
low
carb
on
p
roje
cts
50
2
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