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Skills and employability - the
new challenge23 April 2009
Anne-Marie Mountifield
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Current EconomicConditions
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Update on the downturn
A further weakening of economic conditions in January.
Marginally higher volume of export orders
Lower employment levels and an increase in unemployment.
Lower input and consumer prices.
Profit margins and cashflow positions have worsened.
Investment remains mostly lower.
Source: SEEDA 2009, Regional Intelligence Snapshot for the South East – January
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New Orders (incoming new business)
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Unemployment in the SE
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Economic climate 142,000 JSA claimants in SE 20% increase in the past month, 104% over the year 25,000 JSA claimants have been unemployed for 6 months
plus Increase of 25% in claimants aged 16-24 in a month Over 20,000 have managerial and professional skills 26,000 plus notified redundancies from Oct - Feb 37,000 vacancies: down over 30% in the year And 855,000 in the SE do not have a Level 2 qualification
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Economic climate
…but consider the new world order and the G20 pledges
A fiscal package for jobs and growth Financial regulation and financial repair An inclusive, green and sustainable recovery package
Impact ???
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Case studies‘The Skills for Business initiative’
and‘The Eco Advantage Project’
Tim SmithTherese Lawlor and Irene Heller
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Skills for Business
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Recommendation (2):Train to Gain should be offered more flexibly to
Reading businesses to address skills gaps in key
areas like customer service, communication, sales/
marketing and IT, and subsidies used as an incentive
to get more employers engaged
Our response: Skills for Business campaign; skills
co-ordination
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What is Skills for Business?Response to skills gaps identified:
Skill area%
employers
Customer service skills 14
Communication skills 14
Sales/marketing skills 12
IT – user skills 11
IT – professional/ technical skills 10
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Skills for Business targets50 companies signing Skills Pledge, and:
Academic yr 08/09 starts
150 training places (Skills for Life, Level 2, Level 3
and Apprenticeships)
Academic year 09/10 starts
60 training places (Skills for Life, Level 2 and
Level 3)
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What will we achieve?• Better strategic alignment of training to
business need – now and into the future
• Influence and shape provision
• Challenge outcomes to improve quality
• Lobby government for additional investment
• Improved skills, better business, impacting on
the ‘bottom line’
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www.livingreading.co.uk
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Skills for climate change
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For Climate Change and Sustainable DevelopmentHelping individuals, organisations and communities
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Need for new skills and innovative new routes out of the recession and to tackle the challenges of climate change.
Need for a bottom up approach benefiting individuals, organisations and communities
Builds on innovative good practice developed under the Equal funded projects:
i-WORK Prime Advantage CEMENT
Transnational partnership Finland, Germany, Estonia
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Development, piloting and mainstreaming of innovative Eco-advantage short training programmes aimed at lower skilled frontline staff and unemployed.
Generic introduction training to ECO-Advantage issues
Sector specific skills Construction Sector Hospitality Sector Retail Sector
Gives individuals an “ECO” advantage on the labour market
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Use of the Wheel of Life tool Identifying individual needs and distance travelled in
programme Individuals given social incubation support
Holistic support breaking barriers to learning, employment and active citizenship
Access to the Work Ability tools Supporting workers adaption in the workplace
Engagement of volunteers Access to new skills and the labour market
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Access to a “Job Ready” database Identification for employers of a work ready pool of staff
with ECO-Advantage skills Training programmes will foster a more flexible,
motivated workforce Supporting business competitiveness in recession
Matching local employer needs to local people Maximising local recruitment to new employment
opportunities Competitive advantage through “Green
Awareness” Cost savings, Customer relationships, Green procurement
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Building Eco awareness in communities Supporting Sustainable Community Strategies
Developing local pools of volunteers Supporting local community initiatives
Supporting the development of local environmental businesses
Start-ups, social and voluntary enterprises Keeping local people engaged
Developing skills and employability in times of recession
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Diamond Areas
◦ Medway◦ Reading◦ Basingstoke◦ High Wycombe◦ Milton Keynes
Mainstreaming potential across the SEEDA region.
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Lead Organisation Medway Council
◦ Irene Heller - Project Manager [email protected]
Partners Reading Borough Council
◦ Anne Pearce [email protected]
Basingstoke Council◦ Therese Lawlor
[email protected] Cementaprise
◦ Robert Morrall [email protected]
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Summary
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A prospectus for prosperity – Skills Priorities
Support for businesses – Skills for business Focus on key and emerging sectors – The Eco
Advantage project Align priorities and funding – Bidding as a Diamond
partnership Partnership working and structures – spreading
expertise and good practise Labour market intelligence – the role of new research