1. Briefing Event Creative Employment Programme Wednesday 30 th January 2013

2. Access to matched funds Various national and regional employer subsidies available that you can match with funds via the Creative Employment Programme. Creative Employment Programme Slide 2

3. Access to matched funds Slide 4 Youth Contract £2275 NAS employer Incentive £1500 GM Top-Up £750 Creative Employment Programme ++ or = £ tbc Creative Employment Programme

4. Budgeting for an apprentice Slide 5Creative Employment Programme Wages Employers must meet legal minimum wage levels but many offer a higher salary There is a special apprenticeship national minimum wage which is £2.60 per hour. Generally, employers of creative apprentices in Manchester have offered at least the standard national minimum wage which is: £6.19 per hour – 21 years and over £4.98 per hour - 18 to 20 years £3.68 per hour - 16-17 years

5. Budgeting for an apprentice Slide 6Creative Employment Programme College Tuition Fees: Free for those aged 16-19 years old. Over 19 - the employer is asked to fund 10% of the costs of a particular pathway. E.g.: for Creative Apprentices just under £500 for level 2 and £700 for level 3 courses

6. Recruitment Slide 7Creative Employment Programme Referral routes including local volunteering initiatives, your own activities with young people JobCentre Plus and Work Programme Providers Other charities working to help people get closer to the labour market

7. Recruitment Slide 8Creative Employment Programme Open minded approach – draw from your FJF experiences Consider innovative approaches to get the best from your candidate Long list - competency based recruitment methodologies Use the Employer Suite Consider joint recruitment days

8. Link with other programmes Slide 9 Creative Employment Programme Provide volunteering opportunities and work experience Get Britain Working Strategy The Youth Contract

9. Get Britain Working The Pre –Work Programme ‘ Working Together’ - volunteering Work Experience Work Clubs New Enterprise Allowance Slide 10Creative Employment Programme

10. Sarah Elderkin Culture Team Manchester City Council s.elderkin@manchester.gov.uk 0161 234 4241 Contact Details Slide 11