Care Provider Event Social Care Workforce Planning 23 rd June 2014 Welcome

JULES GREGORY Market Manager - Joint Commissioning Team

Agenda 9.30am Welcome 9.40amQuality 10.00amB’ham’s social care workforce 10.20amDiscussion questions 10.40amFeedback 11.00amBreak

Agenda 11.15am BAES – Paul Cornick 11.30amEAT – Ash Mehmood 11.45amERP – Annette Dunkley 12.00pmDiscussion 12.20pmNext steps 12.30pmClose

Overview – Quality Top 10

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings Corporate Targets

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings Corporate Targets National Changes

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings Corporate Targets National Changes CQC Changes

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings Corporate Targets National Changes CQC Changes? Birmingham Charter?

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings Corporate Targets National Changes CQC Changes? Birmingham Charter? Leadership & Management?

Overview – Quality Top 10 Birmingham Ratings Corporate Targets National Changes CQC Changes? Birmingham Charter? Leadership & Management? Social Value

PAT DALEY BCDA

Discussion Questions 1. Funding aside, what is your most significant challenge with regard to staffing? 2. Funding aside, what innovative practices do you, or can you employ, to support staff learning and development?

PAUL CORNICK Birmingham Adult Education Service

Traineeships and Apprenticeships

Contents 1.Birmingham Context 2.Birmingham Skills Service 3.Traineeships 4.Apprenticeships

Birmingham Context (1)

Birmingham Context (2)

Birmingham Context (3) Low skills impacts on business productivity and growth. Low skills are a barrier for Birmingham citizens to take advantage of jobs growth within the city. BCC’s key priority therefore is to help raise skills stocks of Birminghams’ businesses and their workforce; especially Small, Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Birmingham Adult Skills We support over 20,000 people a year to get qualified. We work with businesses and community groups to promote and support learning – within the city. We specialise in providing skills to the Professional and Financial sector, I T sector, Retail and Service sector and Health and Social care sector. We work in partnership with bcda to deliver training the Health and Social Care sector.

Traineeships Focus Traineeships are for 16 to 23 year olds who are unemployed. A high quality work placement to give the young person meaningful work experience, develop workplace skills, and provide an opportunity to prove themselves to an employer. The Core Offer A focused period of work preparation training, focusing on areas like CV writing, interview preparation, job search and inter-personal skills. English and maths, as these are seen as crucial employability skills. Vocational specialism specifically for Health and Social Care

Apprenticeships (1) What is an apprenticeship? An Apprenticeship is a pathway into employment, training and education giving young people the opportunity to: – Earn while they learn – Gain a variety of transferable skills – Gain job-specific skills – Work towards nationally recognised qualifications – Enable progression into further/higher education – Advance in a chosen career

Apprenticeships (2) What is an apprenticeships? – It is: Vocational Technical Certificate Competency Based Qualification English and Maths (Functional Skills)

Apprenticeships (3) Adult Social Care – Level 2/3: – Competence qualifications available to this pathway: – C1 - Level 2/3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (QCF) – Knowledge qualifications available to this pathway: – K1 - Level 2/3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (QCF) – English and Maths or Functional Skills

Apprenticeships (4) Funding for Apprenticeships: – 16 to % of course fees – 19 to 24 Up to 50% of course fees – 25 or over Up to 40% of course fees

ASH MEHMOOD Employment Access Team

Employment Team 23 June 2014 Introduction and Overview

Who are we? The Employment Team is the Councils primary point of contact and liaison for employment and skills matters We provide an employer facing service in the form of the Employment Access Team (eat) which works in partnership with Job Centre Plus, training providers and the third sector to match local people to jobs.

We deliver a coordinated and seamless recruitment support package for employers Delivering with & through partners; Jobcentre Plus, Skills Funding Agency and our community organisations network Together with our partners, we have in place a specialist infrastructure and range of resources, to guarantee that job vacancies will be matched to skilled and motivated local people Benefits for employers - and for the local community Increase supply of quality recruits Develop a responsive workforce Local people into local jobs Opportunities for unemployed people Workforce reflecting local communities Question What are key challenges facing your organisation in relation to recruitment and retention?

Harnessing the talent of Birmingham’s young people With our partners we have established a multi-agency team to lead a “challenge to arms” to address youth unemployment Employers to open up job opportunities For Birmingham’s year olds Apprentice or non-Apprentice jobs Initiative known as, ‘Young Talent for Business’ With rewards to employers…

THE INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYERS Enhanced wage incentives for taking on an unemployed young person 16-24: At least 1 Day unemployed Birmingham resident THE CRITERIA 16-18: Not in Employment, Education or Training - (At least 1 day) 18-24: 6 months or more unemployed and in receipt of either JSA, ESA or IS Birmingham resident ApprenticeNon-Apprentic e Up to £3,000 available through partner- aligned incentives Up to £4,550 available through partner- aligned incentives

USEFUL LINKS Young Talent for Business Employer Incentive Would your bus iness benefit from Young Talent for Business Employer Incentive?

ANNETTE DUNKLEY BCDA

EMPLOYABILITY ROUTEWAY PROGRAMME

 Increased number of entry level vacancies in adult social care  Support for candidates interested in care who have minimal or no experience/knowledge of working in care.  limited understanding of working in care has led to a high turnover of staff within the sector.  To help reduce the turnover of staff, and to ensure new employees are given the best start in their career. Why a Social Care Routeway

What we offer the candidates  Numeracy and literacy assessment  Explanation of Preparation for work (Entry Level 3)  Applying for a job & preparing for an interview  Short taster/ e-learning courses  Understanding the role of a social care worker  Is Social Care right for you ? Qualifications gained & benefits  QCF Level 2 Unit  Award in Work Skills Entry Level 3  Work trials  Interview support  Disclosure & Baring checks  Post employment support

Benefits to you  Save you TIME and MONEY  We will find you staff that are motivated and passionate.  We will refer trained staff to you  We will provide venues for interviews  Provide pre and post recruitment support tailored to meet your needs.  We will match skills to jobs.  Most importantly improve the quality of care provided to your service users

Learning and Development for the Social Care workforce in Birmingham JOB OUTCOMES

WHERE PEOPLE WORK

Commitment from you  To attend an employer session and provide a overview of their organisation.  Attend the interview sessions and interview candidates.  Participate in post employment visits, by meeting with a bcda representatives.

Our Partners  Birmingham Adult Education (BAES)  Employment Access Team (EAT) in partnership with work programme partners

Let us help you to recruit people with the right values  Compassion  Respect  Empathy  Treating people with dignity  Integrity  Courage  Responsibility  Imagination  Adaptability  Responsibility

NEXT STEPS

Useful Contacts Jules Gregory – Jennet Hartrick – Pat Daley –