Backing Young Bury Anne Gent - Jobcentre Plus Tracey Flynn – Bury Council

Backing Young Bury Team Bury launched its Backing Young Bury campaign in 2012 with a view to: Increase the number of corporate apprenticeships over the next three years in line with workforce planning and external labour market intelligence Expand the offer of work experience placements within the Council Promote young people and apprenticeships to local businesses – Bury College and the Work Based Learning Network Support and add value to the Greater Manchester Commitment to Youth Employment

Backing Young Bury Bury Employment and Skills Task Group Co-ordinated effort to engage with employers and make it as easy as possible to employ a young person Sub Group to oversee and coordinate activity: Bury Council: Communities Section Organisational Development 14 – 19 Team, Children's Services Bury Employment Support and Training, Adult Services Connexions Jobcentre Plus Training Provider Network Skills Funding Agency Bury College

Connecting Provision Activity 6 weeks work experience incorporating 1 hour per week motivational sport activity 26 week job with training and support including bespoke training Apprenticeship or job with training/internal/external Partners JC+ Connexions Work Programme Providers Team Bury Partners Work Based Providers Local Businesses Groundwork 16/17 Youth Contract ESF Families with Multiple Problems

Connecting Local Provision Sportivate 1 hour free motivational activity Adult Learning Employability Skills Bury Employment Support and Training 1:1 Support Jobcentre Plus/WPP ESF Families Provision 1:1 Support GM Commitment Grant £1,100 after 26 weeks Youth Contract Funding £2,275 after 26 weeks GM Commitment Grant £600 for work experience vouchers Weekly Travel Allowance Backing Young Bury Investment

Connecting Provision Activity The rationale is to work with those young people who have multiple barriers to securing employment Care Leavers Ex Offenders/risk of offending From families with complex barriers/troubled families Work Programme customers Jobcentre Plus 6 months unemployed These young people are potentially the ones who may cost public services the most money now and in the future If successful the investment should yield a reduction in intervention costs and an increase in income tax and spend in the local economy

Backing Young Bury Challenges and Barriers Challenging our own recruitment procedure Why do we ask for A-C Maths and English for a Waste Management Apprenticeship? Why don’t we create apprenticeships that the young people we are working with want? Offer a wider variety not just admin posts Creating a Flexible Recruitment Policy Accepting work experience as a working interview

Backing Young Bury Challenges and Barriers Persuading supervisors and managers to support young people who have complex barriers Convincing Unions that the roles are not replacement for posts under review Challenging HR to think in a different way

Backing Young Bury Next Steps A new intake in September 2013/consider incorporating traineeships Alignment with Troubled Families/Add value Investment in the model with external businesses Establish an Employment and Skills Gateway (contribution to the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub) Promote apprenticeships and other positive destinations in schools and colleges Prepare young people for employment (partnering with local business leaders) Meet the skills needs of local businesses (ask them what they need) Make it as easy as possible for businesses to recruit young people Create the opportunities that young people want and the economy need

Connecting Provision Activity

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