Building Better Opportunities Building Better Opportunities update Jonathan Clark Policy & Learning Manager June 2015
Building Better Opportunities Helping the most disadvantaged making a real difference to communities and the lives of people most in need building better opportunities will target those furthest from the labour market
Building Better Opportunities Tackling Social exclusion social exclusion contributes to disadvantage and can also lead to people being out of work projects must help address the root causes of poverty and exclusion
Building Better Opportunities Focusing on the individual projects should build on peoples strengths by developing their skills and talents activities need to be focused on the needs of each individual and go beyond simply providing advice
Building Better Opportunities Leading to better services projects will need to be delivered in partnership services support people in difficulty, but they can sometimes lack clear coordination at a local level
Building Better Opportunities Creating new opportunities the success of building better opportunities is constrained in part by the work available it’s just as important to create new opportunities as it is to improve an individual’s work readiness
Building Better Opportunities Working in partnership breadth and depth of experience new ideas reach and impact coordination small but effective skills, resources and solutions sharing information
Building Better Opportunities Taking the lead clear vision proven track record good connections strategies for managing and coordinating resources to respond to need
Building Better Opportunities Delivering the change adding value partnership agreement role and responsibilities collecting entry and exit information procurement
Building Better Opportunities Reporting the outcomes engaging with target participants retaining receipts and invoices maintaining a database using robust performance measures evidencing learning and progression reporting regularly on progress
Building Better Opportunities programme guide questions and answers summary of our partnership requirements guide to delivering european funding