1. Employment Eye – 11 February 2015 Collaboration – we know it makes sense! North East Learning Collaborative

2. Tonight’s talk We are going to look at: -The North East Learning Collaborative – background and rationale -Some of our ‘products’ and outcomes -What more can we do? -Questions and discussion

3. North East Learning Collaborative (NELC) – the background -In 2002, several organisations came together initially to share meeting rooms (LADNE) -they developed this further with the aim of filling courses -recognised that there was a great deal of duplication -began to meet formally, to address this key issue

4. North East Learning Collaborative (NELC) – the background / con’t -2008 – LADNE had grown, with the inclusion of voluntary organisations and some Moray partners -Name changed, eventually to NELC -2011 – publication of the Christie Commission Report, which focused on collaboration

5. 2011 – Christie Commission Report -a fundamental re-shaping of public services -integration / prevention / efficiency -addressing inequality -considers demographic change and the impact on Scotland’s economy

6. Christie on Learning and Development consider how the development infrastructure could be better coordinated bring together leadership development into a single cross sector programme deliver outcomes in collaboration with partners and service users ensure inter-disciplinary training and development is included in all professional training for public service

7. Collaboration – some challenges -Different organisational cultures? -Different organisational strategies? -Different organisational budgets? -Different approaches to training and development?

8. Collaboration – some successes -Joint Mentor Scheme for Managers -“Collaborating for Outcomes” Leadership Programme -“Managing Together” -“Stepping into Supervision” -“Critical Skills for Critical Times” events – addressing ‘ad hoc’ topics -The Leadership Exchange

9. Collaboration – some numbers -85 Mentors trained – over 120 pairings have worked towards objectives -“CfO” Programmes – 4 th cohort -JSSPs – 16 delivered, over 200 supervisors learning together -MMDPs – 3 delivered, over 75 managers learning and networking

10. NELC – what next?  consolidate our ‘products’  widen our network  consider how we could work better together with the private sector  build for the future, recognising that fiscal constraint is here to stay

11. Questions and Discussion -Mentoring - cross-sector potential? -CfO – speakers on our programmes? -Supervisors and Managers – learning together? -Leadership Exchange (job shadow) -Other opportunities?