2. AGENDA Welcome and introduction DurhamWorks update – Helen Radcliffe
Completions and Progressions – Mel Horner
Marketing and events update – David Hudson/RAW Digital
Prevent – Graham McArdle

3. YEI extension update (1)
16/12/17 – DWP Action Note 008/17 – “YEI funding can continue to be spent by 2023 as long as the ESF programme fulfils its targets. In early 2018, ESF Contract Managers will be in contact about the potential scope for projects to extend current Agreements beyond summer 2018.”
PCR (due to be submitted in January) put on hold as a result of the above.
11/01/18 - Submission of informal Expression of Interest to DWP following phone call on 10/01/18 with DWP Contract Manager.
16/02/18 - DWP Action Note 0011/18 - “YEI funding can continue to be spent beyond 2018 but by 2023.”

4. YEI extension update (2)
07/03/18 – formal application submitted to DWP to extend DurhamWorks to December 2020 with £9m additional funding and £3m match = £12m in total.
21/03/18 – DWP Action Note 0014/18 – “The Managing Authority will urgently clarify with our European Commission Desk Officer the latest position regarding YEI in the current programme”
29/03/18 – DWP Action Note 015/18 – “Discussions have confirmed that YEI contracts beyond 2018 are permissible within the limits of the YEI-specific pre-financing allocation, approximately €63m. The MA is working through extension requests to establish the extent to which requests can be met within that funding allocation. We continue to negotiate with the European Commission with the aim of seeking to establish a process through which any extension requests which cannot be met within the pre-financing limit can be funded. We expect a response from the Commission w/c 9 April.”

5. Performance at end March 2018 - Outputs
Total July 2018
Verified
March 2018
Programme level %s and % point difference
Total
Count
% of Total %
+/-
YEI 08 Participants (below 25 years of age) who are unemployed or inactive (not in education or training)
5,830
4,306 -
of which - Males
3,090
2,568
59.6%
53%
+6.9%
of which - Females
2,740
1,728
40.1%
47%
-6.9%
of which - Transgender 9
YEI 12 Participants with disabilities
580
1,375
31.9%
10%
+21.9%
YEI 13 Participants who live in a single adult household with dependent children
466
274
6.4% 8%
-1.6%
YEI 05 Participants who are Ethnic Minorities 58 94
2.2% 1%
+1.2%
YEI 09 Unemployed (including long term unemployed) participants
5,247
4,184
97.2%
90%
+7.2%
YEI 10 Long-term unemployed participants
1,749
1,277
30.5%
30%
+0.5%
YEI 11 Inactive participants not in education or training
583
122
2.8%
-7.2%

6. Results (1)

7. Results (2) Progressions
53 completions/progressions waiting to be input.
247 participants have active Learning Working Earning grants therefore can’t be claimed until the grant has ended.
1000 participants currently placed in a positive destination, receiving post progression support and paperwork being followed up.
Identifying participants who have received an accredited qualification and collecting the evidence.
Completions
Focus has been on progressions, completions are next.

8. Key dates for Delivery Partners
Activity
Final Deadline
New Client Registrations (DW02)
Friday 18th May
Recruitment Marketing
Postal Paperwork Submissions
Friday 15th June
Issuing Flexible Fund
Hanlon Inputting
Friday 22nd June
Participant Paperwork Submissions
Friday 29th June
Financial Claims
Friday 13th July
Escalations
Monday 31st July
Final claim
Tuesday 14th August
Delivery Partner Additional Paperwork for archive
Friday 24th August

10. Likes and Followers

11. Likes
Followers

12. DurhamWorks Awards 2018

13. Reminder - Participant feedback
To gain on-going participant feedback, the Survey Monkey questionnaire is being kept open. Only 13 questions, most of which are multiple choice – it takes no more than 5 mins.
Please would all Delivery Partners:
issue the link to all existing participants & any new enrolments at 4 weeks or on leaving (whichever is sooner)
identify how many have been completed in the monthly claim narrative.