1. Integrated Employability Service Commissioning April 2016 Rona Hunter Senior Economic Development Officer City of Edinburgh Council

2. Programme 4: Help unemployed people into work and learning Priority areas for Council action: Coordination of employability services – Strategic Skills Pipeline – Get On Gateway – Third Party Grants – Challenge Fund – European Social Fund – Joined Up For Business Helping school leavers and young people make the transition into work – Edinburgh Guarantee – JET Programme – Inspiring Young People – Modern Apprenticeships – Capital Skills Early intervention on unemployment – Integrated Employability Hubs contract Supporting those in low paid or insecure employment – Subsidised Childcare contract – Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) Supporting vulnerable individuals – Supported Employment contract – Project SEARCH

3. Integrated Service Model The Strategic Skills Pipeline is the framework within which the city's Integrated Employability Service (IES) is organised. The aim is that local and national service providers collaborate to meet the "full" needs of our jobseekers and employers. The Get On Gateway provides integrated access to services. 5 local Employability Hubs were commissioned to help ensure ease of access to services across the city.

4. Jobseekers Claimant Count MaleFemaleTotal Numberratenumberratenumberrate November 20127,3214.43,4322.010,7533.2 November 20136,1283.62,8541.78,9822.6 November 20144,3172.62,0931.26,4101.9

5. IES Co-production Thursday 5 th March at City Chambers To help inform the specification for the commissioning of a new service from April 2016 onwards we would like to invite service providers to a co- production design opportunity. – What is the need for this service? – Who should we be targeting? – What is the strategic fit to other provision in Edinburgh? – Anything else we need to consider?

6. IES Co-production Thursday 5 th March at City Chambers AGENDA 9.30am Registration and Tea and coffee 10am Context presentation from Brian Martin 10.30amWorkshops with facilitators Noon Networking lunch 1pm Feedback overview from workshops then short panel Q&A 2pm Close To book a place, email katie.weavers@edinburgh.gov.ukkatie.weavers@edinburgh.gov.uk