1. Health Joint Investment Framework 3 rd September 2008 Julie Mather Regional Skills Development Manager

2. The HSSA JIF agenda – key features Partnership: national & regional relationships - Health Sector Strategic Alliance / Regional Health Sector Strategic Alliance 3-Year agreement for ‘matched funding’. Up to £10m per region from April 2008 Delivery infrastructure, brokerage, communications Commitment to the skills pledge Flexibility: local relevance & ownership Monitoring & evaluation Med/long term sustainability

3. East Midlands JIF developments East Mids HSSA in place: Strategic Health Authority (SHA), Skills for Health (SfH) & LSC JIF operational group in place LSC internal operational group in place Communications plan being developed Data for demand for training for 07/08 & next 3 years obtained Provider Reference Group set up

4. Forecast training requirements Initial priorities All 5 local health communities have identified as a priority Skills for Life needs at Level 1 and 2 Plus Health & Social Care at level 2

5. Skills Pledge Have agreed SHA leading on sign-ups. NHS organisations signed so far: –East Midlands Strategic Health Authority –East Midlands Ambulance Services NHS Trust –Leicestershire County & Rutland PCT –United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust –Lincolnshire Teaching PCT –Northamptonshire Teaching PCT –Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust –Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT –Nottingham City PCT –Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust –Bassetlaw PCT

6. Skills Pledge contd –Awaiting Ministerial visit to sign collectively; –Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust –Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust –Derby City PCT –Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust –Derbyshire County PCT –Signing at Public Sector Skills Challenge event on 30 th September –University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust –Leicester City PCT

7. In place JIF Partnership Manager started 1 st April JIF Project Assistant started 21 st July JIF Communications and Marketing Manager started on secondment 1 st September Business process for handling training requirements developed with LHC Workforce Leads Investment plan agreed Delivery of training started 1 st April Mechanisms for collecting accurate data to record training activity in place

8. How will it work in practice? Workforce Leads working with employers identify: Workforce skills needs (bands 1 to 4) Training / qualification types Learner numbers & characteristics Learning eligible for LSC funding Train to Gain process LSC approved providers Learning ineligible for LSC funding (funded by SHA/Employer or from other funding sources) Providers of employers’ choice JIF Partnership Manager

9. Your JIF contact Julie Bellm - JIF Partnership Manager E: Julie.Bellm@eastmidlands.nhs.uk & JIF@lsc.gov.ukJulie.Bellm@eastmidlands.nhs.ukJIF@lsc.gov.uk T: 07825 725197 Julie Mather – LSC Regional Lead E: julie.mather@lsc.gov.ukjulie.mather@lsc.gov.uk T: 07775 905 186 Marilyn Saddington Large employer Train to Gain broker for Northamptonshire E: marilyn.saddington@eastmidlandsbusiness.co.ukmarilyn.saddington@eastmidlandsbusiness.co.uk T: 07920 863997