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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Employment and Skills Board (ESB)

Date Monday, 17th February 2014

Time 14:00 – 16:00

Venue Cornwall Marine Network, 7 Bickland Water Rd, Falmouth, TR11 4SZ

Item No.

Agenda Items Document

Ref No. 1 Minutes of Last Meeting ESB Minutes

2 Update from Subgroups a) Demand Driver group b) Supply Subgroup

Verbal (Chairs)

Strategic Activity 3

The EU SIF Strategy o Programme development process

AP-ESB-08

4 The Strategic Economic Plan and Growth Deal Briefing Note

BN-ESB-08

Delivering the Employment and Skills Strategy

SO1 Create an aspirational and innovative employment and enterprise culture

Verbal Update o Enterprise Foundation South West o Cornwall Fredericks

RJ JH

SO2 Improve skills and boost employment in growing global markets

Action Paper: Skills Support for the Workforce – Local Response Fund

AP-ESB-09

SO3 Enable those out of work to compete in the labour market by developing the necessary skills

Action Paper: The Plymouth and South West Peninsula City Deal

AP-ESB-10

SO4 Increase employer and individual investment in skills

No Additional Activity

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SO5 Improve the quality of and access to information for learners, employers and providers

Tabled Paper: Developing the Employer and Education partnership

TB-ESB-05

Other related activity

6 a) The Community Learning Strategy b) Employment and Skills Dashboard

BN-ESB-09 TB-ESB-06

7 Next meeting • 19 May 2014, 2pm – Venue TBC

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Reference No.

Document Meeting

Date

AP-ESB-01 The Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign – Introduction 17-Jan-13

AP-ESB-02 Cornwall Response to Skills Support for the Workforce tender

17-Jan-13

AP-ESB-03 ESF in EU Investment Strategy 17-Apr-13 AP-ESB-04 Advanced Business Skills 04-Nov-13 AP-ESB-05 The Future of Apprenticeships 04-Nov-13 AP-ESB-06 Skills Support for the Workforce Update 04-Nov-13 AP-ESB-07 European Structural Investment Funds Strategy 15-Jan-14

BN-ESB-01 24+ Advanced Learning Loans (national) 17-Jan-13 BN-ESB-02 Welfare Reform and Universal Credit (national) 17-Jan-13 BN-ESB-03 Employment Forecasting Tool 17-Apr-13

BN-ESB-04 Identification of renewable Construction Needs in the China Clay and St Austell areas

17-Apr-13

BN-ESB-05 The Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign 16-Jul-13 BN-ESB-06 Traineeships 16-Jul-13 BN-ESB-07 Creative and digital recommendations 16-Jul-13

TB-ESB-01 Draft Employment and Skills Strategy 17-Jan-13 TB-ESB-02 Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign Update 17-Apr-13 TB-ESB-03 National Policy Updates 17-Apr-13 TB-ESB-03 Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign 04-Nov-13

SSG-ESB-01 Supply side Group 17-Apr-13 DDG-ESB-01 Demand Driver Group 17-Apr-13

Key AP Action paper TB Tabled Briefing BN Briefing Note DDG Demand Driver Group SSG Supply Sub Group

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1. Welcome and Apologies

Attendees introduced themselves and Apologies noted above. TD welcomed members to the meeting and explained that he would be chairing the ESB until January when it is hoped that a new chair will be recruited through the LEP.

2.

Actions and Minutes of the last meeting

JH / GC to meet first week in August to look at making activity plan outcome led rather than action led – Action Update – Activity plan to be discussed in body of the minutes.

Meeting Title: Employment and Skills Board (ESB)

Date: 04 November 2013

Time: 1400 to 1600

Location: Cn4C, The Elms, Redruth

Chaired by: Trevor Doughty (Interim Chair), Cornwall Council (TD)

Attendees: Dawn Aunger; Cornwall Council (DA) Sue Brownlow, Combined Universities in Cornwall (SB) Peter Cloak, 11-24 Strategy Group Chair Kim Conchie, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce (KC) Judith Hann, Cornwall Council (JH) Raoul Humphries, Cornwall College (RH) Tarn Lamb, Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change (TL) Paul Lucock, Cornwall Council (PL) Paul Massey, Absolute Software (PM) Dave Matthew, Truro and Penwith College (DM) Hannah Mitchell, JobCentre Plus (HM) Gail Muchajer, Cornwall Council (GM) Jason Sugden, Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign (JS) Matthew Thomson, Fifteen Cornwall (MT) Jackie Vosper, Skills Funding Agency (JV) Mark Wardle, Truro and Penwith College (MWe) Paul Wickes, Cornwall Marine Network (PW) Mark Williams, Cornwall Training Provider Network (MW)

Apologies: Rachel Jones; Carrie Mann; Ashley Shopland.

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JH to update the group on the impact of learning loans on CIoS at the next meeting – Action Update – Learning loans haven’t had a dramatic impact on providers although no 24+ apprenticeships have been delivered using learning loans. Additional SFA funds have been requested to support the loan scheme. DM explained the loan procedure and the group commented on difficulties faced by individuals experiencing deprivation and motives for individuals gaining a level 3 qualification.

GC to pick up long term accountability point with Chris Pomfret,

LEP Chair – Action Update – GC has now resigned from the LEP and Governance arrangements are being considered as part of the EU SIF strategy.

Group members recommended that the ESB should be represented on the LEP Governance group and that the ESB should have an item on LEP meeting agendas to ensure reporting is happening at a strategic level. The group were explicit that the future chair of the ESB must be a LEP board member. ESB members made reference to the gender balance on the LEP and suggested that equality and diversity compliance should be carefully considered.

JH/TD to discuss concerns with Sandra Rothwell.

JH/TD

3. ESB - Demand Driver Group (DDG) Update

JH explained that the DDG is still waiting for a chair to come forward from the ESB. The last meeting held on 10 October was a workshop to look at leadership and management skills needs. DDG members explained that the workshop explored leadership and management needs and should consider areas of demand as the next steps. Providers responded that the provision fits across all descriptions and evidence should be provided to support need, a level of data has been collated by Oxford innovation. MW explained that within the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) fund an amount has been ring fenced for the Learner Response Fund which will allow direct activity arising from the DDG to happen. This will dovetail into existing provision. Group members questioned whether the ESB is keeping an overview of existing provision to business; JH responded that the ESB will take advice and soundings to feed into the ESF projects group. The providers agreed that there is a cross over of business support which should be joined up. A key difficulty for providers is engaging with business members on the board, this is seen as a key weakness on the ESB. DDG members to identify a chair for the next meeting.

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4. ESB – Supply Side Group (SSG) Update

HM updated the group that the SSG discussed the bid application for the continuation of Superfast Cornwall work which will focus on digital awareness, getting and staying online and day to day access. The group also looked at a digital awareness strategy for CIoS; this is a large area which requires additional emphasis. The IT industry is submitting a paper to the LEP looking at growth in the sector over the next five years. Cornwall Learning Network (CLN) was also discussed as a possible project to reinstate. Members of the network updated the group that the CLN was a collaborative project which initiated the implementation of Moodle and was looking at the development of a VLE platform. Cornwall would benefit from a new model focusing on bringing people together rather than infrastructure. An ESB Data sharing and Protocols meeting has been set up to look at a wide remit of information sharing issues. The board has good representation including a data protection expert from Cornwall Council. A provision mapping exercise was discussed at the SSG with the group questioning how it would be of a benefit. Officers on the ESB confirmed that the idea was suggested by the previous chair of the ESB looking at a simple way for information to be located by businesses in terms of service provision. The group agreed that all information is widely available; businesses need clear direction for starting their employment journeys. Members highlighted that the LEP initially put all available grants on a single database and that if the message is simplified for additional businesses to engage. JV made reference to the work taking place on the Plymouth city deal and the need to link in rather than replicate what’s already been done. JH summarised the key points to consider for businesses as; provision for individuals, information for businesses, signposting and information management systems. The group discussed the need for a single portal for business advice and the National Career Service tender which will look to invest in the workforce in CIoS. Providers referenced the need for evidence to back up requests from the DDG. Google analytics and Business Pulse are two ways that data could be pulled together. With the number of groups meeting to look at provision large amounts of data is available, headline data is being gathered and a single forum created to ensure all are looking at the same data.

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The chair explained that the 11-25 group was commissioned by the local authority to focus on raising academy achievement levels and address key concerns. The groups are data rich and a formal relationship with the ESB should be considered by the group. The 11-25 group covers other areas including substance misuse and teenage pregnancy. ESB members recognised that the benefit of having TD as an interim chair of the ESB offers a crucial link to the 11-25 group, PC also sits on the ESB as a co-opted member. The chair suggested that the ESB’s key purpose should be to ensure that the through the next round of EU funding, young people have the right skills to get a job in their own right. Board members responded that the ESB must have a broader view than EU funding.

The 11-25, Raising Aspiration, Raising Participation Age and other skills based groups to have formal two way dialogue with the ESB.

IAG and Business Support work to take place to help shape public understanding of future skills.

Ongoing support to advanced learning loans to continue through EU funding.

MW

5.

Strategy and Activity Plan

JH updated the group that the Employment and Skills strategy is nearing completion.

Copies of the strategy to be distributed to ESB members. The draft action plan looks past the EU SIF funding and reviews the ESB priorities and the key actions to tackle in CIoS. Members highlighted the previous work undertaken at the September ESB workshop and asked that the notes are circulated with the minutes from the meeting; a vision statement should be included with the action plan to outline the key objectives of the ESB.

Vision Statement to be included on ESB action plan. Officers discussed the need to refocus the action plan in a simple pragmatic design with ways to champion aspects. Common themes must arise with an outcome focus. All agreed that the objectives are known and the main need is to understand where CIoS wants to be and how to get there. The mission and values from the employment and skills strategy should form the aims and objectives, leading to output measures. It is important the ESB comes to a consensus on the issue.

The board agreed that three key questions should be circulated to the board for response, to form the actions plan overview.

Members discussed options for how the action plan would be

PL

JH

JH

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resourced and concluded that partners must take ownership with specific areas being commissioned to meet need. Impact and output review of the action plan must also be considered with some of the key headlines unpacked in the plan to deliver and review against. The chair summarised that specific tasks can be resourced within Cornwall Council and other partners with capacity. Innovative ways of using computer software should be considered to help when producing the action plan.

JH and PM to look at using post-it note software to develop ideas for action plan.

Officers to review current action plan format and present at February ESB meeting.

JH/PM

JH

6. The LEP EU Investment Prospectus

The initial strategy has been sent to Central Government, response queries haven’t been received back as yet. Further details including financials will be required for the January submission, a brief highlighting the levels of information required will be released in early November. An ESB has been set for 15 January to get feedback from the ESB and sign-off the second SIF submission. JH explained the work which is taking place with opt-ins proposed from; SFA, Big Lottery, DWP and Princes Trust and confirmed that no commitments have been made as yet. SB commented that the level of detail in CIoS first submission was high and that there were a small number of honourable exceptions. CIoS has undertaken a level of work behind the scenes which is yet to surface and additional work is required to bring the data forward. Engagement with employers will be key to taking the SIF strategy forward. Delivery of EU fund cannot affect mainstream policy and Cornwall is likely to have flexibility to deliver most of the proposed activity identified in the strategy. Group members questioned whether the ESB covers workgroup 2 ‘growth for business’ as shown in the submission. JH confirmed that the ESB covers both workgroup 2 from the SIF strategy and priority 2 ‘creating great careers here’ in the LEP strategy.

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7. Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC)

An internal review of CUC has been undertaken. The CUC office has previously been funded through ESF funds, the contract ends in December and the partnership board has decided that the responsibility of the partnership office should be taken over by partner institutes. CUC will continue to sit on the ESB board but will be represented by partner providers. Each will liaise with the LEP individually and a collective response will be formed on strategic thematic issues. The partnership has clear objectives and will look to move from strategy to delivery in the next phase. Members commented that there has been a clear steer through a complex system, with the partnership office in place.

Board members recommended that the ESB should keep a watching brief over CUC and challenge decisions where necessary.

8. Changes to Apprenticeships

JH made reference to the two actions highlighted on the paper and asked for comments and suggestions to be emailed to PL.

ESB members to email responses to actions on ‘The Future of

Apprenticeships’ paper to PL by Friday, 29 November.

9. Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign

JS introduced himself to the group and explained that the Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign has been funded through SSW and represents the Cornwall Training Provider Network with the aim to increase apprenticeship starts in CIoS by 1000.

Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign update paper to be distributed with minutes.

Activity for the campaign to date, includes development of a brand and the Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign website – www.cornwallapprenticeships.com. JS explained that he has attended a number of events across CIoS and filtered a number of apprenticeship enquiries. Work will be taking place with the Cornish MP’s to look at the signup of an apprenticeship pledge in each area of the County.

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MW made reference to the direct work taken forward by the ESB to initiate the Apprenticeship Campaign in terms of supporting the Skills Support for the Workforce fund and endorsing the Campaign allowing it to be taken forward. JS continued that the key challenge is increasing vacancy numbers for apprentices and recruitment of individuals on completion of the programme. Attitudes towards apprenticeships are changing and the positives of taking on an apprentice must be promoted to businesses. Private sector members identified the issue with frameworks not being fit for purpose and the levels of local candidates not being high enough to recruit into high tech sectors.

11. Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW)

The ESB were asked to consider the two actions on the SSW paper. Members endorsed the Local Response Fund proposal and recommended that a flexible programme be formulated. The fund may be used to support those in work to complete 2–3 modules of a qualification or an award; this will hopefully enable pathways to enhanced skills in business. DDG meetings have looked at advanced business skills and the strategic steering group consisting of the Workplace Learning group and Skills Support for Redundancy group will begin looking at actual delivery. Board members suggested that delivery must happen within the timescale and link to smart specialisation within the EU Strategy. MW asked the group to consider how returned SFA funds could be used to tender work focussing 16-18 year old apprenticeship support, an area that cant be focussed on under current ESF provision.

The ESB to put forward a recommendation to the LEP to support an additional tender focussing on 16-18 apprenticeships.

SFA to have conversations with the EFA about single theme tender with tight turn around.

12. Date of next meeting

• 15 January 2014 – 2N.04, New County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY (Extraordinary Meeting to discuss EU SIF)

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13. Any Other Business

The chair thanked Sue Brownlow, Hannah Mitchell and Dave Mathews for their participation on the Employment and Skills Board and wished them all the best in the future.

Actions on Page 8

Actions

JH/TD to discuss Governance concerns with Sandra Rothwell. Ongoing support to advanced learning loans to continue through

EU funding. Employment and Skills strategy to be distributed to ESB

members. Vision Statement to be included on ESB action plan. Officers to review current action plan format and present at

February ESB meeting. The board agreed that three key questions should be circulated

to the board for response, to form the actions plan overview. PM and JH to look at using post-it note software to develop

ideas for action plan. Board members recommended that the ESB should keep a

watching brief over CUC and challenge decisions where necessary.

The ESB to put forward a recommendation to the LEP to support an additional tender focussing on 16-18 apprenticeships.

SFA to have conversations with the EFA about single theme tender with tight turn around.

TD/JH

MW

PL

JH JH

JH

PM/JH

ALL

MW/JH

JV

V1 – 13 November 13 Paul Lucock Cornwall Council

Minutes

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1. Welcome and Apologies

Attendees introduced themselves and Apologies noted above. TD welcomed members to the meeting and explained that the ESB had been convened to consider the European Strategic Infrastructure Framework (EU SIF) Strategy submission, before being signed of by the LEP board at the end of January. JH apologised for tabling the revised version of the ESF proposal and explained that the document included updated outputs, additional data focussing on business support and research and innovation. The LEP submission will help to form the basis of the national operational programme.

Meeting Title: Employment and Skills Board (ESB) – Extraordinary Meeting

Date: 15 January 2014

Time: 1400 to 1600

Location: 2N:04, New County Hall Truro

Chaired by: Trevor Doughty, Cornwall Council - Interim Chair (TD)

Attendees: Matt Borne, Cornwall College (MB) Peter Childs, A&P Falmouth (PC) Angela Coleman, ESFD (AC) Kim Conchie, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce (KC) Judith Hann, Cornwall Council (JH) Rachel Jones, Fit and Fun Kids (RJ) Tarn Lamb, Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change (TL) Paul Lucock, Cornwall Council (PL) Paul Massey, Absolute Software (PM) Ben Rom, Cornwall Council (BR) Charli Styles, Combined Universities in Cornwall (CS) Matthew Thomson, Fifteen Cornwall (MT) Jackie Vosper, Skills Funding Agency (JV) Mark Wardle, Truro and Penwith College (MWe) Terri Whitten, JobCentre Plus (HM) Paul Wickes, Cornwall Marine Network (PW) Mark Williams, Cornwall Training Provider Network (MW)

Apologies: Dawn Aunger; Peter Cloak; Raoul Humphries; Carrie Mann; Gail Muchajer; Ashley Shopland.

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Summary of Work to Date and Programme Discussion - JH

JH ran through the three key themes identified on page three (Future Economy, Growth for Business and Conditions for Growth) and highlighted that there are three strands of predominantly ESF activity running across the themes (Employability Programme, Inclusive CIOS Programme and Skills and Enterprise Programme). Beneath the main programme themes and strands sits two separate elements; Financial Engineering Instruments (FEI’s) and Community Led Local Development (CLLD). FEI’s concentrate on access to finance whilst the CLLD has a geographical focus for project funding, this amounts to 5% of the programme value. Members commented that the strategy is more advanced at this stage than in previous programmes and this is testament to the hard work and Officer support on the strategy development. Golden Threads can be seen which align strategies which helps to backup the strategy. Concerns were raised as to the lack of Cultural references and how people and places are fitting in to the strategy, the opt-in (as discussed in agenda item 5) should work together to support these areas. The chair highlighted some of the key young people issues and explained that Cornwall and Isles of Scilly (CIoS) is looking good on NEETS targets in comparison to the South West. Young people should continue to be a high priority for funding. Members responded that there are complexities defining the themes and the strands that sit beneath. A collaborative approach must be taken within the next programme to minimise compartmentalisation. The younger people that EU funding can support the better for CIoS. The commission have stated that EU funds can’t support those aged under 15, this has been taken to national government for a view. Officers explained that although NEETS can’t be younger than 15, the EU programme may still be able to support younger individuals dependant on need. ESB member’s sought clarity on their specific role within the current submission and the need to ensure that outputs for ESF sync with ERDF outputs. Officers responded that additional joint funding between ESF, ERDF and EAFRD will play a key part in the next programme. The chair advised the board that the outcome of the meeting will be to broadly agree the tabled version of the ESF proposal.

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4. Funding Discussion – JH

The chair explained that the current proposal ensures that funding amounts aren’t locked in and amounts can be changed at this stage. Members responded that this will be key to responding to emerging priorities over the duration of the programme. Infrastructure pots are available through ERDF with additional funds available to support business growth through employment using the ERDF fund. The group discussed the need for ESF and ERDF to align with mainstream programmes, thus to maximise the impact of the funding. Members questioned how the funding amounts were decided. Officers responded that a number of approaches had been taken and evidence collated to support the funding profile. Conversations have been underway with partners involved in the current programme, reports developed and evaluation undertaken to feed into the process. Members referred to the workshop that took place at Eden in September which help to influence the funding allocations, the ESB subgroups supported the proposal through a range of activities. Officers will be attending the LEP board meeting to represent the ESB. Funding split The explanation was given that a broad breakdown had been produced using current programme figures. The group made reference to the sizable ERDF percentage of funding and recommended that the application process for ERDF should include skills investment elements embedded within it, JH responded that the 75% ERDF to 25% ESF split had been decided by the LEP and there would be no movement on the split. ESB members were reminded that a proposal was put forward to the LEP asking for 28% of the pot to be allocated to ESF; this was rejected by the LEP board.

5. ‘Opt in’ Discussion – JH

Officers highlighted that all funding allocations will also be supported by match. The match funding intervention rate being requested by the LEP is 20%, whilst the current rate is 25%. The group suggested that this shows low aspirations for CIoS and would like to see the gap closed nearer to the national intervention rate of 50%.

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JH explained that due to the LEP having minimal capacity, opt-ins offer a way to contract out services and processes. The four opt-in providers for ESF in CIoS are; the Skills Funding Agency (SFA), Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Big Lottery and Princes Trust. It is the responsibility of the ESB to support the LEP in deciding which opt-ins will be supported in CIoS. The chair recommended that due to the levels of match available from Cornwall Council, they should be considered as an opt-in provider, it would be sensible to link the SFA and DWP working group as one and include a Council working group. Board members questioned whether the ESB will have control over specifications for opt-in providers. JH responded that the LEP holds the EU SIF strategy and that conflicts of interest must be considered within spec development and commissioning processes. The ESF Technical Assistance (TA) team offer capacity to ensure that programmes are currently commissioned following EU guidelines, it has not yet been confirmed whether TA will be available directly to LEPs in the next programme.. MW asked members to remember that we are still working under Convergence and a large amount of unspent funds are available.

The board agreed to setup four tasks and finish groups to look at each of the four opt-in provider Memorandum of Understanding’s (MOU’s) and decide how the LEP should work with them. The four groups are, SFA and DWP, Big Lottery, Princes Trust, Cornwall Council. Board members to send names of attendees for working groups to Judith Hann. NB since the meeting the Princes Trust have now been removed as an opt in.

SFA opt-in – The SFA will act in a programme design and development role and manage skills related projects. It seems that the SFA have one of the more advanced opt-in prospectuses and will act in a technical role, managing procurement and delivering to meet the LEP priorities. The SFA will support the National Career Service through its payment schedule. The SFA representative explained how the National Career Service supports information, advice and guidance delivery for the 15+ age range. Officers highlighted that the National Career Service will require support; this will be through commission on the SFA contract. The additional support for the Careers service may allow for additional say over how the service is shaped in the future.

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6. ‘Outputs’ Discussion

Technically Europe offers the funding to purchase a set of interventions from CIoS which will in turn improve the economy. CIoS must highlight the numbers of individuals it will support through the funds. These figures shown on page ten have been worked out using existing data are conservative estimate. The group discussed the results that have arisen from Convergence and the need to evaluate what has worked will. The board discussed the figures and agreed that it is likely to cost more per head to support individuals using ESF. The ESB was in support of the LEP’s proposal and supported the TA team to complete the outputs for the submission.

12. Date of next meeting

17 February 2014 – Cornwall Marine Network, 7 Bickland Water Rd, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4SZ

13. Next Steps

The board agreed to setup four tasks and finish groups to look at each of the four opt-in provider Memorandum of Understanding’s (MOU’s) and decide if the LEP should work with them. The four groups are, SFA and DWP, Big Lottery, Princes Trust, Cornwall Council. Board members to send names of attendees for working groups to Judith Hann.

Revised paper to be taken to the LEP, integrating comments from ESB.

A programme of ESF fundable projects to be developed through discussions with the ESB in a 2014.

An ESF Project Development post to be funded.

Additional resources to be obtained through Councils CSF department.

Future Discussions to include; Exchange Rates and State Aide.

V3 – 05 Feb 14 Paul Lucock Cornwall Council

Summary: The Employment and Skills Board has produced the Employment, Skills and Social Inclusion strategic priorities and content for the EU SIF. This paper outlines how this thinking is now taken forward to develop the programmes into potential activity. Actions: Agree Lead ESB Board Members All suggested representatives to be sent to Paul Lucock by Friday 21st

February Lead members arrange one meeting with group Template completed by Group and sent to J Hann by 21st March Templates circulated for final comment by 28th March

Prepared by: Judith Hann Cornwall Council

Action Paper Paper No: AP-ESB-08

European Structural Investment Funds Strategy Employment, Skills and Social Inclusion Programme Development Process Purpose: For Action Date: February 2014

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1 Introduction

The final EUSIF (found here) was submitted by the LEP to Government on 31st January 2014. This was a further developed version of the draft, including responses to the Government comments received. In addition, we developed ‘Logic Chains’ showing the links between the evidence of need and the activity proposed, which are available through these links: Programme Logic Chain Future Economy Chain Growth for Business Chain Conditions for Growth Chain All LEP strategies are being reviewed nationally by a variety of government agencies, working groups and other bodies, with feedback expected by the end of February. The Government will then develop the Operational Programme (OP) (in effect the Government’s strategy) which will then be negotiated as part of the Partnership Agreement between the UK and EU Commission.

2 Summary of ESF content in submitted strategy:

2.1 Summary by TO / Strategic Pillar

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Totals Employability (TO8) 12 26 38 9.5 47.5

Inclusive CIoS (TO9) 37 37 9.25 46.25

Skills and Enterprise (TO10) 5 25 8 38 9.5 47.5

Community Led Local Development

7 1.75 8.75

Financial Instrument (Social Impact Fund)

7 1.75 8.75

Total 5 37 71 127 31.75 158.75

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2.2 Opt In Summary

Opt In provider Programmes ESF

Match from

Opt In Total SFA Higher Skills; I Can;

Employer Led Skills; Stronger Social and Community Enterprise; Future Peninsula

40.00 10.00 50.00

DWP Smarter, Healthy Work; Enhanced Flexible Support Fund

21.00 5.25 26.25

Big Lottery Digital World; Growing Families; Stronger Social & Community Enterprise; Future Peninsula; Young People First

37.00 9.25 46.25

Private/HEI/ Other

Higher Skills (Research - Future Economy); Smart Money; CLLD; Social Impact Fund;

29.00 7.25 36.25

Totals 127.00 31.75 158.75

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Growth for Business 18,903

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Conditions for Growth 34,304

2,387

15,973

15,944

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276

1,850

1,167

856

Totals: 57,666

3,431

22,958

31,277

17,087

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Table 1: Summary of Programmes, Funding and Outputs

ESF Funding ESF Outputs

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FUTURE ECONOMY 5.00 6.25 1166 0 0 1166 289

Prioritise investment in innovation in emerging and/or high growth markets where CIoS has unique characteristics and an advantage that means we have the potential to be competitive; potentially specialising in e-health and wellbeing, marine renewables, agri-tech and the digital economy.

Higher Skills CIoS (100% employed)

10 HE Inst 3 3.75 55 55 0

Investment in activities with growth potential that develop Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly as a 'green and marine' region

Higher Skills CIoS (Emerging Clean Tech Skills) (100% employed)

10 2 2.50 1111 1111 289

GROWTH FOR BUSINESS 37.00 46.25 18903 767 5135 13000 4915

Building business capacity and helping businesses to reach their growth potential

Smarter Healthy Work (60% unemployed/ inactive; 40% employed)

10 DWP 6 7.50 2896 203 1359 1333 753

Select and provide intensive support to businesses that have the best growth potential for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

3

Growth through innovation Higher Skills Higher Skills CIoS

(40% unemployed/ inactive; 60% employed)

SFA 15 18.75 7604 339 2266 5000 1977

Increase access to local, national and international markets

3

Progression through the labour market P5 (All employed)

I Can (100% employed)

8 SFA 6 7.50 3333 3333 867

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7 8.75 3378 237 1586 1556 878

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10 SFA 1 1.25 531 11 76 444 138

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15 18.75 7057 592 3965 2500 1835

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2 2.50 990 56 378 556 257

Develop communities that are economically and socially resilient, sustainable and inclusive through a Future Cornwall and Isles of Scilly programme

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Enhanced Flexible Support Fund (70% Unemployed/inactive; 30% employed)

8 DWP 15 18.75 7057 592 3965 2500 1835

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7 8.75 3293 276 1850 1167 2964

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127.00 158.75 57,666 3,431 22,958 31,277 17,087

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3 Next Steps: Development of the programmes

As part of the preparation for the roll out of funding (timings still uncertain) we now need to develop our ideas into ‘programmes’ that are more fully developed, tender ready (where this mechanism is being used) and can be assessed by the LEP as part of their project development work. Whilst this process is more naturally suited to ERDF Capital activity, we have agreed to capture the same information and use a similar process to align the funds more effectively.

3.1 Stage 1: Overall Programme spreadsheet This is a very basic summary spreadsheet that has already been completed for the activity previously discussed by the ESB. It includes the information in Table 1 (plus a very short sentence describing the activity) NB: This has been completed.

3.2 Stage 2: Initial Development Groups This is a small group who take the evidence, the outlined activity, funding and output detail and complete the ‘project proposal’ form. It is suggested that the following principles are applied to this stage:

o An ESB Board Member (or equivalent, related senior figure) leads each group o Each Development group includes the following representation:

An employment rep A skills rep A voluntary sector rep A private sector rep

Using these principles the following is suggested (and is for discussion, completion and agreement): Programme Lead ESB

member (or equivalent)

Private sector

Employ-ment

Skills VCSE

Higher Skills

CUC representative

CUC Skills Group

Smarter Healthy Work

Cheryl Ward

I Can

Kim Conchie Rachel Jones

Jane Black (CASH)

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Employer Led Skills

Paul Massey Paul Wickes Employer Engagement (DWP)

Mark Williams

Digital World

Julian Cowans/ Lindsay Knuckey (BT Superfast)

Carbon Management and Resource Efficiency skills

Mark Wardle Peter Childs

Smart Money Matthew Thomson/ John Ede

Transformation Cornwall rep

Growing families

Trevor Doughty (Jayne Cotterill)

Stronger Social and Community Enterprise

Mark Richardson

VCSE Commissioning Board

Future Peninsula

Raoul Humphries

Enhanced Flexible Support Fund

Terri Whitten

Young People First

Tarn Lamb

Financial Engineering Instrument: Social Impact Fund

To be developed centrally as part of the FEI activity


Will be developed through the revised ‘local action groups’ – Judith Hann to input, Hylda Mounsey officer support to this process.

Action: Agree Lead ESB Board Members All suggested representatives to be sent to Paul Lucock by Friday 21st

February JH to send all Leads the pack of relevant information on 24th February 2014

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3.3 Stage 3: Project Design Template For each ‘programme’ the groups will complete the project design template. The groups will be required to think through the suggested activity and produce the project outline in more detail than is contained in Appendix A. This Project pro-forma will be given to the LEP as part of the development of the project pipeline – i.e. the LEP views will be sought on each of the proposed programmes of activity, with an assessment of how (and if) the programmes are to be developed to a funding ready perspective This will include: A fuller description of the activity, broken down into different areas of activity (i.e.

parts of the progranne aimed at particular customer groups or one large overall programme)

What the money will be spent on (in loose terms) When the programmes will run (& therefore the likely expenditure profile) An assessment of how the activity will be procured – i.e. tender(s), direct

commission, through the opt in. Views on any pitfalls t avoid or questions that need answering can also be raised at

this point. It is anticipated that each group will need to meet once, then can work remotely to complete the proforma, which should be completed by 21st March 2014. These should be sent to Judith Hann, who will collate and circulate the collection to all ESB members for final comment by 28th March 2014 Officer support can be provided if required – Leads will need to contact J Hann to discuss what is needed. Actions: Lead members arrange one meeting with group Template completed by Group and sent to J Hann by 21st March Templates circulated for final comment by 28th March

3.4 Stage 4: Full Project Development Following agreement by the LEP there will be a further period of work which will involve writing tender documentation, full project specs etc – but this will need to be in line with Government and EU procurement processes. This will be developed across the late spring early summer in line with national and EU timescales, and further input from Board members will be sought at that point.

Appendix A: The Proposed Programmes

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Appendix A: Proposed Programmes On the following pages are summaries of the thoughts and ideas gathered so far under each programme. These summaries are to stimulate the development of these ‘investment programmes’ into real delivery programmes. Each lists under which pillar of the strategy the activity sits, a brief summary of the planned activity, the proposed funding and opt-in summary, and the outputs anticipated.


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Programme: Higher Skills Future Economy: R& I & D skills Growth for Business: Higher Skills in companies Conditions for Growth: Widening Participation Improving Skills (in particular the lack of higher-level skills to support innovation) will enable growth through capitalising on the smart specialisations. We will enable businesses with growth potential to overcome barriers preventing them benefitting from research and innovation and stimulate new business creation by supporting graduates (and others) to drive job creation and growth. Maximising the potential of Further and Higher Education by leveraging the potential of a growing higher education staff and student base in the economy, as well as widening access to HE (particularly from underrepresented communities) will establish the underpinning skills required. Potential Activity suggested: - Development of mechanism to join up companies with appropriate academics (from

across the UK) to develop enhanced collaborations - Graduate placement schemes (ERDF) and Internship project programmes (ESF) for

Cornish students/companies - Specialist skills development including delivery of PhDs and MRes in companies

(ERDF) - Development of Higher Apprenticeship delivery and take up alongside academic

higher skills - Delivery of higher skills through new methodologies i.e. development of a SPOOCs

(Small private open online courses) - Enhanced learner support to encourage access in Higher Skills development (i.e.

financial cost of living and learning support for those undertaking a first level 4 and above qualification. Offered as bursaries for individuals

- Coordinated widening participation activity in targeted geographic areas - Includes notional £2m ESF (2.5m with match) aimed at higher skills for emerging

clean technology skills) Across all sectors with emphasis on return for investment (not growth rate of sector) to allow developments in ‘bedrock sectors’ Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £20m £5m to support Research, Development and Innovation (including Smart Specialisation); £15m for higher skills in companies and widening participation Potential outputs:

No. of participants

No. of unemployed participants

No. of inactive participants

No. of employed participants

No. of aged 15-24

8770 339 2266 6166 2266 Opt In: Skills Funding Agency and some HEI match (Future Economy part)


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Programme: Smarter, Healthy Work Growth for Business: Supporting employers and employees through ill health issues The issues of inactivity are significantly related to ill health, as well as caring commitments. Looking at ways of mediating the impact of ill health in work. Coming through as a potential ask from the Health and Wellbeing Board (and resonates with Learning Disabilities work too). The key principle is to keep people in work through a range of support mechanisms – these include support for the employers as well as the employees. This also includes activity to widen the talent pool available to businesses by enabling them to take on employees who have a range of issues but can still be a productive part of the workforce. Potential Activity suggested: Develop projects to enable people to work effectively from home. i.e. working with Social housing providers to review social housing tenancy agreements – develop systems (including access to broadband) and training that allow people to earn from home - Develop delivery contracts that are based on 'working from home' systems and provide specialist

recruitment into these (i.e. oDesk; Elance; Arise) - Develop projects to support those with ill health to stay in work – i.e. one to one support, minor

equipment needs; - Business Support (HE, Legal, technical) training and advice for employers - Specialist recruitment agency for those with disabilities /learning disabilities - Self employment programmes for those with a range of significant ill health and disabilities. - Based on previous programmes and provides both employment advice and support, matching

service between companies and individuals Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £6m (£7.5m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24

2896 203 1359 1333 753 Opt In: DWP


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Programme: I Can Cornwall Growth for Business: working with employed to develop careers Conditions for Growth: working with unemployed/inactive to support work Provide access to comprehensive, impartial and market led careers information and advice. Funding to support individuals on their career journey across all qualification levels. Looking at developing supported career pathways in identifiable target areas - could include increasing access to HE. Recognising that the current system is not effective in joining the gap between education and work, and that there is a lack of support for individuals later in their careers, what could market led IAG look like, how would it be delivered and what can be done to make sustainable change? Particular consideration needs to be given to the challenges and support needs of the Isles of Scilly – different support mechanisms are likely to be needed and will be developed by the IoS themselves. Potential Activity suggested: - Based on enhancements of the National Careers Service offer for all working age

population. - Adds increased interventions; better data use for opportunity spotting; real time info

on job availability; pathways for re-skilling - Development of e-learning portals - Learner Support mechanisms, including transport support funds; learner support

funds for adults irrespective of previous qualification level and allows for support for re-skilling

Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £10m (£12.5m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24

5069 226 1510 3333 1318 Opt In: Skills Funding Agency


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Programme: Employer Led Skills Growth for Business: employers leading the skills delivery to their employees (and prospective employees) This programme is based on developing an ‘Employer Ownership of Skills’ fund for CIoS businesses to use. Consideration needs to be given to how the fund would operate (i.e. claims, vouchers etc?) and needs to be developed with a wide rnage of companies in mind. Clearly links to the Growth Hub being developed to provide Business Support and need to ensure better join up between skills and business support. Consideration to the particular needs of the Isles of Scilly must also be included – building upon previous successful approaches on the islands is crucial. Different support mechanisms are likely to be needed and will be developed by the IoS themselves. Potential Activity suggested: This activity will include: - Development of employer consortia (including micros and supply chain approaches)

to identify future skill needs and develop the curriculum content - Buying development time for the development of this content into teaching materials - Development of different delivery methodologies and normally ‘unviable’ test

projects (i.e. working differently with very small learner numbers; working across dispersed geography)

- Programme of STEM skills development including purchase of equipment and resources to develop


No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24



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Programme: Digital World Conditions for Growth: Supporting digital inclusion by progressing community and individual access to technology This programme will use the pre-existing investment in superfast broadband and develop a programme of activity that increases community and personal use for economic impact. It will build upon the digital inclusion activity currently run by Superfast (supported by Flexible Support Fund and BT) and will co-exist with other ERDF investments. Consideration to the particular needs of the Isles of Scilly must also be included Potential Activity suggested: - Developing access points across Cornwall :-Libraries, Children centres, JCP,

businesses (i.e. rural shops??), village halls?? - Skills development to improve access to Government digital by default services - Collaborative digital buying projects (such as Cornwall Together?) - Digital services developed to meet community issues? - Digital ‘passport’ for each adult in Cornwall (i.e. a way of collating their skills and

activity in one place?) Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £7m (£8.5m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24

3378 237 1586 1556 878 Opt In: Big Lottery


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Programme: Carbon Management and Resource Efficiency Skills Conditions for Growth: Enabling businesses, communities and individuals to make effective energy choices With a significant focus on green technologies, carbon management and resource efficiencies across all strategic fields in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, there is a need to develop the skills to best exploit the advantages we expect the area to have. This is about building on national mechanisms and curricula to develop appropriate training and skills development opportunities Potential Activity suggested: - Development and delivery of relevant skills programmes to existing businesses - Support mechanisms for in-company training Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £1m (£1.25mm with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24



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Programme: Smart Money Conditions for Growth: Develop new financial products and mechanisms to support households and lower indebtedness To tackle the high debt living and in work indebtedness we need to look at new methods and financial products to enable better access to effective credit solutions. This will include developing financial mechanisms that enable individuals and communities to contribute and benefit from constructive approaches to credit control and management. Consideration to the particular needs of the Isles of Scilly must also be included. Potential Activity suggested:

- Establishing alternative lending methods, products and services - Development of new approaches to financial understanding and budgeting skills - Development of joined up advice skills through volunteering, work placements,

and further qualification development - Money advice services accessible in local communities


No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24

5191 169 1133 3889 1350 Opt In: Need to identify match


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Programme: Growing Families Conditions for Growth: ‘Whole family’ solutions and bespoke services to tackle inactivity, underemployment and low aspiration To provide families experiencing multiple and complex issues with the services, support and tools they need to tackle low aspiration, low achievement, inactivity and family poverty and help them to turn their lives around. To put in place viable and lasting solutions that will enable organisations to work better together in a co-ordinated way in order to deliver ‘Early Help’ to families at risk of falling into difficulty. Consideration to the particular challenges facing the Isles of Scilly must also be included. Potential Activity suggested:

- ‘whole family approach’ solutions and bespoke personalised services to improve aspiration, health, education, skills and employment prospects. This approach will build on the ethos and work of the Troubled Families programme (known locally as “Together for Families (TfF) and Cornwall’s ‘Safer Stronger Communities’ consortium model

- building on what we know works well and aligning with/adding value to Government and Big Lottery programmes eg investment in families on the edge of TfF eligibility & those with significant risk factors to unemployment & poverty – mental health, sub misuse , domestic violence

- co-produced local solutions that deliver early help to vulnerable families in Cornwall in order to prevent problems from becoming entrenched and families from slipping into crisis and poverty further down the line

- testing new ideas and fresh partnership approaches that can deliver lasting change eg developing community spaces and skills to drive social innovation and help tackle in and out of work poverty; developing community hubs

- maximising the potential and efficiencies of local community buildings/facilities eg Children’s centres, Youth centres in order to take services closer to the local community strengthen community engagement/ownership and develop outreach provision to improve access for rural areas

- organisational capacity building to better equip voluntary, public and private sector organisations to deliver sustainable, integrated services

- flexible interventions and approaches that promote recovery, independence and personal and community resilience and prevent problems from being passed on from one generation to the next eg tried and tested family intervention techniques; self and peer support solutions; mentors; Family advocates or ‘lead professionals’ able to commission joined-up support services; personal/community empowerment programmes; enabling funds; community hubs; resident led partnerships; community health and wellbeing activities.

Local Delivery Programmes / Effective Models that work: Family Intervention Projects (FIP) & Together for Families (Troubled Families) The FIP in Cornwall was established to work with families who face multiple problems that could put them in a crisis at any time & delivered by Action for Children. National research on the impact of FIP’s evidenced they were working with very disadvantaged


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families, including a considerably higher proportion of lone parents, large families & workless households receiving out of work benefits. Eight features of the FIP model appeared to be critical to its success: recruitment and retention of high quality staff, small caseloads, having a dedicated key worker who manages a family and works intensively with them, a whole-family approach, staying involved with a family for as long as necessary, scope to use resources creatively, using sanctions with support, and effective multi-agency relationships. This level of support is crucial to moving families with very complex needs closer to the labour market. The Together for Families programme uses FIP as part of its approach & follows a Payment by Results (PbR) model for a positive achievement in 1 of the 3 key criteria identifying eligibility for the programme:

• get children back into school • reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour • put adults on a path back to work.

With additional EU investment this approach could be extended to tackle families at an earlier stage & those evidencing the issues identified above such as mental health, domestic violence & substance misuse, recognised a key barriers to employment & risk factors to the positive development & wellbeing of children. Investment could be used for workforce development to embed the TFF Advocate Model which places Secondees in a range of partner organisations to lead & coordinate TFF activity within identified communities. This role includes the identification, engagement & referral to appropriate service delivery & support for existing professionals. TFF Advocates requires a range of CPD to undertake this role successfully. Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £15m (£18.75m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24



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Programme: Stronger Social and Community Enterprise Conditions for Growth: Supporting growth of a strong social/civil society sector Build resilience and growth in the social enterprise sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Using social enterprise models to develop productivity in emerging or new social markets and enabling principles of ‘social’ business to permeate all sectors. Consideration to the particular needs of the Isles of Scilly must also be included Potential Activity suggested: - Enhance start up services to deliver more start up advice and support for social

enterprises - Develop growth programmes for social enterprises including use of non executive

directors; market assessment tools - Research projects linked to developing new social enterprise markets in response to

publics sector change - Increase the impact metrics usage for all enterprise to asses the contribution to

Cornwall community as well as economy. Link to Social Finance priority (see Future Peninsula Local Impact Fund) and develop the investment readiness of the sector through specialist support and advice Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £2m (£2.5m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24



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Programme: Future Peninsula Conditions for Growth: Use Social Innovation to provide collaborative solutions to key challenges such as energy, health and housing. Research and investigation of issues, with advanced, collective and co-designed solutions developed and tested. The focus is on developing new solutions to old problems Potential Activity suggested: • Innovation in community transport management systems • Innovation in community energy • Innovation in social care marketplace (?Development of 'Care Home of the Future' training)) • Innovation in food systems Development of a food systems programme to tackle food poverty and act as a driver for inclusion, jobs and skills • Innovation in data use for decision making and solution finding Development of a cross programme and cross partner/Opt In provider open data project to enable effective programme management, project design and evidence based social innovation developments


No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24

5070 225 1510 3333 1318 Opt In: Big Lottery (6m); SFA (£4m)


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Programme: Enhanced Flexible Support Fund Conditions for Growth: Build on existing and develop new solutions to tackling long term unemployment through individual approaches for those with particular needs With inactivity as a key issue in Cornwall we need to find new ways of enabling people to become economically productive. This will require new approaches to support – not just into work, but through ‘first’ work and into secure and sustainable employment. With relatively low unemployment, innovative approaches to sustained engagement and support will be Potential Activity suggested: Further discussions required but looking at how to use the flexibility allowed by the Flexible Support Fund to manage the process of intervention development including: • Development of the Local Supplier framework (extension of current) for use by JCP • Procurement of activity for identified groups of unemployed individuals • Delivery of earlier interventions – ahead of DWP mainstream timescales (i.e. focus on early prevention) • Mix of activity to include social and community work experience Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £15m (£18.75m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24

7057 592 36952 2500 1835 Opt In: DWP Work in progress with DWP but likely to comprise of: • Local Supplier framework (extension of current) for use by JCP • Calls for activity for identified groups of unemployed individuals • Deliver earlier interventions – ahead of DWP mainstream timescales (i.e. focus on early prevention) • Mix of activity to include social and community work experience • Other suggestions? Potential spend: £15m ESF Potential outputs: Opt In: DWP


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Programme: Young People First Conditions for Growth: Tackling individual barriers for young people within the labour market Building on the existing Talent Match project, we will tackle the common issues faced by young people in the Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Potential Activity suggested: Using the co design model, add support for younger (16 – 19) and older young people who have identifiable needs (25+). It will develop the ‘talent’ of our young people by encouraging a range of new enterprising opportunities for them. It will also need to take into account the lessons learnt from current NEET activity and the specific challenges faced by young people on the Isles of Scilly. Funding and Outputs: Potential spend: £7m (£8.75m with match) Potential outputs:

No. of participants




No. of aged 15-24


Summary:

This paper provides ESB members with an update on the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Local Response Fund (LRF) project. The £1.9m SSW LRF project aims to respond to new and emerging local skills issues through the development and piloting of innovative interventions and training provision. A Skills Plan has been developed by the Strategic Projects Steering Group focusing on 12 priority areas designed to meet local skills issues and needs of businesses in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. Actions: • ESB members to consider the general content of this report and progress

made on phase 1 priorities • ESB to consider and endorse the final phase 2 priorities for support

through the LRF Prepared by: Lisa Pill Local Response Fund Manager On behalf of the Strategic Projects Steering Group


Skills Support for the Workforce Local Response Fund Purpose: For Endorsement

Date: 10th February 2014

Meeting date: 17th February 2014

1 Local Response Fund background Within the Skills Support for the Workforce project there is £1.992m for a Local Response Fund (LRF). The LRF has the same overarching aims and objectives as the Skills Support for the Workforce project in terms of delivering solutions that respond to local skills needs to support employed individuals, especially young adults (aged 19 and over), to raise their levels of attainment, enable them to improve their employment status and to move them on to undertaking higher levels of training. The LRF specifically aims to respond to new and emerging local skills issues as identified by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly through the development and piloting of innovative interventions and locally tailored solutions. A Skills Plan has been developed through the Strategic Projects Steering Group which identifies 12 priority areas to address skills issues and needs of businesses and SME’s in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. 2 Phase 1 and 2 priorities Phase 1 priorities, as endorsed by the ESB, have been developed further with activity planned to commence from 1st March 2014. A second, final phase of priorities have been agreed by the Strategic Project Steering Group and detailed below for consideration and endorsement by the ESB. 2.1 Phase 1 tendering (approx. £850k) The following 5 priorities were tendered within the existing Skills Support for the Workforce partnership. Subject to the successful bids being signed off by the Skills Funding Agency activity will commence from 1st March 2014.

Priority Successful tenderer Advanced Business Skills – Entrepreneurs and micro enterprises Development and delivery of innovative solutions to the advanced business skills needs of entrepreneurs and micro enterprises.

Cornwall College/Unlocking Potential in partnership with Oxford Innovation, Plymouth University plus other referral partners

Advanced Business Skills – Management Tier of growing SMEs Development and delivery of innovative solutions to the advanced business skills needs of management tier of growing SMEs.

Cornwall College/unlocking Potential in partnership with Oxford Innovation, Plymouth University plus other referral partners

Advanced Business Skills – CEO’s and Leaders of SMEs Development and delivery of innovative solutions to the advanced business skills needs of CEOs and leaders of SMEs.

Cornwall College/Unlocking Potential in partnership with Oxford Innovation, Plymouth University plus other referral partners

Software Sector Raising awareness of the career opportunities within the Cornish software industry and increasing the skills flow into the sector to address the growing demand for specialist skills.

Cornwall College in partnership with dBs and referral partners Oxford Innovation and Plymouth University

Hospitality & Tourism Sector Raising aspirations and increasing the skills flow for the hospitality and tourism sector.

Cornwall College in partnership with Truro & Penwith College, Springboard and EBP

2.2 Phase 1 Direct allocation (approx. £650k) Project plans are being developed with partner organisations for the following 4 priorities. Subject to sign off by the Skills Funding Agency activity will commence from mid-March 2014.

Priority Partner organisation Low Carbon Economy To raise awareness and address low carbon economy issues amongst businesses, in particular SME’s, across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

Eden Project

Manufacturing Sector To add value to the Employer Ownership of Skills project through addressing additional skills and training needs of manufacturing businesses across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

Spiral Construction (managed through Cornwall Manufacturing Forum)

Social Enterprise To support the development and growth of the social enterprise sector in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly through a skills development programme which adds value to and supports the emerging Social Enterprise Zone and relevant ERDF funded initiatives.

Enterprising Leaders (managed through Cornwall College)

Voluntary and Community Sector To support the capacity and resilience of the voluntary and community sector in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

Business in the Community in partnership with Voluntary Sector Forum

2.3 Final Phase 2 priorities (approx. £500k) The Strategic Project Steering Group has considered a number of proposals for funding through the LRF and has recommended that the following 3 priorities are supported:

Priority Successful tenderer e-health and well-being To develop a health & care sector-led growth plan and an e-health & well-being skills escalator programme.

Truro & Penwith College in partnership with Cornwall Care, BT Cornwall, Carnego Systems and Cornwall College

Marine Tech To analyse the marine tech cluster & supply chain and develop & deliver a sector-led skills plan

Cornwall College (employer steering group incl. A&P, Seacore and Pendennis)

Workforce Development LLDD To provide a range of activities to support and develop employer capacity to improve the effectiveness of employment/ volunteering of individuals with LLDD.

Cornwall Council in partnership with EBP, United Response and Employability Cornwall

Action: ESB to consider and endorse final phase 2 priorities for the Local Response Fund

Summary: The Plymouth and South West Peninsula City Deal is an ambitious plan to support the growth of the marine and advanced manufacturing sectors across the two LEP areas (Heart of the South West LEP and the Cornwall and isles of Scilly LEP). It has been agreed with Government and has activity planned from now through to 2017. One of the four strands is the ‘Deal for Young People’, which the ESB are asked to note and identify who should be involved in aspects of that delivery. Action: A. Note the details of the City Deal B. Board members to identify who should represent CIoS voice in the

development groups of the Deal for Young People

Prepared by: Judith Hann Cornwall Council


Plymouth and the South West Peninsula City Deal Purpose: For Decision

Date: February 2014


The Plymouth and South West Peninsula City Deal

1 Introduction The Plymouth and South West peninsula City Deal is an agreed plan to use the existing strengths in marine and advanced manufacturing to grow the local economics. The four key strands are:

• Maximising the growth within the marine sector across Plymouth and the South West Peninsula.

• Unlocking a critical employment site within close proximity to major marine employers. This site will also enable the provision of new marine research and development, testing and commercialisation facilities.

• Providing effective business support to all small and medium enterprises and targeted business support to companies in the marine sector.

• Providing a Deal for Young People that will reduce youth unemployment and low wages.

Cornwall Council officers have been involved in the discussions and the deal has been agreed by the LEP. The City Deal was agreed with Government in late 2013. Judith Hann is the nominated lead from Economic Development in this work.

2 Summary of the “Deal for Young People” The Deal for Young People (Skills and Labour Market strand of the deal) is focussed on ensuring that young people are able to access employment and can benefit from the local economies’ growing sectors (such as the marine sector). The Deal consists of three projects;

1. Accessing the Labour Market – A Personalised Casework Approach 2. An Employability Gateway 3. A Wage Progression Pilot

1. Accessing the Labour Market – Personalised Caseworkers

A personal caseworker for up to 1,500 young people who are still claiming Jobseekers Allowance (after three months) in identified ‘hotspot’ locations after working with Jobcentre Plus, and local partners. The personal caseworker will provide the following support to the young person:

• Ensure they access the mandated Jobcentre Plus activities. • Intensive job search and information, advice and guidance. • Basic employer-led employability skills. • Work experience, work placements and job trials. • Access to employment and apprenticeships. • New intensive post-employment support.

Jobcentre Plus will take responsibility for determining which young people access this new support. Those still out of work at nine months will be referred back to Jobcentre Plus and join the Work Programme. In some individual cases it may be appropriate to fast track young people onto the Work Programme. This will be managed on a case by case basis utilising local discretion.

Budget: £2.3million (plus estimated £800,000 of support accessed through existing local initiatives) DECISION: Confirm CIoS representation on the working group for this strand 2. An Employability Gateway This project has several strands that will bring together a comprehensive service for both young people and employers across the deal area. Integrated and independent information, advice and guidance A single web-based careers portal to provide instant access to the latest jobs, courses and training opportunities. This will be accessible for young people, employment advisers and organisations that are providing employment programmes. This information will use the latest labour market intelligence and will link to the National Careers Service website. This web portal will offer greater detail on careers, wages, vacancies and skills required by different sectors and occupations locally. The web portal will have two tailored entry points – one for young people (and parents/carers/teachers) so that they can understand career choices and the jobs available in the local economy. The other entry point will be aimed at providers and advisers. JH Commentary: This activity needs to reflect and partner the proposed activity being developed under the EUSIF and through the work of the 11 – 25 Pathways Lead. It must also take into account the potential changes as a result of the new National careers Service tender – this is a national process that we are expecting a decision from by the end of February DECISION: Confirm CIoS representation on the working group for this strand Business Engagement and Brokerage (using 1000 Club principles) The 1000 Club is an existing scheme in Plymouth that sought to recruit 1000 companies in the Plymouth area and secure their commitment to support young people into employment through: work experience; apprenticeships; graduate internships; or employment. The scheme is a brokerage programme that increases business awareness of and improves access to national/local employment and skills programmes. Since its launch this scheme has already signed up 500 business members and provided 1,600 opportunities in the last 12 months. As part of the City Deal this scheme or similar will be rolled out across both Cornwall and Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership areas. JH Comment: there was much debate about name and branding of this activity – lots more to discuss – but it will help put the flesh on the bones of the approach being discussed with Cornwall Chamber. DECISION: Confirm CIoS representation on the working group for this strand An Employability Charter Local businesses have provided feedback that some young people leaving school, Further Education or Higher Education are not equipped for the world of work. To tackle the issue a Local Employability Charter will be created that will enable employers to play a greater role in equipping young people for employment, by working more closely with local educational institutions.

This will lead to the award of an employability kite mark for schools, colleges and employers who can demonstrate their commitment to improving employability across the area. This kite mark can then act as a signal to young people, as well as parents, when deciding which educational institutions to attend or which firms to work for. DECISION: Confirm CIoS representation on the working group for this strand Budget (for strand 2): £500,000 (plus estimated contribution of £1.6million in employer time) 3. A Wage Progression Project This project will be the largest Wage Progression Project in the country and will seek to boost the earnings of 750 18-24 year olds and will be developed jointly with the Department for Work and Pensions and Cabinet Office. Working with an existing Work Programme provider the scheme will test a range of approaches that seek to help young people to progress in their careers and increase their earnings. Using a caseworker-led approach, this could include:

• Access to more specific skills development activities linked to longer-term career ambitions.

• Review of a personalised career and action plan. • Targeted information, advice and guidance aligned to workforce progression and

realistic career aspirations. • Re-employment activity.

Budget: £750,000 DECISION: Confirm CIoS representation on the working group for this strand. Timescales Whilst each of the strands will have some different timings due to the development required and procurement processes that need to be followed, it is envisaged that development will take place during Spring 2014, with all activity commissioned by June 2014, and delivered by March 2016. Key contacts Skills and Labour Market Lead – Keri Denton (Devon County Council) [email protected] 01392 382150 Rosie Bates (Devon County Council) [email protected] 01392 382831 Patrick Knight (Plymouth City Council) [email protected] 01752 304472 Judith Hann (Cornwall Council) [email protected] 01872 322883

Summary: This paper provides a brief summary and update on the development of the Strategic Economic Plan and the links from this to the Growth Deal offer proposed for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. There are two strands of activity for ESB to note: • Future Talent: raising skills and aspirations (working with employers, young people and schools to develop future talent) • FE Capital: The development of ‘learning companies’ The final SEP and Growth Deal will be submitted to Government by 321st March 2014 Please note: This work is in development and is subject to changes in content! Prepared by: Judith Hann Economic Development With input from Clare Salmon (working with Economic Development) Jayne Cotterill (CSF) The Skills Funding Agency Raoul Humphries (Cornwall College)

Briefing Note Paper No: BN-ESB-08

Strategic Economic Plan and the Growth Deal Purpose: For Information



The Local Enterprise Partnership and the Strategic Economic Plan 1. Summary With the changing ‘localism’ agenda for economic growth and as a result fo the work by Lord Heseltine, Local Enterprise partnerships have been thrust into the vanguard of the local economic growth agenda. As a result, the LEP are asked to produce a multi-year Strategic Economic Plan, based on the LEP Strategy, to indicate to Government how it intends to generate growth in the local economy. In this we need to identify the action to be undertaken to deliver the strategic objectives. The activity in the Strategic Economic Plan will be funded through a range of national and local government funding, European funding and private investment. This paper identifies the areas for activity and then the specific Growth Deal ‘ask’. The Growth Deal component will form the basis of a request for funding package made to central government, which may be complemented by flexibilities in policy or approaches.

2. Strategic Economic Plan A draft SEP was submitted to Government in December which started to outline the intentions of the LEP for Growth Deal. In line with feedback from Government, we are refining the document to include more references to specific activity / projects we seek to deliver, which are further developed in the Growth Deal. The People and Aspirations section has been altered to contain the following: Revised content for People and Aspiration People and aspirations A significant feature of this plan for growth is the investment in our people; young and old. It is vital that Cornish and Scillonian businesses are staffed by talented and ambitious people, with the skills that are needed to anticipate and exploit new market opportunities, so businesses can grow and achieve their full potential. Worklessness has a cost: it erodes communities and self esteem, lack of aspiration still haunts pockets of the area. We need to harness this wasted talent by giving people a sense of their own

A Growth Deal for Every Place (from the Government Guidance to LEPs)

The Government’s Response to Lord Heseltine’s review, confirmed our commitment to negotiating a Growth Deal with every Local Enterprise Partnership, building on the success of City Deals, and ensuring that no place gets left behind.

Through Growth Deals, Local Enterprise Partnerships can seek freedoms, flexibilities and influence over resources from Government; and a share of the new Local Growth Fund to target their identified growth priorities.

In return, the Government will expect evidence of real commitment from Local Enterprise Partnerships to the growth agenda, including the development of ambitious, multi‐year Strategic Economic Plans. We will also expect the local authority members of Local Enterprise Partnerships to take up the challenge of putting economic development at the heart of all they do and work collaboratively across the Local Enterprise Partnership area.

unique talents so that they can excel across many spheres, both professionally and personally. Part of this is about providing the role models, and the facilities to inspire success. Sport is one such an opportunity, and we have a wealth of sporting talent in the region, from rugby to surfing. Art and music provide other opportunities for growth and success. Clearly schools have a vital role to play in inspiring young minds, and instilling a life long appetite for learning. Raising aspirations across the board is vital to achieving our economic potential, but it goes beyond this – it is about empowering people to make smart choices in their lives. Working alongside the Health and Wellbeing Board we will create a culture where communities take control and responsibility, and where they can maximise the opportunities available to them in this abundant region. Our people are our biggest asset, and we need to invest in them. Educational attainment is average, and we have plans that will address this. We will use the EU programme to roll out a comprehensive programme to tackle this issue in our older young people and adults. Stronger links between education providers and businesses are essential to ensure that demand for, and supply of skills is brought into sync. However, to raise the bar for our young people we need to start young; 15 is too late for some. Our Growth Deal proposal will ensure that school age children get the right experience of the world of work so that they learn about business and have a sense of their own potential, supporting them to make smart decisions about their future. Schools are the provider of the future workforce; having embedded involvements in our schools by local employers is important to the growth of both vocational and academic aspirations. We need to encourage our businesses to inspire our young people by giving them a view of their potential and the tools to realise it. Our new approach to ‘business, careers and skills’ will enable local employers to be more involved in designing, delivering and enhancing the skills for the workforce. Our plans for ‘Learning Companies’ epitomise this, by using industry premises and locations to deliver skills and work opportunities to future (and existing) employees. We do not wish to invest in ‘educational campuses’ but instead develop real life work opportunities in actual business settings on a mass basis. Combining private and public sector investment, innovative training methods, and whole organisation learning approaches this will embed further and higher skills developments within key sectors and key employers.. The region has made great strides in education. As partners, the Combined Universities of Cornwall has fostered a new appetite for higher learning that means skills are constantly updated and improved to meet changes in demand and emerging opportunities. 3. Growth Deal The Growth deal is where the LEP develop key aspects of the Strategic Economic Plan into fundable projects, which are then submitted into Government as part of a competitive bidding process. There are two elements of direct relevance to the ESB:

- Future talent: Raising Skills and Aspiration (see Appendix A for the work to date)

- FE Capital Post 2015/16 (see next page for a brief summary)

3.1 Future Talent: raising skills and aspirations The proposals in Appendix A explain more fully the content of this ask, but ESB members should understand that this will provide the ‘under 15 years’ part of the overall approach to better qualified, work informed and productive workforce of the future that we hope ESF will deliver. 3.2 FE Capital FE Colleges currently access infrastructure money through the Skills Funding Agency. Following the last round of this (2015/16 spend) the monies will be added to the Growth Deal national ‘ pot’ and the LEP have been advised to indicate their FE Capital intentions on their Growth deal ask. The Skills Funding Agency currently manage the process by which FE Capital money is dispersed and have shared with the LEP their assessment of the current condition of the FE Estate in Cornwall. This indicates that one institution has a proportion of their estate that is in relatively poor condition. Subsequent (brief) conversations with both FE colleges has led to the view that at the current time the LEP should include reference to FE estate as an investment for future rounds of the Growth Deal. What is suggested is that future bids for FE Capital are focussed less on college campus building and more on collaborative skills infrastructure projects with companies / sectors. This has led to the potential development of ‘learning companies’. Learning Companies This is based on the concept of ‘learning organisations’ by Peter Senge (see here for the Wikipedia summary of the topic). The ‘learning company’ concept is being championed by the ‘Gazelle’ colleges and is explained simply below:

Further work will be done to articulate this future ask and will be presented to the LEP on the future project list for Growth Deal. Members of the ESB are invited to offer comments.

Gazelle Learning Companies (GLCs) will be created in partnership with local and national businesses to give student-partners a real but secure environment in which to explore and practice all aspects of the wider business environment as they develop their core technical skills. They are fundamental to the development of entrepreneurial learning and will become the signature development for entrepreneurial colleges in establishing new local enterprise ecosystems—ecosystems that will support learners, their families and communities as they generate new forms of employment and enterprise. GLCs will operate as commercial entities within normal commercial constraints in order to provide an authentic working environment. Comprehensive working practices learned in one context will be directly transferrable into other commercial contexts. Learners progressing from Gazelle Learning Companies will demonstrate levels of attainment, work-readiness, business nous and professionalism that will be persuasive and valuable to future employers.

4. Next Steps The Strategic Economic Plan and Growth Deal must be submitted to Government by 31st March 2014. The documents will be going to the LEP Board on the 5th March for agreement, and the documents will be available on the LEP website for consultaion and comment from the 20th February 2014.

Appendix A: Skills and Aspirations Growth Deal

Title: Raising skills and aspirations Issue: Children from Cornwall perform in line with the national average at school, but the working age population in the region is less well qualified than the national average. Raising aspirations and providing an ambitious and talented workforce is essential if we are to deliver the plan for growth. Schools are the provider of the future workforce and having more systemic involvements in our schools by local employers is key to the growth of both vocational and academic aspiration. We need to inspire our young people by giving them a view of their potential in the future. We need to encourage our businesses to actively engage in this activity for their succession and growth planning. City Deals have increasingly recognised the importance of investing in young people in order to provide a workforce than can deliver economic growth. A £3.5m investment has recently been signed off by Government as part of Plymouth’s City Deal to improve the skills of young people in order to reduce youth unemployment & tackle low wages.1 In his report, No Stone Unturned, Michael Heseltine highlights the importance of an ‘education system that is more responsive to the needs of industry; and better management training in business.’ Our proposal aims to directly respond to this by embedding Business & Enterprise / Learning for Work within the school curriculum as part of mainstream delivery for long term sustainability in addition to providing a central point of coordination & communication to forge stronger & more productive employer / school partnerships. Location Priority Project 4 Clusters with County Wide Coverage

Cornwall Business Schools Establish four Business Schools which will become hubs of excellence using Business & Enterprise to raise whole school standards including:

• Teaching & learning • Curriculum (Learning for Work) • Community involvement & support for primary networks • Leadership & Management.

ESB / CTB / LEP to determine 4 geographical clusters based on need & school readiness. Bid to be submitted by a partnership which should include local business, further & higher education representation. Partnership agreement to be established as part of governance & funding arrangements for Business School.

County Wide

Raise attainment & aspiration from Key Stage 2 & beyond Ensure young people are enabled to make informed choices about their futures Ensure local businesses can access the skills they need Progression into labour market Progression through the labour market Removing barriers to economic growth Communities

Business & Enterprise School Cluster Model A cluster of schools (primary, secondary, post 16) that centre around the Cornwall Business School hub-site to share expertise, facilities and professional development. Partnership Development Manager - responsible for strategic development of the partnership of which the specialist school is the hub, strategic business engagement, liaison with other agencies, maximising resources & community assets including parental engagement. Learning for Work Coordinators: responsible for coordinating activity across the cluster & implementing the partnership plan. To monitor & evaluate provision. Activity could include: Subject / sector specific ‘Have a Go’ events Speed networking with ‘role models’ Work Experience and Careers Guidance Building bank of business ambassadors / mentors.

Primary Link Learning for Work Teachers - an existing teacher that is released

1 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plymouth-and-south-west-peninsula-city-deal-to-boost-jobs-and-growth


from teaching for 6 days per year, who is responsible for the development and delivery of high quality Business & Enterprise / Learning for Work education in their school. See Appendix 1 (Falmouth Ofsted report) Business Work Ready Hub An employer led / business owned ‘communication point’. The hub would act as a catalyst to bring together employers & the above networks in one central place. Would support the work of the coordinators (above) & inform the development of the CPD programme (below). Would establish links to maximise regional opportunities & linkage (Plymouth City Deal)

County Wide

that are economically & socially resilient

Continuing Professional Development This programme will ensure that teachers and others (pre & post 16) have the tools and expertise they need to deliver high quality business & enterprise / world of work education the content & delivery of which will be developed in partnership with local business. This programme will:

• Raise the quality of teaching in business & enterprise at secondary & primary level

• Enable & embed the use of LMI across the partnerships • Encourage more innovative interpretation of the business & enterprise

programme through embedding business led ‘real’ projects into the curriculum of study to better meet the needs of pupils to enhance achievement & better meet the needs of local employers

• Promote & forge stronger links between schools & local business • Enhance cross phase continuity to improve pupils progress in order to

support whole school approaches to improvement & raising standards.

• Leadership strand for Headteachers & Senior Managers in schools. • Training for ‘Business Governors’.

County Wide

Innovation Fund To support innovative solutions that will improve pathways into work for young people including activity recommended as part of the 16 – 19 review.

County Wide

Brighter Cornwall To support the progression of students from Cornwall into & through Higher Education & into Employment. The project will provide a package of support to widen participation & increase access to excellence (selective provision) in addition to an under graduate work placement programme aligned to economic priority sectors for Cornwall & existing work in relation to graduate placements. This will be funded through the SIF but forms part of the Learning for Work Pathway for a young person & the outcomes of this proposal.

Outcomes for Government: • Improved attainment at Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 5 & a reduced gap between those doing well & those doing less well Educational attainment not only determines outcomes in later life but also the likelihood of escaping poverty. Research indicates that child poverty reduces individual earnings and employment prospects. Costs to the economy come in the form of lost productivity and unemployment benefits. A report by the JRF2 on the impact of poverty on GDP shows that childhood poverty reduces earnings by between 15 and 28 per cent. Poverty also reduces the probability of being in employment at age 34 by between 4 and 7 per cent. • Careers Information Advice & Guidance (CEIAG) The House of Commons Education Select Committee announced a short inquiry into careers guidance for young people, in the light of the new statutory duty on schools to secure access to 2 http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/2300-poverty-employment-earnings.pdf


independent and impartial careers guidance for their pupils in years 9-11 from September 2012. The Committee warned that Careers guidance services for young people have deteriorated and will continue to do so unless urgent steps are taken by the Government. Our proposals are underpinned by effective CEIAG by embedding business & enterprise as part of the curriculum & mainstream delivery. • Reduction in young people NEET or at risk of NEET Research3 suggests that nationally the 2008 NEET cohort will cost an estimated £13 billion in public finance costs and £22 billion in opportunity costs over their lifetimes. • Reduction in Youth Unemployment (JSA Claims 16 – 24) A report by AVECO4 suggests that in 2012 ‘youth unemployment will cost the exchequer £4.8 billion (more than the budget for further education for 16- to- 19-year-olds in England) and cost the economy £10.7 billion in lost output. The longer term effects of youth unemployment at its current levels will ratchet up further future costs of £2.9 billion per year for the exchequer (equivalent to the entire annual budget for Jobcentre Plus) and £6.3 billion p.a. for the economy in lost output.’ • An increase in higher level skills in key sectors that support economic growth A report published by UK Universities5 shows that over a working life, the representative individual with an undergraduate qualification will earn between 20% and 25% more than his or her equivalent holding two or more A-levels: the so-called ‘graduate premium’. The same report also suggests that individuals in possession of higher education qualifications are more likely to be employed compared to those with the next highest level of qualification. They are also more likely to return to employment following periods in unemployment or economic inactivity. Through its focus on work placement activity & progression of graduates into the labour market this scheme will reduce under employment & the displacement of other members of the workforce as a result. • Reduced worklessness amongst families A whole family approach to the proposal including work with parents and links with clear links to the Social Inclusion (Growing Families) strand of the SIF will improve the employability of young people & reduce worklessness amongst families thereby alleviating the impacts of child poverty. Outcomes / Outputs for Cornwall:

• Increase in % pupils achieving 5+ A* - C GCSE’s including English & Maths • Increase in average point score per entry at Key Stage 5 • Increase in % of young people in Education, Employment & Training • Reduction in % of young people NEET • Reduction in 16 – 24 JSA claims • Reduction in 16 – 24 JSA claims (12 months+) • Increase in Apprenticeships starts / completions • Increase in % of students accessing higher education (destinations measures) • Increase in the number of undergraduate work placements provided locally • Increase in graduate level employment • Increase in % of teachers undertaking business & enterprise training & quality of business & enterprise

delivery in schools • Increase in workless families into work.

3 Against the Odds (Audit Commission, July 2010) 4 Youth Unemployment: the crisis we cannot afford ACEVO 2012) 5 http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Publications/Documents/research-gradprem.pdf

BN-ESB-09 - Community Learning Strategy - Feb 2014.doc - 1 -

Summary: Several providers in Cornwall receive a total of £1.7m in monies from the Skills Funding Agency specifically for ‘Community Learning’. This has been used for a range of recreational and leisure learning across Cornwall, but is now being pulled together into a more coherent strategy which should lead to less duplication and more effective community based learning choices. It is expected that some of the activity will be more focused on community development principles. The attached strategy shows how this work is progressing The Board are asked to note this activity. Prepared by: The Cornwall Community Learning Steering group

Briefing Note Paper No: BN-ESB-09

Cornwall Community Learning Strategy Purpose: For Information




Community Learning Strategy for Cornwall Adult Education, Cornwall College, Truro and Penwith College September 2013

1. Summary

Community Learning has recently been defined asi:

‘… a broad range of learning that brings together adults, often of different ages and backgrounds,

to pursue an interest, address a need, acquire a new skill, become healthier or learn how to

support their children.’

It is:

‘… undertaken for its own sake – may or may not lead to a qualification or result in direct

progression to other learning / training but will usually have wider progression outcomes.’

The funding, purpose and future of Community Learning is under active review by BIS and there is a

clear direction of travel expected of providers.

This paper is the response for Cornwall. It builds on our existing strengths and updates it through

collaboration between key providers, our recent Community Learning Trust project proposal, and

dialogue with key stakeholders to develop new ways of working and a response to policy

requirements.

2. Policy requirements

Providers were written to in February 2013 by SFA Regional Directors clarifying the requirement for

them to work in line with policy published in December 2011ii. This means:

Developing a community-focused offer supported by effective partnership working

Supporting a universal offer

Investing in the benefit to disadvantaged learners

Agreeing priorities with local stakeholders and networks

Providers must:

1. Have a strategy in place (this document)

2. Evidence engagement of key stakeholders in consultation to underpin objectives

3. Have clear outcomes and measures which can be evaluated

4. Develop a robust financial strategy to add to the Community Learning allocation – this

has been termed ‘Pound Plus’


5. Review the learning offer in the light of the above

3. Background

There are three SFA-funded providers of Community Learning in Cornwall: Cornwall Council Adult

Education Service (CAES), Cornwall College, and Truro and Penwith College. Historically, they have

delivered Community Learning in geographical patches, shown below:

Provider Geographical coverage

CAES Bude and Launceston, Liskeard (Caradon), Camelford,

Wadebridge, Bodmin, Newquay, Helston, Falmouth

Cornwall College St Austell, Camborne/Pool/Redruth, Saltash

Truro and Penwith

College

Truro, Penwith

In addition, CAES delivers Family Learning with schools, Children’s Centres and other partners

across the county.

This pattern of delivery has worked as a simple way to reduce competition and duplication, but it

could be explored in this new approach.

All three providers also deliver Adult Skills Budget (ASB) qualification and ESF provision, and the

colleges deliver significant volumes of 16-19 and Higher Education programmes.

During 2012 these three providers came together with Cornwall Council to produce a Community

Learning Trust Pilot application, in response to a call from BIS. The application was unsuccessful, as

the vast majority were, given that only 15 were approved nationally. However, progress was made

and will be integrated into this current approach. Some of the key aspects in the pilot proposal were:

A focus on health and well-being (given that in Cornwall significant funds were already

allocated to economic and social disadvantage through ASB and ESF)

Target groups of mental health and carers

A common approach across providers, including a ‘Pound Plus’ contribution of opening up

premises to identified VCS partners


Use of Cornwall Council and other existing mechanisms for engagement and consultation

(Cornwall Voluntary Sector Commissioning Board, Health and Wellbeing Board, Voluntary

Sector Forum, Cornwall Carers Partnership Board)

The other significant influence is the establishment of the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for

Cornwall, and its establishment of an Employment and Skills Board (ESB) with supply and demand

sub-groups. The Community Learning providers are represented on these groups. The ESB has

produced a draft Employment and Skills Strategy with five objectives:

I. Create an aspirational and innovative employment and enterprise culture

II. Improve skills and boost employment in growing global markets

III. Enable those out of work to compete in the labour market by developing the necessary skills

IV. Increase employer and individual investment in skills

V. Improve the quality of and access to information for learners, employers and providers

There are clear links between Community Learning and objective three above, which the ESB sees

as being delivered through the existing Cornwall Works model. Providers of Community Learning

also see it as a route towards ASB provision and thereby access to the other objectives.

4. Structure and drivers for Community Learning Approach

These are represented in the following diagram.


COMMUNITY LEARNING

Pound Plus

approaches

Innovate

across delivery

patches

Evaluation of impact (use

NIACE 4 ‘domains’ and BIS Learner

Survey)

CLT pilot application

(Mental Health, Carers, Changing

Lives project)

Community

Consultation

(VSF, SIMG

CVSCB)

Learner and

potential

learner

consultation

Steering

Group

Progression

into ASB

LEP / ESB


5. Objectives and delivery

Objective Suggested actions

1: Collate overview of provision I. Map what, where, why, allocation spent, to share baseline as required (e.g. LEP) and development from it

2: Engage stakeholders

I. LEP / ESB / Cornwall Works Strategy

II. Cornwall Council: Cornwall Voluntary Sector Commissioning Board, Health and Wellbeing Board, Health

III. Voluntary Sector Forum, Inclusion Cornwall

IV. Existing, past and potential learner consultation: Survey Monkey? Focus Groups?

3: Agree intended outcomes and

measures

I. Universal: growth, coverage?

II. Targeted on disadvantage – specific focus on health and well-being

4: Review curriculum offer I. As a response to feedback from engaged stakeholders above

5: Identify and implement ‘Pound

Plus’ approaches

I. Clarify and communicate premises contribution from original CLT proposal

II. Generate another one or two key ideas to pursue3

6: Innovate across delivery patches I. Identify some pilot activity which generates collaborative delivery between providers across traditional delivery patches,

focussed on generating new learners and enabling progression into ASB

7: Impact I. Undertake study of intended and actual impact of Community Learning, informed by research into SROI,


6. Next Steps

Agree a final draft of this document between the key providers and then commence wider stakeholder

engagement.

7. Coordination

Cornwall Council will provide a steer on issues of health and well-being, providing big messages and

headline data, identifying problems and key issues to which the providers of Community Learning and

their partners will respond.

Steering Group

It is proposed that a small steering group is established and tasks the operational group with delivery

of prioritised objectives each year.

Suggested membership:

• Cornwall Council Policy Officer for Health and Well-being

• Head of Adult Education

• Senior Manager Cornwall College

• Senior Manager Truro and Penwith College

• Chief Executive Voluntary Sector Forum

The Chair is to be elected and links to the LEP to be established.

Operations Group

This will be a small low-key group which takes action.

Suggested membership:

• Relevant delivery managers from Cornwall College, Truro and Penwith College, and Adult

Education

• Co-opting and liaising with key stakeholders as required

i Community Learning 2013/14: Information for Community Learning Providers, Skills Funding Agency presentation, February 2013 ii New Challenges, New Chances; BIS, December 2011 3 Consider volunteering, to which a value of £11.09 per hour has been attributed: Community Learning Trust – Pilot Evaluation Report, BIS, March 2013