focusing on neets creating positive progression opportunities
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Focusing on NEETs Creating positive progression opportunities. Heather Freeman - Regional Project Manager 01992 411359 [email protected] Ben Wyse - Deputy Project Manager 01992 411544 [email protected]. ESF Funded NEET Projects – East of England. Youth East 2 (Kick Start Your Future) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
FOCUSING ON NEETS
CREATING POSITIVE PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES
Heather Freeman - Regional Project Manager
01992 411359 [email protected]
Ben Wyse - Deputy Project Manager01992 411544 [email protected]
ESF Funded NEET Projects – East of England
Youth East 2 (Kick Start Your Future) NEET or at risk of disengaging aged 14-18 (4071)
Start April 2011/ End December 2013
Youth East Works YEW (Pathways to Apprenticeships) NEETs wishing to engage in work based training through
apprenticeships aged 16-19 (839)Start April 2011 / End December 2012
Awarded following the successful completion of two similar projects 2009/2010
Youth East 1 – Results (16-19)
Target Achieved %
Starts 2865 2885 100%
Qualifications 2186 2254 103%
Progression 1497 1950 130%
Herts Youth – Results (14-16)
Target Achieved %
Starts 335/304 304 91%
Qualifications 302/251 251 83%
Progressions 268 262 98%
County Starts Targets – Youth East 2 (14-19)
County Starts
Cambs 620
Essex 1612
Herts 636
Norfolk 626
Suffolk 577
Total 4071
Hertfordshire Providers
Essex Training Centre Hertford Regional College North Herts College Oaklands College West Herts College Positive Strides Ridgemond Training TEC@Tabbard Wheels YMCA Training SPS
County Starts Target - Youth East Works (16-19)
County Starts
Cambs 125
Essex 323
Herts 138
Norfolk 135
Suffolk 118
Total 839
Hertfordshire Providers
Hertford Regional College Oaklands College North Herts College West Herts College
Managing a regional project to address the needs of NEET young people
Strengths: Regional lead with local perspective Centrally managed profiles / flexibility to meet
demand Flexible/peripatetic providers Consistent approach to quality Shared good practice Partnership rather than competition Bespoke MI system Robust audit trail Dedicated resource
Managing a regional project to address the needs of NEET young people
Challenges: Project volumes v growing NEETs Stakeholder expectations 3rd generation worklessness/benefit trap Economic tensions Travel Cohort mix Multi levels of capability Much reduced referral resource in some counties Dealing with poor levels of literacy, numeracy and
language skills
How do we engage with and recruit young people?
Tasters / Incentives Positive promotion / word of mouth Short and interesting – something different Seamless progression available immediately Multi agency approach – holistic projects Work experience / project leads into work Good staff with the right experience and attitude Good / current information for referral partners Use technology to approach young people Relationship with schools – preventative work 14-16 Flexible provision linked to curriculum 14-16
Encouraging employers to give NEET young people an opportunity
Providers funded for starts and completions on work tasters Pre Apprenticeship Academies – aspire to work from the start Eligible SMEs paid for Supported Placement opportunity £300
start, £500 milestones and £1000 when convert to a full Apprenticeship – up to 26 weeks, learner paid a training allowance until they start the Apprenticeship
Employer open evenings – sector based (targeted promotion) Work focussed qualifications (Work Skills) – skills that employers
want e.g. Attitudes and behaviours Working with others / alone Listening skills / following instructions / speaking skills Problem solving Communication / confidence
Group Task
“A significant number of NEET young people dip in and out of programmes remaining
NEET until they can claim a benefit”
How do we prevent the NEET ‘churn’ and ensure sustained progression?
Consider
Training Provider Mentors
School Ambassadors
Connexions Communication channels
Employers Tracking
Parents Incentives
Aims
Identify three major barriers that cause the ‘churn’
Identify three actions to address the barriers