real opportunities – real futures
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Real Opportunities – Real Futures. In Wythenshawe, Manchester. Helen Hawxwell Employment Initiatives Manager Parkway Green Housing Trust/Willow Park Housing Trust Worklessness Coordinator for The Airport Group. In this 10 minutes …. The Background The problem – why address it? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Real Opportunities – Real Futures
In Wythenshawe, Manchester
Helen HawxwellEmployment Initiatives ManagerParkway Green Housing Trust/Willow Park Housing TrustWorklessness Coordinator for The Airport Group
In this 10 minutes …
The Background The problem – why address it? The solution – pathways and partnerships The result – Real Opportunities The ‘How’ Successes
The background
The problem
The problem
A range of innovative employment and training initiatives
The Solution
PG Gateway
Attendance initiatives
Adult Work Placements
Get Hired
Raising Horizons
Work Experience
Talent Pool
Travel Project
Willow Futures Academy
Get Britain Working
BW3
Get Trained to Get Hired
Raising HorizonsApprenticeships
Reading mentoring
LEAP – A Greater Manchester Initiative
26 RPs in Greater Manchester
Commitment to fill 25% entry-level roles with local people
Creation of Talent Pool
79 vacancies sent to Talent Pools
48 filled through Talent Pool
650 Wythenshawe residents joined Talent Pool since July 2010
55% have secured employment
Over 75% Wythenshawe entry-level vacancies filled through Talent Pool
Enabling residents to access a personalised pathway to work that develops their skills and
maximises their potential and opportunities
All key public facing bodies in Wythenshawe
Over 450 referrals – 85% from housing colleagues
300 colleagues trained
Access to the Talent Pool
Barriers identified
Tracking outcomes
We’ve all got day jobs – but we’ve got jobs!
Access to Willow Futures Academy
Successes – Laura, 23
Successes – Riki, 17
Riki left school before completing his GCSEs. His family have been supported by the Family Intervention Project for over two years. Riki completed a Real Opportunities form with his FIP worker in
December 2011, and was referred straight to under-19 Foundation Learning/pre-employment provision in Wythenshawe,
run by Skills Solutions. Riki started the 48 week course on 13th January and is four weeks into a work placement with Parkway
Green. He is progressing well and impressing everyone!
Successes – Nicole, 33
My Neighbourhood Officer told me about Real Opportunities and arranged a careers appointment for me. I was in the process of
applying for a part time job on top of my hours at Wilkinsons, and the advisor helped me with the application form. I also spoke to the Travel Advisor who was there on the same day. I got the job at Matalan but the buses were difficult early in the morning, so the Travel Advisor asked if I wanted a free bike! I’m still using it to get to work – it’s good exercise as well as getting me to work
on time! I’ve just been offered more permanent hours at Wilkinsons and I’m really pleased.
Thank you
Willow Futures Academy
THE BRAND NAME FOR ALL WILLOW PARK’S EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING INITIATIVES
Today’s Potential. Tomorrow’s Talent
50 Work Experience &
Adult Placements HOUSING
PROPERTY SERVICES
REGENERATION
RESOURCES
Willow Park Jobs Fund
COMMUNITY CENTRES
HOUSING
COMMUNICATIONS
STREET CLEANSING
GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE
HUMAN RESOURCES
REGENERATION
WORK EXPERIENCE STUDENT 2010
APPRENTICE 2011
MANAGEMENT TRAINEE 2016?
OWN BUSINESS 2025?
APPROVED CONTRACTOR FOR WILLOW PARK 2029?
Meet Ayden…
APPRENTICE
TRAINEE PROJECT MANAGER?
PROJECT MANAGER?
SELF EMPLOYMENT?
So What?
THE FINANCES
‘RIPPLE EFFECT’
IMPROVING THE SOFT STUFF
ENHANCING OUR EXISTING
SERVICES
RAISED PROFILE
Many thanks!
Victoria McDowellACADEMY MANAGER0161 946 [email protected]
Helen HawxwellEMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES MANAGER0161 946 [email protected]