Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull WIDER PARTNERSHIP
BRIEFING Friday 16 th May 2014 9.30am 12.00pm The Blossom Suite,
Solihull College Slide 2 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Welcome, Introductions & Housekeeping Dave Pinwell Slide 3
Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull AGENDA 10.10 10.40Talent
Match Procurement Process (Tracey OBrien & Hilary Porter) 10.40
11.00Delivery (Alan Crawford & Caroline Anson) SUSTAiN
Programme outcomes The Talent Match Company Subsidised Wage
Placements Volunteering Placements 11.00 11.30Workshop Consultation
(all) Exploring referral pathways and joint delivery 11.30
11.40Workshop Feedback (Jason Wright & John English ) 11.40
11.55Talent Match Ambassadors The story so far (Jason Wright,Robert
Morris & Natasha Edwards) 11.55 12.00Closing Comments Slide 4
Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull Delivery Alan Crawford
Caroline Anson Slide 5 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Programme Outcomes Employment/Enterprise No of young people
securing sustained employment (at least 6 months) 200 Number of
young people obtaining employment (BVSC internal target) 400 No of
young people securing self employment / enterprise (for at least 12
months) 100 Slide 6 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Programme Outcomes Work Experience No of young people undertaking
work placements 500 Training, skills and education No of young
people undertaking basic skills training opportunities 250 No of
young people into apprenticeships 50 No of young people into formal
education 50 Slide 7 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Programme Outcomes Volunteering No of young people undertaking
volunteering placements 200 No of young people regularly
undertaking volunteering 70 Young people engagement No of young
people who were previously classed as "hidden 250 No of young
people engaged 1000 Employer engagement No of new employers engaged
100 No of new work placements120 No of new employers offering work
experience placements 120 No of new volunteer placements 80 No of
new organisations offering volunteer placements 80 No of new
apprenticeship opportunities 50 Slide 8 Talent Match Birmingham
& Solihull Solihull SUSTAiN Involvement To raise the profile of
Talent Match across Solihull To link Talent Match with
complementary activities in Solihull that will add value to the
young persons experience To assist in the recruitment and
deployment of Talent Match ambassadors To help develop the
market-place in Solihull by attracting potential employers, host
volunteer organisations etc To represent Solihull stakeholders at
the Core Strategic Partnership Slide 9 Talent Match Birmingham
& Solihull Talent Match Cohort NEET HOTSPOTS in Birmingham and
Solihull. Looked after young people. Young people with a learning
difficulty / disability. Those who have offended or at risk of
offending. Slide 10 Assigned coach Assessment Action Plan Assigned
coach Assessment Action Plan Referral Self / Agency Referral Self /
Agency Secured Sustained employment and or self employment 300
(greater than 6 months) Secured Sustained employment and or self
employment 300 (greater than 6 months) Talent Match Delivery Model
Wrap around support Sustained self employment Volunteering
placement Subsidised work placement Slide 11 Talent Match
Birmingham & Solihull The Talent Match Company Slide 12 Talent
Match Birmingham & Solihull The Talent Match Company Separate
company limited by guarantee Company will employ all young people
on the subsided wage option. Job matching service. Company will
second young people to Voluntary, Statutory and Private sectors.
Full time dedicated HR officer. Ongoing co-ordinated support. Slide
13 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull Subsidised Wage
Placements Slide 14 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Subsidised Wage Placements Criteria-Employers Young People Level of
subsidy will be agreed per placement. Must be sustainable roles
that reflect the labour market. Wage rate set at 6.31(top of NMW)
irrespective of age. 30 hours week. Placements between 1 and 6
months. Risk managed by the talent Match Company. Slide 15 Talent
Match Birmingham & Solihull Volunteering Placements Slide 16
Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull Volunteering Placements
Criteria Voluntary activity Young People 4 week placement Placement
allowance 35 pw Volunteer expenses Placement agreement Ongoing
coach /mentor support Slide 17 Talent Match Birmingham &
Solihull Workshop Consultation Exploring referral pathways and
joint delivery Slide 18 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Workshop Discussion 1.How do we ensure effective referral pathways
that enable us to engage with hard to reach groups whilst ensuring
demand does not exceed capacity? 2.How do we ensure Talent Match
establishes synergy with other initiatives? Slide 19 Talent Match
Birmingham & Solihull Workshop Feedback Jason Wright John
English Slide 20 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull Talent
Match Ambassadors The story so far Jason Wright Robert Morris
Natasha Edwards Slide 21 Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull
Talent Match Ambassadors 28 referrals 18 signed up 9 regular
engagement Who they are What the role covers/what they do
Activities Future Plans Slide 22 Talent Match Birmingham &
Solihull Robert -my story Experiences Employment Slide 23 Talent
Match Birmingham & Solihull Why I got involved What I like
about being an ambassador: Conducting interviews Proof-reading
Presentation Leaflet design and development Facebook page Slide 24
Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull Natasha-My story My
experience of education Barriers Ive faced How Ive benefited from
being an Ambassador Hopes for the future Slide 25 Talent Match
Birmingham & Solihull For further information To join the
partnership: [email protected][email protected] General :
[email protected]@bvsc.org Employer & volunteering:
[email protected]@bvsc.org Referrals &Ambassadors
[email protected]@bvsc.org Slide 26 Talent Match Birmingham
& Solihull Closing Comments
