Scottish Government

Local Lifelong Learning

Project to support locallly based lifelong learning and training skills

Supporting the Transition to Employment

2,100

-

-

-

-

-

-

Apprenticeship Training

Programme provides 300+ modern apprenticeship training places for young people to improve their training and employment opportunities; delivered in partnership with private sector employers, industry lead bodies and colleges etc.

Vocational Training

827

-

-

-

-

-

-

Vocational Training

1,000 places offered through training and education programmes which provides core skills and SVQ modular units in construction trades, customer and financial services etc; delivered in partnership with private sector employers college.

Vocational Training

3,177

40

1,194

-

2,304

-

3,539

TOTAL

6,104

40

1,194

2,304

3,539

Routes to Work

Vocational training for students from SIP areas, focusing on young people who are unfamiliar with or put off by the more formal educational routes. Consists of core RtW elements and opportunities to gain qualifications / work experience in areas of vocational interest.

Vocational Training

76

-

79

-

32

-

111

Learning to Work

Aimed at S3 pupils in 6 of Inverclyde's 8 Secondary schools. Overall objective is to identify young people from SIP areas / with distinct guidance needs, and provide a Careers-based programme of activities to introduce young people to the world of work.

Supporting the Transition to Employment

236

-

-

-

-

-

-

Individual Change Accounts

Assists young people wishing to access training, employment & further education opportunities who are experiencing barriersExamples of uses of the fund: travel expenses for training courses outwith the district, clothing for interviews, counselling, equipment for a college course.

Supporting the Transition to Employment

90

-

-

-

-

-

-

Modern Apprenticeship/ Skillseeker

Targeted resources to increase the take up of placements for young people from the SIP areas. Involves not only support to young people who may be identified as beneficiaries of the programme, but also support to potential employers, to generate proactive vacancies which may be suitable for MA / SS trainees.

Vocational Training

1,113

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL

1,515

79

32

111

Young Enterprise

Aims to provide young people with the necessary skills for business. It has extended the programme from schools into SIP communities.

Supporting the Transition to Employment

34

-

-

-

3

186

189

New Employment Apprentice-ship Training

Through BNSF additional support is provided to trainees in the form of assistance with childcare costs and one-to-one tuition.

Vocational Training

60

-

-

-

-

-

-

JOBlink

JOBlink provides support to New Deal participants, employers and employees. Sservices are now being made available to a larger group of unemployed residents, aged 16-24 years in SIP areas.

Advice and Guidance

137

-

162

199

-

-

361

WD Environmental Management Trust

The WD Environmental Trust is developing an ILM Project in partnership with the Council and Greenlight.

Transitional employment

35

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lifeskills

Working with 40 hard-to-reach 16-17 yr olds p.a. tackling lifestyle issues. Participants are furthest away from the labour market and tend to have a range of complex personal/social issues. Works with community-based projects in SIP areas.

Supporting the Transition to Employment

147

-

-

321

15

-

336

Action Team for Jobs

Action Team for Jobs (Jobcentre Plus) Programme provides an advisory service to jobless people in 12 electoral wards.

Advice and Guidance

151

-

-

-

1,184

-

1,184

TOTAL

564

162

520

1,199

186

2,070

Jobs Action Team

A Jobs Access Advisor provides intensive support to clients

Advice and Guidance

101

-

-

-

-

-

-

Employability training programme

The programme registers clients for guidance and progresses them into further education

Advice and Guidance

50

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transitional employment initiative

A Transitional Employment Agency (Equip) with the Wisegroup has been set up to provide transitional employment opportunities for at least 48 clients

Transitional employment

218

30

510

-

-

-

540

Wage subsidy incentives (Jobs Access)

A wage subsidy scheme has been established to provide local employers with subsidies for a period of 6 months

Supporting the Transition to Employment

60

30

-

-

30

-

60

Benefits to work programme

A fund is available to assist clients make the transition from benefits to work.

Supporting the Transition to Employment

55

-

-

-

-

-

-

Local jobs/training agreements

A programme has been developed to help BNSF partners to ensure that local labour is utilised where possible

Supporting the Transition to Employment

20

-

-

-

-

-

-

Employment sustain programme

A programme to retain clients in work is included in the new Transitional Employment programme

Transitional employment

30

-

-

-

-

-

-

Client management system

A specialised computer database tracks all clients registered with the programme

Monitoring

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

Job rotation

Delivered by WEA, the project combines training, work placement and employee development. Beneficiary will be placed with company allowing a number of current employees to access further training

Transitional employment

66

-

-

-

-

-

138*

Community employment initiative

Accesses the hidden unemployed or those not on the official register using community development streetwork techniques. Project staff act as mentor/advocate to beneficiaries to assist them to re-enter the labour market

Advice and Guidance

46

-

-

-

-

-

95*

Job Coaching ILM

Part funded ILM managed by the Wise Group - project offers specialist support to beneficiaries with into work benefit issues. Also provides tailored training opportunities and transitional part time employment placements

Transitional employment

27

-

-

-

-

-

140*

Housing Environmental ILM

Two part funded ILM projects managed by the Wise Group - supports beneficiaries on disabled benefits re-enter the labour market. Uses trainee/ ILM support workers in delivery

Transitional employment

20

-

-

-

-

-

230*

TOTAL

697

60

510

0

30

0

1,204

Enterprise

Various community based projects including business start-ups, training and overcoming barriers

Advice and Guidance

450

82

65

90

626

-

864

TOTAL

450

82

65

90

626

-

864

Care at Home Training Consortium

A comprehensive programme designed to develop and train carers in order to improve the quality and extend the types of care and support offered to older people

Vocational Training

258

-

-

-

10

-

10

TOTAL

258

10

10

PartSIPate

To provide sustainable employment, education and training opportunities for disengaged young people

Supporting the Transition to Employment

125

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mavisbank School Grounds ILM

Transform the grounds of Mavisbank School whilst providing work and training for a number of young people from the local community

Transitional employment

129

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL

254