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Welfare to Work - Scotland 2012 Working Well Together Linda McKay, Principal, Forth Valley College

Welfare to Work - Scotland 2012 Working Well Together Linda McKay, Principal, Forth Valley College. Our Organisation. Regional College since 2005 Serving 14,000 learners Serving 3 local authority areas

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Welfare to Work - Scotland 2012 Working Well Together Linda McKay, Principal, Forth Valley College

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  1. Welfare to Work - Scotland 2012Working Well TogetherLinda McKay,Principal, Forth Valley College

  2. Our Organisation • Regional College since 2005 • Serving 14,000 learners • Serving 3 local authority areas • Serving key sectors: oil & gas, chemicals, life sciences, energy, tourism, creative industries, food & drink • Reach from Grangemouth  National Park

  3. Our Organisation • 5.1% activity / 5.6% Scottish population • High proportion of work-based learning • 10% of activity with 91% success rate • Over 2,000 employers actively engaged including BP,GSK, NHS Forth Valley • 59% of full time learners in 16-19 age category – responding to Opportunities For All • 240 New College Learners currently recruiting • 850 learners not yet accommodated – session 2012/13 • Reduction in funding since 2010 – 13.8%

  4. Get A Job, Keep A Job, Get a Better Job “Almost all learners successfully gain employment and employers regard the College as a major source for recruitment”. Forth Valley College – 25 May 2012 A Report by Education Scotland

  5. Partnership Experience • Stirling Council / FVC • Project: Raploch Campus • Outcome: A unique hospitality service and training environment. • INEOS / Heriot Watt / FVC • Project: Engineers of the Future MA -> M Eng • Outcome: Unique MA -> M Eng programme for apprentices • Historic Scotland / FVC • Project: National Conservation Centre • Outcome: Specialist and enhanced training for Scotland’s built heritage

  6. Learning to Partner • Shared ambition to make a difference • Motivated, empowered staff • Delivery focus with strong project management • Innovation and risk taking with executive support • Openness over funds / resources / performance • A partner of choice - behaviours

  7. What Partners say… The College has “a positive reputation with community, business and other learning providers for integrity, flexibility and, particularly, responsiveness”. Forth Valley College – 25 May 2012 A Report by Education Scotland

  8. Excellent Practice The Forth Valley Regional Gateway to Work • SFC/SDS pump priming • Job outcomes not learning outcomes • Effective referral and tracking systems • Joined up funding solutions • Fitting services to people • Matching individuals to opportunity

  9. Tailored Solutions • OPITO Transitions • 16 week offshore programme • 90% Job Outcomes • Roll out to armed services • Creative Individuals in to Self Employment • Business Gateway Clackmannanshire–Ceteris • Business mentors • 75% start ups achieved

  10. Value for the Public Pound Short job focused training Year 1 • 106 clients with 65% achieving job outcomes • £1,096,154 overall savings and contribution based on Benefit savings, Tax and NI.

  11. Working together with: • 3 local employability partnerships • Forth Valley wide PACE partnership • SDS – New College Learning • Business Gateway x 3 • Third Sector • Training providers • NHS Forth Valley • ………. • Crucially employers & sector bodies

  12. Working together… in practice… • Is making a real difference • Is within existing resources • Promotes intelligence sharing • Promotes local solutions • Develops positive relationships • BUT…

  13. Working together… in practice… • Massive resource commitment – people • Complex funding streams and performance measures • Duplication • Data sharing issues • Beaurocracy • Sustainable? • Efficient?

  14. The Future Delivery of Public Services What’s stopping us?

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