Quarterly Partners Meeting HCA West Midlands 7 Dec 2012; Wrekin Housing Trust

1. Quarterly Partners Meeting HCA West Midlands 7 Dec 2012; Wrekin Housing Trust

2. Agenda • Welcome & Introductions – Margaret Allen • Midlands Performance Update – Charlotte Hill • Delivery Context; Forward Look – Margaret Allen • Q&As • Spotlight: Employment & Training – Tim Munro; Organisational Development Consultant, Wrekin Housing Trust • Networking and mince pie

3. Midlands Performance Charlotte Hill; Head of Programme, Performance and Strategy, HCA Midlands

4. Key Messages Excellent response to request for profiling start on site 2012-13 delivery is essential Bring forward spend from next year if possible

5. Overall programme performance

6. Housing programmes SPEND SPEND SPEND!

7. Housing programme outputs

8. The remaining programme

9. The remaining programme

10. Other programmes spend

11. Other programmes outputs

12. Delivery Context Margaret Allen

13. Some successes in Qtr 3

15. Delivery context – Programmes New programmes launched: • Care & Support Specialist Housing Fund (£240m) – HCA managing for DoH • Additional £300m Empty Homes – bidding details to follow GBB – projects now on site First community led scheme allocations made FirstBuy – bids being progressed

16. Delivery Context – Policy HCA land • MK transfer confirmed • updated disposal schedule to be published in coming weeks City Deals • land receipts to be ring-fenced for re-investment within LEP area (Gtr B’ham & Solihull) • 2nd wave city deal contenders announced (inc. Black Country; Cov & Warks; Leics; Milton Keynes; Stoke & Staffs) Growth Pilots • SEMLEP

17. What did the Autumn Statement bring?

18. 2013/14 – Joining the dots…….. Housing RegenerationGrowth Economic Development Our role is in • Land – provision, assembly, & use • Investment – housing & regen - appraisal & funding • Economic development – remediation, marketing • Enabling – planning, project management, delivery

19. In the Spotlight: Employment & Training Tim Munro; Organisational Development Consultant, Wrekin Housing Trust

20. Employment, Skills and Training Initiatives Changing the world one customer at a time …

21. Employment and Training Initiatives Board Approval in October 2010 to investigate extending delivery of training and development initiatives to support our communities and neighbourhoods

22. Employment of Apprentices • Employment of trainees • Work ready package • Partnership building • Modern business apprenticeship • Volunteer opportunity • Work placements • Work programme • Mentoring and Coaching Employment and Training Initiatives

23. Update on the numbers .. • 22 maintenance apprentices (over the last 4 years) • 55 work placements (JCP, self referrals), 8 have gained employment since being with us • Continuing work experience – days & block release • 4 new Customer Service Trainees (2 existing) • 6 placements started with QA Kitchens, 2 additional have been recruited • 1, placement with Travis Perkins Employment and Training Initiatives

24. Update on the numbers .. last 12 months • 1 long term placement from Phoenix School with Supported property team • 1 long term placement from NACRO • 1 long term catering placement • 1 long term grounds maintenance placement • Development Build Contracts – 6 @ Dothill, 2 @ Woodside, developer also taken on apprentice from Wrekin Housing Trust, • Development Build Contracts – Work Experience - schools • Mentoring and Coaching Employment and Training Initiatives

25. Employment and Training Initiatives Do not underestimate the difference that’s made : • ‘It has been a great experience, I couldn’t have asked for a better one’ • ‘Getting to know the Teams was the best thing’ • ‘There has been a warm welcoming feel at The Wrekin Housing Trust’ • ‘It has made me stand back and think where I am going to stand in the future’

26. “I have learnt to communicate with others to help the job run smoothly, try 110% every time and it has been rewarding helping the elderly” ‘It has been a wake-up call and a big step forward for me’ ‘Everyone did the best they could and I hope the best for them with others’

27. What's in the future .. What's the plan … • Currently processing JCP, tenant and schools referrals • Will recruit another 2 paid placements for QA starting in new year – 2 previous ones have been retained • Agreement from TP paid 6 month placement • 12 paid trainee positions with Wrekin Housing Trust

28. Thank you…

29. HCA Branding Changes / 2013 Partner Meetings Johanne Thomas; HCA

30. HCA Branding Changes • Single logo, based on a HM Government brand identity • Move to a single citizen facing website for all Government departments and their ALBs • Changes formally incorporated in Civil Service Reform Plan – applying to all Government departments and their ALBs • DCLG early adopter • Timescales • Single brand - April 2013 • Single web domain – April 2014 • Business as usual at the moment but be alert in the New Year

32. Partner Meetings 2013 • This year was a first for roaming meetings and Spotlights • What works, what doesn’t? • Evaluation based on your feedback – 5 Quick Questions • Overall feedback questions 1-3 • Venue • Frequency • Other idea! • Other communication channels to watch out for in 2013 • Midlands enews • Twitter • LinkedIn Please give us your feedback!!! www.homesandcommunities.co.uk