West Wales and the Valleys Priorities European Structural Funds Priorities and Themes National Delivery Regional Delivery Local Delivery Activities not yet allocated to a specific delivery tier Welsh Government Lead Sponsor Agency /organisation Lead Sponsor Regional Responses Local Community Responses Youth Employment and Attainment Theme 1: Youth Employment (up to 25 years old) Theme 2: Youth Attainment and Engagement Labour market participation for young people e.g. Jobs Growth Wales (currently to March 2015). Apprenticeships across all relevant vocational Traineeships for 16-18 year olds: Assessment of need Activities to prevent disengagement Motivation Confidence Supporting transition from education to employment. A strategic project to support schools in their delivery of the Careers and the world of work framework. Activities to include: - Work experience; - Practitioner training (initial and CPD); - employer sector - transitional employment for disadvantaged young people aged 16 – 24 who have more complex barriers to work. First stage intervention projects for the most disadvantaged and disaffected young people for whom employment or education would not be immediately appropriate will feed into the above transitional employment projects. Activity identified through provision mapping and evidence gathering to support Engagement and Progression Framework Provision to support more flexible course start dates – ‘roll on, roll off’ provision (especially in FE). Support to overcome more complex barriers to participation in education or training i.e. drug and alcohol misuse Support targeted at disadvantaged groups in particular looked after children and care leavers, young people who have offended, young people with additional learning needs. Early identification and tracking process for Activity identified through provision mapping and evidence gathering to support Youth Engagement and Progression Framework Bespoke local responses to identified need not met through national and regional delivery. Niche provision i.e. specific targeting of hardest to help and most disadvantaged Training through effective means
Employer engagement and job matching activities [Skills Gateway] Theme 2: Skills for Research & Innovation Delivery of skills provision [Employer Skills Priorities Fund] Meeting the recruitment and skills of individuals and of strategically important companies which cannot be met through other existing provision and/or where there is a clear case for Welsh Government intervention. [Flexible Skills Fund] Graduate employment support: Work placements Self-employment support High level skills development through tailor made training opportunities. Application of research through placements with companies – especially SMEs. Development of foundation degrees within a regional dimension, responding to specific institutional expertise and resource provision, as well as regional sector demand. [HE-led projects] Theme 3: Leadership and Management
Theme 4: Gender Equality Overcoming inequalities in the labour market [Chwarae Teg] Labour market engagement for disadvantaged groups – furthest from the labour market Soft skills i.e. confidence building, motivation etc – overcoming barriers to engagement in the labour market. Tackling Poverty through Sustainable Employment Theme 1: Helping people into employment National referral and assessment system including access to Adult careers advice and guidance [Skills Gateway] Employer engagement and job matching activities [Skills Gateway] Meeting the recruitment and skills needs of individuals and of strategically important companies which cannot be met through other existing provision and/or where there is a clear case for Welsh Government intervention [Flexible Skills Fund] Third sector - First step engagement interventions to provide support to those furthest from the labour market, with complex disadvantages and barriers to employment, including workless families. Facilitated through small, tailored, participant-focussed, locally delivered projects mainly from the third sector. Supported employment for individuals across all target groups (50+, Work Limiting Health Conditions, Women returners, Ex-offenders, Substance Misuse and Lone Parents) wanting to take the next step through a mixture of: - transitional employment Accredited work focussed training Work Placements and work experiences with in work mentoring & support Support to overcome final barriers to participation in the labour market i.e. childcare, transport, accredited sector specific vocational training and qualifications Employer incentives to employ redundant workers Up-skilling/re-skilling for redundant workers Bespoke responses to identified need not met through national and regional delivery. Niche provision i.e. specific targeting of hardest to help and most disadvantaged Training through effective ESOL Digital Skills Theme 2: Inclusion & National referral and assessment system Support to overcome more complex barriers Bespoke local responses to identified
opportunities to help people prepare for work - support for people with entrenched multiple barriers rather than just ‘work ready’ individuals - actions to improve the base of each participant Note: The activities will be coordinated at regional and level and ensure that services can be participant-centred without reference to multiple boundaries. Engagement in the labour market including access to Adult careers advice and guidance [Skills Gateway] to participation in the labour market i.e. drug and alcohol misuse need not met through national and regional delivery. provision i.e. specific targeting of hardest to help and most disadvantaged Training through effective means Theme 3: Helping people stay & progress into work Continued delivery of Healthy Working Wales, to Improve health and well being at work; to reduce the impact of Ill-health at work; and, to encourage early intervention services. Provision of early intervention, work focused health support. ABMU – continued delivery of Well being through Work (condition management support). Access to work focused health care through NHS or 3rd sector delivery. Continued delivery of the Fit for Work Services East Wales Priorities European Structural Priorities and Themes National Delivery Regional Delivery Local Delivery Activities not yet allocated to a specific delivery tier Welsh Government Lead Sponsor Other Agency/organisation Lead Sponsor Regional Responses Community Responses Skills for Growth Apprenticeships across all relevant vocational areas Overcoming inequalities in the labour market [Chwarae Teg] Bespoke local responses to identified need not met through
National referral and assessment system [Skills Gateway] Workforce development activities [Skills Gateway] Funding accessible to FEIs specifically for the delivery of employer-led skills provision [Employer Skills Priorities Fund] national and regional delivery. Tackling Poverty through Sustainable Employment TBC by WEFO National referral and assessment system including access to Adult careers advice and guidance [Skills Gateway] Employer engagement and job matching activities [Skills Gateway] Meeting the skills needs of companies of strategic importance which cannot be met through other existing provision and/or where there is a clear case for Welsh Government intervention [Flexible Skills Fund] Third sector - First step engagement interventions to provide support to those furthest from the labour market, with complex disadvantages and barriers to employment, including workless families. Facilitated through small, tailored, participant-focussed, locally delivered projects mainly from the third sector. Supported employment for individuals across all target groups (50+, Work Limiting Health Conditions, Women returners, Ex-offenders, Substance Misuse and Lone Parents) wanting Accredited work focussed training Work Placements and work experiences with in work mentoring & support Support to overcome final barriers to participation in the labour market i.e. childcare, transport, accredited sector specific vocational training and qualifications Employer incentives to employ redundant workers Up-skilling/re-skilling for redundant workers Bespoke local responses to identified need not met through national and regional delivery. Niche provision i.e. specific targeting of hardest to help and most disadvantaged Training through effective means Digital skills ESOL
Confidence Supporting transition from education to employment. A strategic project to support schools in their delivery of the Careers and the world of work framework. employment or education would not be immediately appropriate will feed into the above transitional employment projects. Support to overcome more complex barriers to participation in education or training i.e. drug and alcohol misuse Early identification and tracking process for young people who are in danger of becoming NEET Niche provision i.e. specific targeting of hardest to help and most disadvantaged Training through effective means