Recruiting Talent in Gedling
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Welcome to Recruiting Talent in Gedling Joelle Davies Service Manager Economic Growth and Regeneration Gedling Borough Council • Karen Bradford – Chief Executive, Gedling Borough Council • Dawn Edwards – President East Midlands Chamber • Lisa Vernon – D2N2 LEP BREAK • Workshop 1: Nottingham Jobs, BBO or Marketplace • Workshop 2: Chamber of Commerce, Nottinghamshire CC or Marketplace • Workshop 3: Princes Trust, Groundwork or Marketplace • Closing remarks NETWORKING LUNCH Karen Bradford Chief Executive Gedling Borough Council Dawn Edwards Challenge Consulting and President East Midlands Chamber Lisa Vernon Employment and Skills Coordinator D2N2 LEP The D2N2 Labour Market Lisa Vernon Skills & Enterprise Coordinator D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership November 2019 Vision 2030 “By 2030, D2N2 will have a transformed high-value economy, prosperous, healthy and inclusive, and one of the most productive in Europe. The spark in the UK’s growth engine.” www.d2n2lep.org/sep Change • “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence—it is to act with yesterday’s logic.” —Peter Drucker • “All great changes are preceded by chaos.” — Deepak Chopra • “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” —John F. Kennedy Global Trends • Automation will destroy and create jobs • Globalisation will require language skills • Population aging will require health skills • Urbanisation will require transport skills • Green economy will require new engineering skills • Health and education will grow • Food and retail will change • Skills for construction and agriculture will change futureskills.pearson.com 1. Demographic ‘squeeze’ “An ageing society with limited growth in working age population will make it harder to bridge the skills gap – we have to do more and better with what/who we have ” Population Jobs and Workforce Growth (to 2030) 2. Economic Inactivity “Most people currently able to work are already doing so – those who aren’t have at least one major barrier” Barriers to Economic Activity Health and Disability 3. Future skills and the digital shift “The mix and skills profile of jobs is changing faster than ever – we need to understand this change and find ways to plan more effectively for it” Skills levels and inequalities UK L4+ % UK L1 or no qual % Shifting skill demand – e.g. assemblers Risk of Automation Rushcliffe Mansfield 39% 57% 4. Aspiration “Young people need a stronger connection to the jobs of the future and the confidence and motivation to ensure success” Sustaining Aspiration Priorities in D2N2 • Low carbon • Skills for productivity • Raising real wages • Mitigating current and future skills gaps • Social mobility & inclusion • Planning for future business needs : • Infrastructure • Investment • Skills and labour • Innovation, competitiveness and productivity We aim to inspire and prepare young The Enterprise people for the world of work, by linking business/ employer volunteers Adviser Network (Enterprise Advisers) with local schools and colleges. D2N2 Growth Hub Lisa Vernon [email protected] 07387 141585 Any questions? Break Workshop 1 Nottingham Jobs – Phil Yates BBO Stakeholder Manager, Nottinghamshire– Maria Ward Marketplace Phil Yates Nottingham Jobs Nottingham Jobs LOCAL EMPLOYERS - OUR OFFER TO YOU! Who we are and what we do . Nottingham Jobs is a partnership between Nottingham City Council, the Department for Work & Pensions and the Futures Group . We are a publicly-funded employment & skills service, free at the point of use, supporting both employers and jobseekers in the Greater Nottingham area . In partnership with Nottingham College, we deliver the ‘Building Skills for Construction’ programme, financed by CITB’s Construction Skills Fund . We provide: . Grants to support salary costs, staff training, licences and equipment . Tailored recruitment support, job advertising, and access to an extensive candidate base through our partnership . Advice and help to take on apprenticeships and secure accredited training in a range of construction disciplines . Guidance on becoming recognised as a top-quality and inclusive employer, including specialist mental health and pastoral support for the construction workforce . A dedicated construction skills hub and training centre located in the heart of Nottingham close to major development sites Nottingham Jobs Fund 125 grants available until March 2020 (or until all awarded – first come, first served) Available to employers of any size although a preference for SMEs, charities and community organisations £5,000 per eligible candidate appointed (no maximum number of grants), although NJF placements cannot exceed non-NJF staff Employers must have a vacancy and recruit unemployed or economically inactive city residents, paying the national minimum wage (if an apprenticeship) Role must be full-time and last for a year (although candidates can request part-time – i.e. females returning to work - or be placed with multiple employers for the duration of their placement) We can either recruit the candidate for you or fund your own preferred candidate (including retrospectively, up to 3 months after recruitment). Candidates can also self-market. Placements would ideally be one of: BAME Lone Parent Aged 18-24 or over 50 Have no basic skills (equivalent of C at Maths / English GCSE or ESOL) Have a disability or health condition Section 106 Funding Can be used by both construction and end-use employers (i.e. where the build has an employment usage such as a warehouse or office build) Available to all main contractors and sub-contractors working on major development in Nottingham where the build value is over £2m Highly flexible – can be used for accredited training, recruitment and advertising, personal protective equipment, transport and a range of construction tickets and licences Funding can be used to both train existing staff and to support the recruitment of new staff, meeting a variety of workforce needs Can also support Meet-the-Buyer events connecting local construction SMEs with developers and main contractors from major construction sites within Nottingham Beneficiaries can be employees, applicants or work experience placements, but must live within the Nottingham City boundary and we will assist with the necessary postcode check to verify eligibility for funding Employers can be based outside of Nottingham City, but must working on a site within the City boundary Recruitment Support Tailored entirely to the needs of your organisation – recruiting who you want, how you want, when you want – Online applications CVs Application forms As much or as little support as you need – Spaces for interviewing, open days, testing Applicant sifting Advertising and promotion via our website, social media and bulletins Different recruitment methods – Work experience and work trials Sector based work academies Jobs fairs Nottingham Jobs recruits to all levels and from groups including: New entrants moving into a different sector Workers moving between jobs Unemployed jobseekers Candidate Pool Over 400 individuals looking to enter or get back into construction work, signed up to our ‘Building Skills for Construction’ programme Nottingham Jobs registration and bulletin service – over 4,500 individuals currently signed up for our bulletin DWP systems – employment support for all out-of-work benefit claimants and increasingly universal credit claimants (including in-work) Nottingham City Council – public campaigns (bins, bus shelters, buses, lamppost banners) plus a variety of community organisations working with jobseekers and local residents Futures’ services and programmes – National Careers Service, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Schools services, Employment and Adult Education programmes Help with Apprenticeships Impartial advice to create an apprentice in any part of your business, identify the right training provider and recruit the right person for your organisation Apprenticeships can be: Any age Qualified to any level (as long it is a different subject) Employed or unemployed Paid at the lower apprenticeship rate (if under 19 or in first year for over 19s) For existing staff and posts At any educational level – from Level 2 (GCSE equivalent) to Level 7 (Masters Degree) Apprenticeship Reforms Levy and Non-Levy Payers Levy Payers (0.5% on wage bill of £3m or over): advice on procurement of training providers to spend your levy, management of your digital account and identification of apprenticeship opportunities within your organisation Non-Levy (wage bill under £3m): advice on selecting the right training provider, identifying roles in your organisation where an apprentice would be suitable. 95% of costs paid for by the government. Help with Training Impartial advice to undertake an ‘organisational needs analysis’ and assessment of the skills needs of your business Access to training provider frameworks utilised by our partners, where providers have already been vetted Help to find the right training provider and guidance in procurement and selection of training providers Explanation of what is and isn’t funded by the government (via the Education & Skills Funding Agency) and where you may incur a cost Identification of training available for both existing staff and as part of the recruitment process Becoming a great employer Help identifying and signing up to kitemarks Disability Confident Employers for Carers The Youth Mark Nottingham Business Charter