Neighbourhood Employment and Skills Plan Princes End Ward (2010–11) Final 30th June 2010 CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction 4 1.1. Background of Neighbourhood/Ward 4 1.2. Vision and Purpose 4 1.3. Relevant Local Group 5 2. Analysis of Need in the Neighbourhood 5 2.1. Labour Demand – Employment Opportunities 5 • Self Employment 6 • Key Employers in Area 7 • New Business Starts 7 • Opportunities 8 • Travel-To-Work Information 8 • Accessibility of Job Opportunities 9 • Vacancy Information Locally by Sector 9 • Additional (Anecdotal) Information from Local 10 Stakeholders (with any Evidence) 2.2. Labour Supply – Client Profile 11 • Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) Claimant Unemployment 13 • Incapacity Benefit (IB) Claimants 14 • Attainment 17 • The Match between the Skills and Experience of Job 18 Seekers and Employment Opportunities • Welfare Reform 18 2.3. Other Issues 19 • Health 19 • Deprivation 20 • Migration 20 • Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) 21 • Child Poverty 22 2.4. Anti-poverty Strategy 22 2.5. Key Research Findings 23 2.6. Priority Actions 24 2 Final 30th June 2010 3. Current Service Provision 26 3.1. Voluntary Sector 26 3.2. Private Sector 26 3.3. Public Sector 27 4. Targets 28 5. Gap Analysis and Action Plan 28 5.1. Borough Level 28 5.2. Ward Level 28 6. Performance Management Framework 28 7. Contacts, Acknowledgements and Appendices 29 7.1. Contacts 29 7.2. Acknowledgements 29 7.3. Appendices 30 Appendix 1 31 Appendix 2 79 3 Final 30th June 2010 PRINCES END NEIGHBOURHOOD EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PLAN (NESP) 1. Introduction This is the 2010/11 NESP for the Princes End ward. It contains the new priorities and suggestions agreed by the Tipton Employment and Skills Panel workshop, which convened in February 2010. 1.1. Name of Neighbourhood/Ward Covered Princes End ward is one of three wards in Tipton Town, in the Northwest of the borough. For the purposes of this plan, the pre-2004 ward boundary has been used, because this is the area that has been used in the calculation of the Sandwell Local Area Agreement (LAA) ward targets. Further, the analysis undertaken to identify priority wards across the borough was based on data for pre-2004 ward boundaries. Most official economic data is also based on these boundaries. Fig. 1: Tipton Town’s Ward Boundaries with Princes End Ward Highlighted 1.2. Vision and Purpose The City Region Employment and Skills Multi Area Agreement’s purpose is to provide a single Employment and Skills Plan for each priority ward, bringing together the work of the local authority, JobCentre Plus (JCP), the Skill Funding Agency (SFA); and the Young People Learning Agency (YPLA). The aim is to equip local people with the necessary skills and competencies for sustainable employment and to provide employers with an adequate supply of labour to meet their current and future skill needs. 4 Final 30th June 2010 1.3. Relevant Local Group The Employment and Skills Panel is responsible for managing the delivery and scrutiny of the NESPs. This entails consultation with partners and the local community, providing a forum for examining delivery. There is a clear report back mechanism on the progress via the Economic Regeneration and Skills Division so that groups can see that their views are taken into account and acted upon. Where delivery gaps occur the Sandwell Partnership will take responsibility for overcoming them. 2. Analysis of Need in the Neighbourhood 2.1. Labour Demand – Employment Opportunities The number of jobs within the ward is fairly low as Princes End is a largely residential area. This means that the majority of the residents need to travel to work opportunities. Figure 2 shows that employment in the ward is slightly higher among women in part-time employment compared with the borough average and lower among men in full-time employment. Overall full-time employment is lower than the borough average while part-time employment is higher. Fig. 2: Employment in Princes End 2008 Prince End % Sandwell % Male Full-Time 46 50 Male Part-Time 7 6 Female Full-Time 21 24 Female Part-Time 27 19 Total 100 100 All Male 53 56 All Female 47 44 Total 100 100 All Full-Time 67 74 All Part-Time 33 26 Total 100 100 Base 3,100 127,292 Source: ABI 2008/NOMIS Figure 3 identifies that ‘Manufacturing’, and ‘Distribution, hotels and restaurants’, to be the largest employment sectors in Princes End ward. Significantly, although the data shows employment opportunities within the ward, it should be noted that the area within which the ward’s residents work will be much wider than this (for further information see Travel to Work section). 5 Final 30th June 2010 Fig. 3: Industry of Employees 2008 Workplace employee numbers by industry (Quartiles, 1 = highest numbers of employees across each industry and 4 the lowest) Abbey Blackheath Bristnall Charlemont Cradley Heath Old and Hill Park Friar Great Barr Great Bridge Greets GreenLyngand Heath Hateley Langley Newton Old Warley Oldbury Princes End Rowley Smethwick Victoria and Soho Pauls St. Green Tipton Tividale North Wednesbury Wednesbury South Central Bromwich West Manufacturing 334314421234412331124212 Construction 314423311423324241114322 Distribution, hotels and restaurants 3 2 4 3 2 4 4 1 3 4 2 4 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 4 1 1 1 Transport and communications 324432411334414232113212 Banking, finance and insurance, etc 3 2 4 4 1 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 1 1 4 3 3 1 2 2 4 2 2 1 Public administration,education & health 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 4 4 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 Other services 214221332334413424214311 Source: ABI 2008/NOMIS Some values suppressed due to confidentiality restrictions (Statistics of Trade Act 1947). Quartiles positions are provided to protect confidential data. Figure 4 shows that the industries employing the greatest numbers of residents in 2001 were ‘Manufacturing’ and ‘Wholesale, retail and repair of motor vehicles’ both of which employ higher proportions than Sandwell as a whole. (Please note that Figure 4 relates to the industry in which Princes End residents work, as opposed to Figures 2 and 3, which relate to employment in workplaces based within the ward.) Fig. 4: Industry of Princes End Ward Residents in Employment 2001 Number Sandwell Industry Group in ward % % All people 16-74 in employment 5073 Agriculture, hunting, forestry 21 0.4 0.3 Fishing 0 0.0 0.0 Mining and Quarrying 6 0.1 0.1 Manufacturing 1691 33.3 26.0 Electricity, gas and water 49 1.0 0.9 Construction 317 6.3 6.3 Wholesale & retail, Repair of Motor Vehicles 1090 21.5 18.7 Hotels and Catering 172 3.4 4.2 Transport, Storage and Communication 269 5.3 6.8 Financial Intermediation 107 2.1 2.9 Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities 403 7.9 9.4 Public Admin. & Defence 139 2.7 4.1 Education 240 4.7 6.0 Health & Social Work 378 7.5 10.3 Other 191 3.8 4.1 Source: 2001 Census, Key Statistics People in employment aged 16-74 Self Employment Self employment is not necessarily to be taken as an indicator of good economic health for either the locality or the individual. It can represent an individual’s inability to find employment 6 Final 30th June 2010 opportunities in the area. However, current government policy is based on the premise that economic activity contributes to overall output of the local economy and that a locality with a low level of economic activity is not fulfilling its full potential. Information and data on this aspect of formal economic activity is difficult to obtain at (ward) level and estimates as to the size of Sandwell’s informal economy remain as elusive as ever. At this time it is unclear as to how throughput data in relation to enterprise support is to be obtained as the region’s new Business Link delivery model is not yet up and running. The 2001 Census of Population shows Princes End to have 312 people in self-employment, or 4% of the 16-59/64 year old population, below the Sandwell and national figures of 5.2% and 9% respectively. Key Employers in Area Princes End is largely a residential ward, some of the main employers in surrounding wards are: Laird Security Hardware Limited, Bloomfield Park Industrial Estate, Great Bridge Sigmacast Iron Limited, Upper Church Lane, Tipton Asda, Great Bridge Red Mill Snack Foods Ltd, Globe Street, Wednesbury Tulip Fresh Meats Ltd, George Henry Road, Wednesbury New Business Starts Information from BankSearch Consultancy, which records new business bank accounts, gives an idea of the number of new business starts in an area. The data suggests there were approximately 52 new business starts in Tipton Green in 2009. This is relatively low, ranking 23rd out of all Sandwell wards. Fig. 5: Business Starts 2009 by Ward Business Starts 2009 by ward Soho and Victoria West Bromwich Central St Pauls Greets Green and Lyng Oldbury Cradley Heath and Old Hill Abbey Great Barr with Yew Tree Wednesbury South Great Bridge Hateley Heath Blackheath Wednesbury North Bristnall Rowley Charlemont with Grove Vale Smethwick Old Warley Newton Langley Friar Park Tipton Green Princes End Tividale 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Source: Bank Search Information Consultancy Ltd - Dark green shading indicates the13 priority wards 7 Final 30th June 2010 Opportunities Although there is significant regeneration activity planned within Sandwell, none of this activity is specifically targeted at Princes End ward. Tipton is generally losing employment land to housing.