PROGRESS REPORT IEP Annual General Meeting 2018 Hosted by The Growth Company Co-Sponsored by CogniSoft Ltd and Jobskilla EXECUTIVE CHAIR’S FOREWORD Working with the IEP this year has been a tremendously rewarding experience. The Institute has gone from strength to strength, building on the success of last year. We have continued to develop new We also committed to establishing a series We look forward to further building our strategic and corporate partnerships with of regional networking events for Fellows and relationships in the year ahead, developing organisations across the wider employability Members alike, providing more opportunities new partnerships and continuing to improve sector, incorporating housing associations, for employability professionals to connect the benefits of IEP membership to enable care providers, health organisations and, with each other and to gain access to more Employability Practitioners to do their jobs more recently, the careers sector. learning and development opportunities. We even better. I am excited about the prospect are delighted to have been able to achieve of supporting our growing membership We have facilitated the development of both of these objectives and have been hugely base to develop their careers, achieve their the Apprenticeship Trailblazer, seeing excited with levels of engagement so far. potential and access the best learning the Employer Group grow to over 100 available, to deliver better services and great organisations who have given so much Alongside delivering on these Board outcomes. of their time, commitment, knowledge Objectives we have continued to enhance and experience to achieve the successful content through the launch of our new Scott Parkin FIEP development of the Employability Practitioner SocialLink app. This new application is IEP Executive Chairman Apprenticeship Standard (Level 4). enabling Member-Member connections and provides new opportunities to grow contacts, We set out very clear objectives at the start building relationships with an ever-increasing of the year which included the redesign number of IEP Members from the wide and relaunch of the IEP website to enhance range of organisations who now make up the and improve the way we communicate our employability sector. messages and promote the IEP’s services. GROWTH IN NUMBERS 33 Corporate Affiliate 33Partners 2017 Corporate Affiliate 43 Individual Members Partners 2017 Corporate Affiliate 43Partners 2018 Corporate Affiliate 2753 Partners 2018 IEP Info Members 4148 30%30% 6464 INCREASEINCREASE c7700 PartnersPartners c7700 2017 Weekly Reach 2017 Weekly Reach2018 2018 4000 100 92.5% Partners 4000Weekly Reach INCREASE 1002018 2017 Partners 92.5% Weekly Reach INCREASE 2018 2017 56% INCREASE 56% INCREASE “There was once a time when Careers England did Careers and the IEP did employability. Today is “For nearly two years, the Employability Trailblazer very different – organisations that Employer Group (ETEG), which is made up of are involved in the world of preparing representatives from key organisations that operate people for employment actually do within the Employability sector and beyond by supporting people into work, has worked tirelessly to develop a new both and that’s because that is what Apprenticeship Standard, Employability Practitioner. our clients need.” We have essentially been able to take what works from the old framework, revise and update the content, making it current and applicable for those working in the sector Steve Stewart but most excitingly to attract, retain and upskill those who Executive Director, Careers England may work in it in the future. Not only will it help to raise the level of professionalism “Being a Fellow and a member of IEP has helped of what we do but will encourage streamlined and develop my skills and experience within the Employability collaborative working with other areas such as health and wellbeing, housing, debt management, substance and Skills arena over the years through a variety of misuse support, careers advice and guidance and different methods. The online Knowledge Bank is an other community related services. The IEP have been excellent source of relevant articles, hints and tips and instrumental in shaping the Standard through its extensive the networking events are a great opportunity to build strategic partners and networks, bringing the sector together and enabling them to work towards a common new and existing relationships. The IEP has been a goal. This is recognised through the ability to become a pivotal support network during my career to date and Member of the IEP and access the Knowledge Bank as long may it continue.” part of the Apprenticeship Standard learning experience.” Claire Illingworth MIEP ACIPD David Royle FIEP People Development Consultant, Seetec Operations Manager, Reed in Partnership MORE MEMBER BENEFITS THAN EVER BEFORE • Weekly Employability Professional (EP) newsletter • Searchable IEP Knowledge Bank • IEP interactive Jobs Board • Monthly E-Learning CPD programmes with CPD PARTNERS Tracking and Professional Journal • AELP • Opportunity Sheffield • Earn CPD points through all IEP activity • Ageing Better • Optimize Now • Aim2Work • Orbit • APM • Papworth Trust • Back2Work • Parkhouse Bell • Dedicated Mentoring Programme • Bootstrap Enterprises • Pearson • Business Disability • Peninsula TDC Forum • PeoplePlus • Engage with peers and get advice via IEP Forums • Career Connect • Pluss • Careers England • Princes Trust at www.myiep.uk • Carley Consult • Prospects • CBRE • Public Concern at • Invites to all IEP Networking Events and access • Clarion Futures Work • CogniSoft Ltd • Rathbone to Regional Networks • Corndel • RBLI • Council for Work and • Red Cape Partners • Ability to demonstrate professional status Health • Reed in Partnership and credentials with AIEP, MIEP or FIEP • DWP • Rehab JobFit • Education and Training • Remploy Foundation • Renaisi • Personalised Membership Certificate and Card • Emsi • S Knights Recruitment • ERDF • Salford CPD • ERSA • Salient Work • Fairtrain • Salvation Army • Negotiated discounts through partners including • G4S Employment Plus ERSA, AELP and L&WI • GUAC • Scope • GMCA • Seetec • Stand for the IEP Board, attend AGMs, vote in • Highfield Qualifications • SERCO • HQ Recording Studio • SETAS IEP Elections • Iconi • Shaw Trust • Individual Restaurants • Sheffield VAS Group • Skills and Education • Access to SocialLink app • Ingeus Group • Intraining • Standguide • JGA Group • Steps to Work • Jobcentre Plus • Talent Match • Jobskilla Leicestershire • JRF • The Digital College • Kennedy Scott • The Growth Company • L&WI • TVET • LIEA • Volition • London Borough of • VRA Hackney • VRC • Luton Council • Wilson James • Manchester Cathedral • Wise Ability • Matrix • Working Links • Maximus People • WorkPath Tower Services Hamlets • Merlin • Yarlington • Open Awards • Zest 12 MONTH TIMELINE OCTOBER School launch an Executive Mini MARCH – IEP welcomes 5 new Board Directors, MBA Programme (CEBA) and offer – Peninsula TDC join IEP as Corporate Zoe Bradwick MIEP, Stewart two partially funded places to IEP Affiliate Partners. Holdsworth MIEP, Teresa Scott FIEP, Members. – IEP publish exclusive article from Ayden Sims MIEP and Rhys Toone – VRC Ltd provide Handbook of Career Susan Allott, Lead Consultant Disability FIEP. Advice Skills, free to use for all IEP and Inclusion, Remploy about when to – IEP launch new Corporate Affiliate Members. disclose a disability. Partner Member Badge to aid sector- – Carley Consult, in association with – IEP welcome Intraining as its latest wide promotion. the IEP, announce their bursary offer Corporate Affiliate Partner. – Launch of 10 Things Guide in for IEP Members to attend Work in – IEP Board sets out and publishes its association with Get Ready for Work Progress free of charge. annual Board objectives. ‘10 Things Advisers Need to Be Aware – IEP publish 10 Things Guide to – IEP publish ‘10 Things Advisers Need of When Supporting Women into ‘Embedding Disability Confident to be Aware of When Supporting Work’. Ambassadors in your organisation’, in People with Asperger’s into Work’, – IEP’s newsletter EP celebrates its association with Remploy and Maximus provided by Genius Within. 75th edition. People Services. – IEP launches industry survey to help to develop our Individual Membership Programme. APRIL JANUARY – Rathbone Join IEP as Corporate – IEP publish 10 Things Guide to Affiliate Partners. ‘supporting Young Adult Carers into – IEP and Carley Consult announce NOVEMBER work’, in association with the Learning Richard Phillips from Breakthrough UK – IEP presents its 5th Fellows Dinner, and Work Institute. as this year’s winner of the IEP Bursary the second held in the North, hosted – IEP Board Director and Fellow Teresa for Work in Progress 2018. in Manchester and kindly supported by Scott FIEP awarded OBE in the New – IEP welcome Jayne Garner FIEP as a The Growth Company. Year’s Honours List for lifelong new Fellow. – Remploy’s Disability Consultant team services to Entrepreneurship and – IEP Strategic Partners, Council for provide 10% discount to IEP Members Employability. Work and Health, present on the and Corporate Affiliate Partners on a – Corndel Leadership and Management issues around the ‘GIG’ economy and range of specialist courses. School offer IEP Members the organisational and social justice. – SETAS (Specialist Employment, opportunity to study for the Corndel – IEP publish ‘10 Things Guide to Training and Advice Services) join IEP Micro-Diploma