H&R Adult Learning and Skills Strategy Priority 1: Ensure That the Local Learning And

H&R Adult Learning and Skills Strategy Priority 1: Ensure that the local learning and skills offer meets the current and future skills needs of employers in Hastings and Rother

STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS / POTENTIAL FUNDING STREAMS FOR 2015-20
Priority rank / H&R Adult Learning & Skills actions (from ESF submissions) / East Sussex Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) or Innovate East Sussex priorities / SELEP SEP/European Investment Plan priorities / Core Funding
(SFA, EFA, HEFCE etc) / Other funding (LEADER, FLAG, Interreg Channel, or 2Seas, Big Lottery, SIBs etc) / possible lead org for H&R
Further develop Own Grown Campaign to increase work experience, apprenticeships and input from employers into schools and colleges. To include:

Development/marketing of online/print local labour market resources with employers to improve awareness of local jobs market and careers
Work Experience Brokerage model to increase number of placements but reduce the number of employer contacts by education sector

addressing barriers that prevent individuals from accessing training and employment (1)
increasing the participation of 16-24 in EET (3)
increasing the pool of young people undertaking STEM related subjects (4)

increasing participation of young people in work, education & training, with focus on priority sectors and skills shortages; and,
improving the basic skill levels and employability of our residents to boost productivity and employment.

a)employer-led infrastructure & IAG;
b)apprenticeships and vocational provision;
c)up-skilling the workforce;
d)active inclusion, transitions to work;
e)reducing youth unemployment / EFA – Study Programmes include work experience
SFA – National Apprenticeship week
National Careers Service has inspiration element / HBC submitted 2seas proposal focused upon employability skills for 14-24 year olds
SFA ESF Round in Autumn 2015
SELEP funding for Growth Hub and Skills Advisor web resource
Develop Skills programme targeting lower skilled, employed people in key employment sectors e.g. Care incl.Childcare, Retail, Hospitality, Creative, Engineering, Manufacturing / 1, 3, 4 and

increasing literacy, numeracy and IT skills amongst both employed and unemployed (2)

/ 2 & 3
B & C / SFA – via apprenticeship programme / SFA ESF Round in Autumn 15
Higher Skills programmes developed in partnership with employers focused upon Leadership and Management training, innovation, advanced manufacturing and eco-construction to increase competitiveness and growth / 1, 4 &

Increasing the proportion of the workforce with higher level and technical skills (5)

increasing the talent pool for our priority sectors, particularly to level 4

2 & 3
B & C / SFA – 24+ Loans and Higher apprenticeships
HEFCE
Note: few opportunities in the area and price is an issue / SFA ESF Round in Autumn 15

H&R Adult Learning and Skills Strategy Priority 2: Ensure that community based and non-accredited learning is improved and enhanced, recognising its importance to social and economic inclusion across the Hastings and Rother area.

ESA customers to provide training and appropriate placements
Adults with Learning Disabilities/Difficulties (ALDD)

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2
3 / 2 & 3
D & E / Needs mainstreaming in the area –not available for over 2 years
HEFCE – UoB have student volunteering
DWP – work programme (ESA)
SFA - Supported Internships (ALDD) / Big Lottery ESF round
DWP ESF Round in Autumn / HVA
A small grants fund for organisations and individuals to access non-accredited provision to increase attainment and overcome barriers to education/work e.g. travel and transport / 1
2
3 / 2 & 3
D & E / Range of small grants via ESCC and HBC / ESF funding round plus possible inclusion via CLLD

H&R Adult Learning and Skills Strategy Priority 3: Build relevant, clear and effective local pathways from non-accredited learning through and to higher education and/or employment in Hastings and Rother

STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS / FUNDING STREAMS FOR 2015-20
Priority rank / H&R Adult Learning & Skills actions / East Sussex Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) or Innovate East Sussex priorities / SELEP SEP/European Investment Plan priorities / Core Funding
(SFA, EFA, HEFCE etc) / Other funding (LEADER, FLAG, Interreg Channel, Interreg 2Seas, Big Lottery, SIBs etc) / possible lead org for H&R
Develop programmes that provide alternative training for unemployed people e.g. Non-SFA funded activities such as CSCS cards. / 1
2
3 / 2 & 3
A, B, C, D, E / SFA – Programmes for the Unemployed
NEET prevention and reduction provision that provides non-accredited and mentoring support for 14-19s to become EET
H&R Focus upon 18 year olds linked to ESCC Inspection and Raising the Participation Age (RPA) to 18 in 2015 / 1
2
3
4 / 2 & 3
D & E / ESCC – virtual college
EFA/SFA – Study Programmes and Traineeships / Big Lottery – Talent Match
Big – ESF
SFA ESF Round in Autumn 15
Skills related projects linked to existing programmes e.g. business start-up (Let’s Do Business Group) or Creative sector growth project (HBC), Urban and Rural Employability Hubs (ESCC), East Sussex Growth Hub (SELEP/ESCC)
Should include IAG and mentoring support to individuals/businesses to access skills support and these initiatives. / 1 / A / ESCC
SFA – via business development teams in colleges/providers / SELEP via European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding
SELEP via ESF funding in the autumn
SELEP – Local Growth Deal Funding
Develop additional HE opportunities to meet local resident/employer needs e.g. Higher Apprenticeships, Modular based provision and short, higher courses, Access to HE courses linked to local HE offer / 3
4
5 / 1, 2 & 3
A, B & C / SFA – Higher level skills and Access to HE
HEFCE – higher level skills / SELEP – Local Growth Deal Funding
SFA ESF Round in Autumn 15

Community Led Local Development bid themes and priority actions

STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS / FUNDING STREAMS FOR 2015-20
Priority rank / CLLD priorities and actions / East Sussex Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) or Innovate East Sussex priorities / SELEP SEP/European Investment Plan priorities / Core Funding
(SFA, EFA, HEFCE etc) / Other funding (LEADER, FLAG, Interreg Channel, Interreg 2Seas, Big Lottery, SIBs etc) / possible lead org for H&R
Community led Regeneration in St Leonards and Bexhill Central (£1.8m)

Employment support for the most excluded(£270k)

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D & E / DWP
But not at this granular geographic level / ESF from DWP and SFA
Economically Active over 50’s (£800k)

Retraining and Skills (£400k)
Brokering and Connectivity (£200k)
Business Growth for 50+ (£200k)

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2 / 3
C & D / Retraining and skills could be funded via SFA core budgets
(noting 24% reduction in Adult funding from 15/16) / Business growth element could be funded via Business Growth Accelerator
Cultural Economy (£1.4m)

Bridge between creative business and schools (£200k)
Outreach community engagement programme in cultural offer (£120k)
Literacy/communication skills (£150k)
Community literacy festivals (£200k)
Reinterpreting history – understanding our past and future (£180k)
Business support to new creative and cultural business (£120k)
Area based curriculum initiatives (£150k)
Artist cultural apprenticeships (£100k)

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2 / 1, 2 & 3
A, B, C, D / School/business link initiative links to ideas in H&R Adult Skills Strategy priorities
Some small grants via ESCC/HBC
Literacy/communication could be SFA funded
Limited number of creative apprenticeships due to size of business base / SFA ESF Round in Autumn 15
Arts Council
Regional GrowthFund – Success fund has ended so may want to adapt this to meet these needs?
STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS / FUNDING STREAMS FOR 2015-20
Priority rank / CLLD priorities and actions / East Sussex Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) or Innovate East Sussex priorities / SELEP SEP/European Investment Plan priorities / Core Funding
(SFA, EFA, HEFCE etc) / Other funding (LEADER, FLAG, Interreg Channel, Interreg 2Seas, Big Lottery, SIBs etc) / possible lead org for H&R
Digital by Choice (£640k)

Business Expansion (£200k)
Digital Inclusion (£200k)

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2 / 3
D / Could utilise SFA Community Learning for Digital exclusion but not currently
Ethnic Minority Businesses (£700k)

Business support and adviceInfrastructure (£400k)
Business skills and growthnurturing and growth (£300k)

/ 1 / A, D / H&R area only gets £10k Business Support for whole area so perhaps too much here for BME?
Employability and Employment for under 25’s (£1.2m)

Schools Business Coordinator(£300k)
Employability initiativesschools/business liaison (£600k)
Mentoringfor unemployed (£300k)
Self-employment for young people
Work experience support and brokerage service

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2
3
4 / 1, 2 & 3
A, B, D & E / EFA – requirement for work experience
DfE – Pupil premium could be utilised for this work (but isn’t at present) / Likely to be a big theme in Big Lottery and SFA ESF Round in Autumn 15
Look at a focus for 25-44 year olds who are either unemployed or under-employed (e.g. graduates in entry level jobs) to provide them with support to enter or rise up job ladder freeing up entry level jobs for young people/low skilled. (note: this could replace the under 25s action above which is a priority for all ESF.)