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TSP REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP

Economic Regeneration Group for the Vol Com sector

Regeneration - Better Together

The TSP aims to unite Third Sector Organisations across North East Lincolnshire. Working Groups tackle key themes related to children & young people, economic development, enterprise, regneration & the environment, health, older people, and safer, stronger communities. The Regeneration Working Group brings together organisations to address issues around economic activity and regeneration.

Change Contractors Bulletin Jan 12

Copy of the latest Change Contractors bulletin below :

Key Change information:

1. GSMG YOUR LIFE, YOUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN

The GSMG Your Life, Your Future campaign launched on Tuesday 17 January in paper which the Change programme is a main sponsor of. The campaign will run for a six month period and aims to help residents and businesses to access work and training and create more jobs in North East Lincolnshire.

2. CHANGING LIVES PR

The Grimsby Telegraph featured a recent press release (which is not part of the above campaign) re how the Change programme has helped over 570 people into work and they also included a Building Skills for Life press release and highlighted one of the individuals this specific project helped.

Viking FM also picked up this press release and have recorded a feature speaking to Cllr Shaw and one of the Key Worker clients now in employment, this was due to be aired on Wednesday, January 18 but was pushed back and should now be aired on Monday, January 23.

3. CHANGEWORKS UPDATE

The Changeworks scheme is doing well creating job opportunities in the area, please see below update on the scheme:

Total applications received:            88

Total applications approved:            66

Total applications withdrawn/declined:  19

Pending applications:                   3

Total employees started:                        36.

During the past week we have spoken with Nottingham City Council who are now running a similar wage subsidy scheme re how they are managing and implementing their project. We also have an internal meeting to review our wage subsidy scheme so far.

4. APPRENTICESHIP GRANT SCHEME UPDATE

124 of the apprenticeship places have now been allocated, and there are now 15 training providers signed up to the scheme. We have given one of the training providers  five more places on top of their initial allocation.

24 jobs have been approved and 13 people have started their new jobs.

5. KEYWORKER EVALUATION

As you are aware the Keyworker project evaluation has now taken place, the results of the evaluation will be presented to you at the Change board meeting next week.

6. JCP EVENT

The Change programme attended the JCP event that was held on Thursday, this went well as we met a number of potential new clients and referrals on the day as well as speaking to a few local employers.

Other news and items of interest:
http://www.cles.org.uk/newstart/
http://rocketscience.cmail3.com/t/ViewEmail/y/FAF90FD76944D91C/9A3B61CC9255795714399806BE9B4083

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03.Feb.12 Change Programme Comments (0)

NEL LSP Minutes

Minutes from the Local Strategic Partnership meetings now appear to be being added quickly and regularly to the LSP pages on the NELC website.  Rather than re-upload them to this blog when they are published, I’ll just announce that they are available if I can.

Keep an eye on the main LSP information page here

or look for minutes here.

 

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03.Feb.12 Local Strategic Partnership Comments (0)

Bid Society Capital

Near the end of 2011 I attended a briefing on Big Society Capital (previously promoted as the Big Society Bank) in Sheffield.

The concept was sound – use dormant account money from banks to invest in social projects.  But at that time the scheme was still stuck awaiting EU approval before it could plan how the money could be distributed.

Well, the EU has now given that approval (see article here).

It will still take a while before the scheme gets further authorisation from the Financial authorities in the UK and then sets to work deciding who will front the distribution of these funds.

If we hear anything more about how this money might eventually become accessible to our area then we’ll let you know.

Thanks.

Karl

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06.Jan.12 Funding & Finance Comments (0)

Update report following December LSP

At the Local Strategic Partnership meeting in early December a number of key presentations were made and circulated.

In particular there were two presentations from the two new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs):

Humber LEP presentation

Greater Lincolnshire LEP presentation

There was also an update from the Change Programme – presentation here

Finally there was a presentation from Jason Longhurst at NELC on options for future funding for regeneration within North East Lincolnshire.

The presentation is here.

Key points from the presentation include the Regional Growth Fund, Enterprise Zones, and Growing Places fund.

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21.Dec.11 Change Programme, Enterprise Zone, Funding & Finance, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local Strategic Partnership, Regeneration Comments (0)

Change Contractors Bulletin Dec 11

Here is a copy of the latest contractors bulletin from the Change Programme.

Much more information about the status of the Change Programme can be found on the appropriate part of the NELC website (here).

 

Key Change information:

1. RICKTER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1. As part of a commitment to continuous improvement, the Change programme has been given the go-ahead to implement the Rickter Information Management System (IMS). This will replace the Client Assessment System previously used by Change. This is the system used to capture and manage client information so we can identify any common themes, how best to help individuals and we can monitor their progress.

2. RETAIL ESSENTIALS PROGRAMME SUCCESS
A free pilot training programme which was devised by Crosby Employment Bureau, working in partnership with Freshney Place and supported by the Change programme, has recently seen six candidates complete the first six day course.

The course has been designed to equip people with the core skills and confidence to work in a retail environment. As a result of attending the training course the learners have gained three accredited qualifications including a certificate in retail essentials, health and safety and manual handling.

3. CHANGEWORKS UPDATE

The Changeworks scheme is doing well creating job opportunities in the area, please see below update on the scheme:

Total applications received:            78

Total applications approved:            57

Total applications withdrawn/declined:  16

Pending applications:                   2

Total employees started:                        33.

4. APPRENTICESHIP GRANT SCHEME UPDATE

120 of the apprenticeship places have been allocated, with 14 training providers who have signed up to the scheme.

15 jobs have been approved, seven people have started their new jobs and two more are due to start in January.

Other news:

  • Please see below link to an interesting government report on maximising the participation of 16-24 year olds in education, training and work:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/further-education-skills/youth-participation

  • The Your Life Your Future campaign with the Grimsby Telegraph is due to launch from mid-January so we are just in the process of planning this ready for the launch.

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17.Dec.11 Change Programme Comments (0)

LSP November Newsletter

The November 2011 newsletter from the Local Strategic Partnership has now been circulated.

Access it on the NELC website just here.

All newsletters from the LSP are now published on the council website here.

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12.Dec.11 Local Strategic Partnership Comments (0)

Heart Land magazine launches to support inward investment

North East Lincolnshire Council has just published the first issue of Heart Land Regneration magazine.

This is a glossy intended for a wide, inward investment audience.

It can be accessed online at www.northeastlincolnshiremagazine.com.

 

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07.Dec.11 Regeneration Comments (0)

Change Programme update

Remember information and news about Change is on the NELC website at www.nelincs.gov.uk/change

Positive article in the Grimsby Telegraph recently here.

Work Club+ Drop-In sessions have been launched across the borough (as mentioned in the article).  Locations:

  • Cleethorpes Children’s Centre, Reynolds – the first session is on Tuesday, November 1, 2pm- 4pm, and then fortnightly on a Tuesday at the same time.
  • Immingham Resource Centre – the first session is on Monday, November 7, 1pm to 3pm, and then every Monday afternoon at the same time.
  • Willows Community Shop – the first session is on Wednesday, November 9, 9am to 11.30am, and then every Wednesday afternoon at the same time.
  • Central Children’s Centre – the first session is on Wednesday, November 30, 9.30am to 11.30am, and then fortnightly on a Wednesday at the same time.
  • East Marsh Children’s Centre – the first session is on Wednesday, December 7, and then monthly on a Wednesday at the same time.

Lots of information about the ChangeWorks subsidy scheme here.

Performance reports from the Change Programme are now all online on the NELC website here.
Latest report is here.

09.Nov.11 Change Programme Comments (0)

State of the Social Enterprise Sector Report released

Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber (SEYH) have issued their first “State of the Sector” report for 2010/11.

Read about it here or download the .pdf here.

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09.Nov.11 Social Enterprise Comments (0)

Business Link update

An update from Business Link:
Dear Partner

I promised to keep you up to date with developments in business support before our closure on 25th November 2011.

Business Link services

I attach an update summarising our latest understanding of what will be available nationally, as well as details of how to access online copies of our current, and final, events programmes covering September – November.  (see attached)

You can keep up to date with the latest information on the changes the Department for Business Innovation and Skills – BIS – are making, by registering for their Business Improvement Newsletter at:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/site/connect/newsletters/business-improvement

BIS have also developed a ‘toolkit’ which you can use to communicate with your business contacts and can be accessed through the following link:

http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/enterprise-and-business-support/business-improvement/toolkit

UKTI services

Please be aware that UKTI services are continuing in the region. Take up of UKTI services has fallen recently, due to the uncertainty about Business Link, and we are very keen to ensure that businesses across the region maximise the support available through UKTI to develop their international trade. My update includes a summary of the UKTI services that are available now and will continue to be available through to the end of March 2012. It would be very helpful if you could ensure your colleagues are aware of this service and push the message out to relevant local businesses.

Further Update

We remain committed to keeping both our customers and partners fully informed about the forthcoming changes to the business support landscape, and to ensure a smooth a transition as possible to the new arrangements. We will therefore be back in touch as information is made available to us before we close.

If you would like to nominate someone else to receive our updates please let me know. Similarly, if you do not wish to be copied in to any further communications again please advise.

Best wishes

Helen West

Chief Executive

Business Link Yorkshire

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04.Oct.11 Business Comments (0)

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