Successful customer marketing = performance boost

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 4:41pm

Sustainable performance in employment is only secured by placing the right customer in the right job.  Advisers must therefore have a comprehensive understanding of marketing practices.  AdvanceW2W new course entitled ‘Market customer to employers’ explains to advisers how to: identify and tap into the hidden job market; handle employer concerns and objections; develop customer strengths and make that all important first call.

Survey - Link between Employability & Skills Sectors

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 12:21pm

We need your opinion! Is enough being done to link work based learning and skills training to employability and employer needs?

Complete our 5 minute survey and enter a prize draw to win a £150 voucher for a retail store of your choice.

Improve your understanding of the labour market

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 20/01/2012 - 3:21pm

The release of the latest Labour Market Statistics is always a hot topic. AdvanceW2W has been working with Inclusion to develop a specific online course that offers you a better understanding of the how your labour market operates, common terminology and where to find the best sources of information.

Sustain employment outcomes with AdvanceW2W

Submitted by amielouisewilliams on Mon, 16/01/2012 - 2:39pm

Potential performance gains can be squandered through inadequate or ineffective in-work support strategies and contacts with customers and employers.  What works?  A strong, integrated, consistent approach to all stages of in-work support.

AdvanceW2W has developed a specific online course that provides the tools and techniques to effectively manage identified risks to sustaining an employment outcome.  Learn more about the course modules and how to develop a placement management plan.   

Join Shaw Trust’s temporary staff bank

Submitted by amielouisewilliams on Fri, 13/01/2012 - 11:08am
Provider: 
Alderwood Welfare to Work
Region: 
Not yet set
Closing date: 
20/01/2012

Are you interested in working for Shaw Trust on a flexible, temporary or casual basis? Do you have a background in welfare to work or training, or experience working with disadvantaged groups? 

Alderwood Welfare to Work are currently working on behalf of Shaw Trust to create a pool of professional bank staff who would be interested in working for Shaw Trust on a flexible and temporary basis. Opportunities exist at Shaw Trust’s network of offices across the UK.

Family Employment Advisor(s)

Submitted by amielouisewilliams on Wed, 11/01/2012 - 5:39pm
Provider: 
Red Kite Learning
Region: 
London
Closing date: 
20/01/2012

Location:  Barnet, London

Salary £22,000 - £24,000 pa depending on experience

Motivated and passionate employment advisors are required to work with families in Barnet. This role has a strong emphasis on effectively engaging and retaining unemployed individuals and families for a minimum of 6 months and supporting them into sustainable employment.

ACEVO joint conference with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion on youth unemployment

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Tue, 10/01/2012 - 4:07pm

On 6th February ACEVO will be holding a joint conference with the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion on youth unemployment. Rt. Hon. David Miliband MP is confirmed to give the morning keynote address and will launch the report from ACEVO’s commission on youth unemployment. Over the last four months Miliband has chaired the commission as it has gathered evidence from ACEVO’s 2,000 members and a wide range of experts and other groups from the public, private and third sectors.

DWP raises estimates for Work Programme starts by 32%

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 4:59pm

Written by Paul Bivand, Head of Statistics and Analysis at Inclusion.

DWP has today released new estimates for Work Programme volumes as a result of the November 2011 OBR forecasts.

These have been published through the House of Commons library rather than on the DWP Work Programme pages.

Can the voluntary sector efficiently participating in the Work Programme?

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 2:22pm

There is serious concern over the power of the voluntary sector in delivering employment-related services under the Work Programme. The Third Sector Research Centre has released an evidence review calling for more information about third sector organisations involved in the Work Programme. There is little evidence on who they are or their characteristics. 

People, Places and Partnerships - where next for local areas?

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Fri, 27/01/2012 - 10:19am

The People, Places and Partnerships event, jointly held by Inclusion and the Local Government Association on 24 January 2012, offered a great opportunity to explore the role of local government in delivering employment-related services.

Women Like Us launches free helpdesk to London employers for part time and flexible working

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Thu, 26/01/2012 - 9:16am

The CDIP has supported Women Like Us in launching a helpdesk for London employers to seek advice on flexible and part time jobs. Advice will be provided over the phone and will be free and impartial. Free e-packs will be sent to employers contacting the helpdesk on how to successfully create flexible and part time roles.

'Back to Work' report explores colleges' role in supporting sustainable jobs

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Wed, 25/01/2012 - 11:37am

Back to Work: Colleges Supporting Sustainable Jobs, released on Monday (23 January 2012), has found that over 1,000 unemployed people are supported through training provided by colleges each year. Ninety-five per cent of colleges offer support for the unemployed and 64% have improved provision to meet needs of jobseekers.

DWP Innovation Fund backs social impact bond

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Wed, 25/01/2012 - 11:27am

Tridos Bank and Greater Merseyside Connexions Partnership have won an Innovation Fund contract worth £4.5 million, commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions. This was announced on 24 January 2012. The Innovation Fund is a payment-by-results initiative to encourage financial intermediaries and private sector investors to work with social service delivery organisations in to improve young people's employment outcomes. 

Welfare to work providers respond to National Audit Office report on Work Programme procurement

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Wed, 25/01/2012 - 10:32am

The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), the trade association for the welfare to work industry, today comments on the findings of the National Audit Office (NAO) report into the procurement of the Work Programme (released 24 January 2012).    ERSA welcomes the focus of the National Audit Office on referral numbers and type.  However, it believes that the NAO’s conclusions in relation to likely performance levels are premature.  

ERA's response is concerned with:

Inclusions' response to National Audit Office report 'Introduction of the Work Programme'

Submitted by Helen Crowther on Wed, 25/01/2012 - 10:29am

The National Audit Office report Introduction of the Work Programme finds that job entry rates for Jobseeker's Allowance payments for over-25s will be at 26% as opposed to 40% as predicted by the Department for Work and Pensions. This analysis is based upon the performance results of the Flexible New Deal and impacts of features specific to the Work Programme.