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NHF – Building Better Futures “Inclusion Through Construction” W20 Martin Reed Workforce Development Manager Pennine Housing 2000. Who are we?. Pennine Housing 2000 (PH2K) LSVT from Calderdale MBC - Halifax 12,759 properties in March 2001 400 staff – full and part time
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NHF – Building Better Futures “Inclusion Through Construction” W20 Martin Reed Workforce Development Manager Pennine Housing 2000
Who are we? Pennine Housing 2000 (PH2K) • LSVT from Calderdale MBC - Halifax • 12,759 properties in March 2001 • 400 staff – full and part time • Own maintenance team - 130 • Two contractor partners – Lovell and Keepmoat • £112m investment programme over 5 years from 2001 to 2006
Background • What were the issues in 2001? • What was developed to meet the challenges? • How successful were the projects? • What lessons have been learned?
The Issues • Construction overheating • Ageing workforce • Lack of skills training • Need for Multiskilling • Social Inclusion aims • Little supply side control - ££s • Risks to the programme
Implementation • More Than Bricks and Mortar group • Representative Steering Group • JCP-Careers-SRB-CITB-Trainers-Schools • Commitment from partners and in-house • Multiple funding opportunities • ERDF - SRB – CITB – URBAN – Single Pot – sundry grants and the Companies involved – trainees do produce!
The Projects Apprenticeship Programme Intermediate Labour Market - Manse Schools Activity - ICF Fair Deal - ETF Halifax Works – regeneration partnership RISE – Phoenix Fund
MA programme Trainees rotating quarterly Full workplace assessment Multiskilling – Maintenance NVQ Timesheet/Database portfolio Minorities represented - BME 25% Fast NVQ outcomes – 1 year + Personal support for trainees Different – Age – Background - Extras Exit Planning – Guarantee to trainees
Manse Masterdor ILM Jobs Careers Cost saving Partner Benefits Supply control Business opportunity
Schools & community Industrial Careers Foundation 2/3 day conferences Yr 10 mentoring Transage (Teenage + OAP) Environmental Contextualising
Fair deal / Halifax Works Environmental Task Force – New Deal Individual Support for training e.g driving lessons, Fork lift, Basic Skills Borough wide – multi agency – partnership based – joined up services
Successes • 41 Multi-skilling Apprentices • Multi-skilling teams in main workforce • 86% positive outcomes - jobs – self emp. • Over 1300 School Children engaged • 7 Intermediate Labour Market jobs • Increased (45%) local labour, subcontractor and supply targets met • Reputation, Influence, Feel Good factor
Lessons • Start even earlier – funding lead times • Involve every agency you can think of • Take advantage of others experience • Know what yourmarket will stand • Hold out for the service you want • Get additional committed partners
Martin Reed Workforce Development Manager 01422 284601 07764 244826 Glen O’Donnell Community Initiatives Co-ordinator 01422 284502 Yve Houghton Social Enterprise Broker 01422 355544