TCHC WORKING WITH PARTNERS
Michael SchneiderBusiness Development Director
Who are TCHC?
Private company set up in 2004 by entrepreneur Dale Morgan
Previous contracts:• Employer Training Pilots in London and East of England• Train to Gain Skills Brokerage Service• Leadership & Management• Skills for Jobs• Response to Redundancy
Current contracts: • Skills Support for the Unemployed• Skills Support for Redundancy• Community Grants• Youth Contract
The Consultancy Home Counties Ltd
Who are TCHC?
• ISO 9001 – Quality Management System• ISO 27001 – Information Security Management System• ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System• Matrix Standard – Information, Advice & Guidance Services• Putting the Customer First• Investors in People• Merlin Standard
The Consultancy Home Counties Ltd
CULTURE
• The honest brokerage• Impartial• Industrious & Responsive• Listen• Be Pro-Active & Reactive• Work as a team
• Professional• Progression & Development• Respect• MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Skills Support for the Unemployed/Redundancy (SSU/SSR)
By July 2015:
- 14,599 individuals to receive support including a minimum of 10 hours of guided learning;
- 9,867 to achieve an accredited qualification or at least one unit;
- 9,024 into employment – of which:
- An estimated 1,480 into self-employment/business through the self-employment option of Practical Skills for Business (PSfB)
Eligibility
All individuals must be aged 19 or over and be resident in the East of England and either:
- under consultation of redundancy or;- under notice of redundancy or;- notified that they may be affected by downsizing or closure or;- newly unemployed not yet claiming benefits or recently started claiming
or;- those who are unemployed, in receipt of benefits, looking for work and
requiring skills training to help them into work.
The Youth Contract
• 16-17 year olds• Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)• No GCSEs Grades A* - C• 3 year contract• Engage with over 4,700 participants across all 11 Local Education Authority areas across
the East of England• Personalised Intensive Mentoring Support to engage young people and re-engage them in
– F/T Time and P/T Education/Training – Existing EFA Funded Provision– Employment with Training– Apprenticeship
• Sustained Progression– Continuous Mentoring Support– 5 out of 6 months Sustained Re-engagement Activity
• Expected 90% Progression and 86% Sustainability
Community Grants
• Grant applications for organisations delivering in the East of England • Grants will be awarded to 3rd Sector organisations who assist hardest to
reach individuals move closer to employment • Priority will be given projects aimed at under-represented groups• No subcontracting• Applicant organisations must have a bank account• Applicant organisations must have an income of less than £300,000 in
the last financial year and less than 50 full time equivalent employees. • Grants of up to £12,000 available• Few programme’s left with advance payments (set-up costs)• No match funding is required
Community Grants cont...
CG Projects will be scored on the following criteria:
– Financial viability and clear budgeting– Value for money– Achievable expected outcomes– Target groups are reached – Overall strength and quality of training/services proposed – How are Cross Cutting Themes of Equal Opportunities and
Environmental Sustainability addressed
The Partnership
Bedford
Centra
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ford
shire
Luton
Hertfordshire
Southend-on-Sea
Thurrock
Essex
Suffolk
Norfolk
Cambridgeshire
Peterborough
35+ current Delivery Partners
Skills Funding Agency
Education Funding Agency
Jobcentre Plus
Local Authorities
Schools
Parents
Support Agencies
Colleges/Providers
Employers
Delivery Experience
• Do you have any direct experience of delivering support and training to the target groups at regional/local level? (Pass or Fail question)
• If YES:• Contract name and funding body• Contract commencement and end dates• Overview of the programme• Target group supported• Targets achieved - as a percentage of original target
Delivery Experience cont...
• Describe previous engagement with relevant target group (e.g. innovative approaches, specialisms)
• Ongoing services still delivered to that group (once-off or continued engagement)
• Existing links or partnerships with supporting agencies and training providers relevant to the target group
Infrastructure
• How many staff does your organisation employ?• How many of these staff members work in the areas relevant to the
delivery of this contract – regionally and locally?• Do you have adequate support and admin staff to effectively deliver this
contract (i.e. Do not underestimate the work involved)?• Delivery locations/venues, staff at sites, capacity and facilities available
(incl. suitable access for wheelchairs etc.)• Outreach• Who takes responsibility for quality assurance across the organisation?• TCHC’s ¼ ly contract monitoring schedule
Due Diligence
With any partner request form you will need to submit:
– Your constitution or set of rules– Financial Statements for the last 12 months– A copy of your Health & Safety policy– A copy of your Equal Opportunities policy– Evidence of appropriate insurance– Copy of your Safeguarding policy for Adults– Type of organisation – Company or charity registration number– VAT registration (if applicable)
Record keeping!
Depending on programme – CG example:
Eligibility Declaration form Individual Learner Plan
Monitoring and Evaluation of Soft Outcomes
Learner Timesheets
Short Individual Learner Records need to be completed for every participant
Learner’s Claim for expenses
General rules
• Read the available information properly • How do your responses correspond to the questions asked?• What are you offering (e.g. Additionality, complementing existing
provision)?• Budget realistically (e.g. Staff, marketing and recruitment of target
group, administration and paperwork, other resource)• Grammar, spelling, punctuation!• Avoid last-minute rush (complete and tidy paperwork!)• Use correct terminology, for instance:
Outputs Vs Outcomes
Outputs Outcomes
What we will do What difference it will make
What pops out at the end of a process
The effect the process has had on a participant
The services we providee.g. 10 IAG Sessions
The end result of the service provided e.g. Increased confidence to get a job
Number of people that will be supported on a particular activity
The impact an activity will have on participants
Contact Information
Michael [email protected]
Mobile: 07720 090208
2nd Floor, Suite A3
Gresham House, 53 Clarendon Rd
Watford WD17 1LA
Tel: 01923 698430
Mob: 07747 803864
Thank You