Health Joint Investment Framework 3rd September 2008

Julie Mather Regional Skills Development Manager

The HSSA JIF agenda – key features

• Partnership: national & regional relationships - Health Sector Strategic Alliance / Regional Health Sector Strategic Alliance

• 3-Year agreement for ‘matched funding’. Up to £10m per region from April 2008

• Delivery infrastructure, brokerage, communications

• Commitment to the skills pledge

• Flexibility: local relevance & ownership

• Monitoring & evaluation

• Med/long term sustainability

East Midlands JIF developments

• East Mids HSSA in place: Strategic Health Authority (SHA), Skills for Health (SfH) & LSC

• JIF operational group in place

• LSC internal operational group in place

• Communications plan being developed

• Data for demand for training for 07/08 & next 3 years obtained

• Provider Reference Group set up

Forecast training requirements Initial priorities

All 5 local health communities have

identified as a priority Skills for Life needs at Level 1 and 2

Plus Health & Social Care at level 2

Skills Pledge

• Have agreed SHA leading on sign-ups. NHS organisations signed so far:

– East Midlands Strategic Health Authority – East Midlands Ambulance Services NHS Trust– Leicestershire County & Rutland PCT– United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust– Lincolnshire Teaching PCT– Northamptonshire Teaching PCT– Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Nottinghamshire County Teaching PCT– Nottingham City PCT – Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust– Bassetlaw PCT

Skills Pledge contd– Awaiting Ministerial visit to sign collectively;– Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust– Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust– Derby City PCT– Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust– Derbyshire County PCT

– Signing at Public Sector Skills Challenge event on 30th September

– University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust– Leicester City PCT

In place • JIF Partnership Manager started 1st April• JIF Project Assistant started 21st July• JIF Communications and Marketing Manager started on secondment

1st September

• Business process for handling training requirements developed with LHC Workforce Leads

• Investment plan agreed

• Delivery of training started 1st April • Mechanisms for collecting accurate data to record training activity in

place

How will it work in practice?

Workforce Leads working with employers identify:

•Workforce skills needs (bands 1 to 4)• Training / qualification types

•Learner numbers & characteristics

Learning eligible for LSC fundingLearning ineligible for LSC funding

(funded by SHA/Employer or fromother funding sources)

Train to Gain process

LSC approved providersProviders of employers’ choice

JIF Partnership Manager

Your JIF contact

Julie Bellm - JIF Partnership ManagerE: Julie.Bellm@eastmidlands.nhs.uk & JIF@lsc.gov.ukT: 07825 725197

Julie Mather – LSC Regional LeadE: julie.mather@lsc.gov.ukT: 07775 905 186

Marilyn Saddington Large employer Train to Gain broker for NorthamptonshireE: marilyn.saddington@eastmidlandsbusiness.co.uk

T: 07920 863997