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training

regeneration

employment

education

sustainability

Group Turnover

1998 £500k

2006/7 £7.4 million

Employees

1998 14

2007 180

Getting more for your money

• Whoever you are– Regenerators, landlords– Grant givers– Employees– The Treasury

• Still one brick/service but added value– A job– Training opportunities– Stronger People and Communities

Benefits• "The effect of the project on

the individuals involved has been immense both in terms of qualifications and employment, but also in the impact on quality of life, confidence and opportunities for each individual involved.

• Most employees and all training centre trainees were unemployed before joining the project.

• For many, it’s been a life-changing experience."

• Independent project evaluation by Civic Regeneration, August 2004

• "It’s great to be able to plan ahead, give treats to the kids and know where your money is coming from."Newlife trainee

• "I wish someone had given me this kind of opportunity fifteen years ago.“Newlife trainee

• "This job was just what I needed to turn my life around." Newlife trainee

Financial Return

• Based ON SROI (social return on investment)

• Independently carried out

• Audited by DTI

Savings in total

• Tax and NI £151,200

• Corporation Tax £18,500

• Benefits £343,200

• Total gains £512,900

So in one year

• Half a million benefit to taxpayers• Skills developed – work into the future• Spending in local shops and businesses• Raised self esteem• Pride in community• “I did that”

BUT!!!!!!!!!

• TIME

• QUALITY

• COST

MORE PROFFESSIONAL THAN THE PROFFESSIONALS !!!!

Winning Work

• Tender• Tender• Tender

WIN

Thorpete Associates Limited

• Gas servicing company• Wholly owned

subsidiary of TREES• Annual turnover £1.6m• 12,000 customers• Principally RSL’s and

public sector• Gift aids profits• Trains gas engineers

The Importance of tendering and feedback

• 2005- Failure-wake up call• Feed back, investment, market

knowledge• 2006 Success• 2007 Real opportunity for success

and growth

If you want to play & win ?

Training

Practise