Please see the attached analysis of the unemployed live register as of 30 June 2009.

The current total of young people 16-19 registered as unemployed is 766 which is slightly up on last month (748). The registers do rise at this time of year as young people who’ve left school or college start to register with Connexions, peaking in September/October. The totals for each work area for the last quarter are as follows:

Any queries, please get in touch
Best regards

Sheron Hambly

Business Engagement Adviser
Central Vacancy Unit
Connexions Nottinghamshire
Tel      0115 9926139

Publications for providers of
post-16 education and training
A selection of reading

One of Ofsted’s key priorities is to communicate with clarity and authority to its stakeholders. For the last two years we have published booklets of summaries of our survey reports, and feedback has encouraged us to publish again this year. We are sending this booklet to all post-16 providers in the learning and skills sector;

This booklet highlights key findings from all reports published by Ofsted between April 2008 and April 2009 relevant to the learning and skills sector.

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Early Notification of EMFEC Training Event

Friday 11 September (day event)

Ofsted's New Inspection Framework
Facilitator: Clive Blanchette

EMFEC are fortunate to have Clive to deliver this training, on the long-awaited new Inspection Framework, and managers will find it a useful presentationto glean the key aspects for dissemination in their respective organisations.

The framework will list the questions inspectors must ask, so it will be useful to receive advice from an inspector on the type and variety of evidence that providers will be expected to show.

Certainly it is known that the new Framework could present significant challenges to organisations; e.g. with renewed and increased emphasis on safeguarding and equality and diversity.

Limiting grades/judgements will be explained in relation to safeguarding and equality and diversity; and the various contributory gardes, including value for money.

A more detailed programme will be circulated in July; in the mean time do encourage colleagues to register their interest now as this is likely to be a popular event.

Please contact michellec@emfec.co.uk to register an interest or telephone: 0115 8541626

A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

Students on an e2e programme at Access Training Nottingham were both excited and slightly nervous when they were invited by The Rt Hon Baroness Hayman, Lord Speaker, to attend a youth debate in The House of Lords. It is only the third time in history that the House of Lords has been opened to non-members in this way. 170 young people from across the country met up to be seen and for their views to be heard by members of the Lords.
Access Training work in partnership with the YMCA Nottingham to offer a media course and the invitation came about through them – a positive benefit of partnering!
There were to be three debates, each chaired by Baroness Hayman, the subjects being:

 Talent vs Celebrity – Should society promote people with no obvious talent such as WAGS and reality TV stars? Does this have an effect on our ambitions?
What’s my talent? – Do we know what we’re good at? Do we get enough opportunities in school to try out different things? If we do, are we given enough opportunities to develop these talents at youth clubs for example?
Perceptions in the Media – Do the media talk about all the good things we do or does it focus on the negatives? Is this particularly the case for marginalised groups such as refugees and asylum seekers?

Each debate was conducted in exactly the same way as the Lords themselves debate and protocol was observed. Although the proceedings were formal and the event was being televised, all the officials tried really hard to put everyone at their ease with the end result being that all debates were lively and interesting.
Ashley Clifford , an Access Training student chosen to do the closing speech for the Talent vs Celebrity debate said “I’ll admit to being nervous but when I thought about how few people can put ‘spoken in a debate at the House of Lords’ on their CV, I was determined to go through with it!”
“ We couldn’t believe it when we were actually in the Houses of Parliament. It was such an amazing building. Everyone was really friendly and we even had tea and biscuits in a really posh dining room. We shall definitely be taking more interest in the news about Parliament in the future” said Aisha Miller and Xhida Krasniqi.

Upon return to Nottingham the e2e students composed a letter of thanks to The Rt Hon Baroness Hayman and the Manager at Access Training for what can only be described as a once in a lifetime opportunity. 

Ollerton E2E Case Study

Nicholas was referred to Ollerton E2E by his Connexions PA. He started on programme on 7th January 2009.  He was a very vulnerable young person with a very poor school attendance record.  Nicholas had been the victim of serious abuse in the past and was still very frightened to go out in the daytime because of bullying by local young people. 

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Engage Train to Gain Website

Train to Gain Engage is the website for employer engagement staff, training providers and anyone else working to engage employers in the Service.

It provides you with the information and resources to inform employers about the Train to Gain service, explaining:

• what the Service is and how it benefits employers
• Train to Gain funding, and who is eligible
• the different training options available to employers
• where to find skills information
• how Train to Gain works with other organisations
• the processes for making referrals

You’ll also find a wide range of resources which you can use, including:

• marketing and communications material
• policy documents
• forms
• training and development resources for engagement staff

On the national site, you’ll find information that applies to Train to Gain across the whole of England. The regional sites give region-specific information – local partner organisations, regional funding options, processes, contacts and more.

http://engage.traintogain.gov.uk/

NETA Apprentices Promotion at CNTL Ltd

Jonathan and Danny have recently been promoted at CNTL Ltd, based in Bulwell, Nottingham.  CNTL is an engineering company producing high specification components for the aerospace and automotive industries including Rolls Royce.  The company is expanding and will move in to purpose built premises in the summer of 2009.

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Karen's in a class of her own!

Karen Higgins wanted to spend more time with her children – and a career change provided the perfect solution.  The former personal assistant and secretary retrained in childcare after her two sons attended Breaston Pre-School in Derby.

Framework for Excellence Pilot Feedback Event

All providers who hold a LSC contract need to be aware of the Framework for Excellence. Valerie attended the Pilot Feedback event at Coventry on 3 June and the attached paper outlines the findings and changes which are being made.

Meet The NTN Team - Quailty Coordinator

Hello Everyone
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you all.  My name is Caroline Stirland and I joined NTN in June as the company Quality Coordinator.

Although I have worked for the last 10 years in Quality, this has been predominantly in Manufacturing and Engineering. As you can imagine therefore, the Education and Training industry sector is a whole new experience for me. That said however, I am very excited to be joining the company at such a pivotal time in educational and funding reform and look forward to working with all our members, subcontractors and external bodies to positively affect the quality of provision, the learner experience and promote WBL.

My priorities over the coming months, amongst others, will involve the SAR, TQS, assessing and developing internal quality systems, Peer Review and collating and analysing MI.  Further to this end I would really appreciate any feedback you have in relation to the services and functions NTN provide. We are wholly committed to continual improvement, and your honest and constructive comments are invaluable in enabling us to meet your requirements and further develop our systems to ensure we provide excellent standards of quality and customer service.

On a personal note - A quick snapshot etc                   

Should you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me on the following numbers

Tel:     01623 404341 x 439
Mob:   07854206363

Kind regards,