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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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 Schneidermichael.schneider@tchc.net

Mobile: 07720 090208

2nd Floor, Suite A3

Gresham House, 53 Clarendon Rd

Watford WD17 1LA

Tel: 01923 698430

Mob: 07747 803864

Thank You