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D2N2 Technical Assistance Workshop

Active Inclusion in D2N2

This project is part-funded by the European Social Fund as part of the 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England

Rachel Quinn, Active Engagement Officer, D2N2 LEP Richard Kirkland, ESIF Coordinator, D2N2 LEP Sabina Talib, ESF Development Officer, Derby & Derbyshire David Kelly, Economic Development Officer, Nottm City Council

Welcome and Introductions

Sabina Talib – Derby event 30/8/17 David Kelly – Nottingham event 6/9/17

Active Inclusion in D2N2 Call Specification: Community Grants Module

Rachel Quinn

Vision for D2N2 Programmes

 Relationship with LEP and Stakeholders

 Links to existing services  Effective signposting  Local support  Performance management

 Collaboration – strong provider consortium

 Engagement  Employment  Skills

 Gateways and Pathways

 Joined up strategy  Effective signposting  Utilising the ‘right’ programmes to get people into ‘sustained

employment’

Background

• Investment priority 1.4: Active Inclusion
• Evidence of need:
• D2N2 Social Inclusion Framework (2014)
• Community Programme scoping research (2015)
• SEP / ESIF Strategy
• ESF Operational Programme

Basics

• Managing agent for an ’inclusion grant fund’
• Ideally with an element of ‘developmental support’ for

beneficiary organisations

• Distribution which captures the contribution of small
• rganisations
• Locally distinctive and innovative delivery
• Small grants of £10K to £50K*
• Must work in coherence with other 1.4 projects – in

particular Building Better Opportunities

• Participants cannot take part in the same support via both

programmes

*Open to variation – larger grants to focus on innovation and transformation

Expectations

• Experience or robust methodology in relation to

management of community / small grants.

• ESF programme management knowledge and/or

experience

• Strong VCSE relationships / knowledge within area of

application PLUS ability to support

• CCT commitment – especially equalities
• Value for money
• Match funding:
• Cash match
• Existing complimentary programmes (match funding certificate)
• Third party / beneficiary contributions
• Volunteer time / in kind

Points to note

• No geographical limitations (min or max) within D2N2
• No maximum application threshold (within region)
• minimum £50,000 ESF (£100K total)
• Funding is for up to 3 years from point of contract
• Coordination with SCR in overlap areas
• Applicants using beneficiary match will need to

evidence availability of match AND ability to evidence contribution

• No retrospection possible
• Call deadline: 27th September 2017

Outputs & Results

• Activity not prescribed but must be eligible for ESF, e.g.
• Basic skills and ESOL
• Pre-work or apprenticeship support
• Wider life skills – communication, digital skills, problem solving

etc

• Financial management and literacy
• Volunteering
• First contact engagement
• Employment support networks and peer groups
• Economically inactive or unemployed
• Results – participants in
• Education or training on leaving
• Employment or self employment
• Job search
• Accessing childcare

Participants

• Target participants:
• Male 53%
• Female 47%
• Unemployed

54%

• Economically inactive

39%

• Over 50

20%

• Ethnic minorities

10%

• Disabilities

30%

Basics for the Current Tender

• Non duplicative / added value with existing

programmes – EMPLOY / SKILLS Local etc

• Partnership working with other providers
• Flexible – responsive to changing policy priorities

and developing local needs

• Understanding of local stakeholder landscape
• Ability to develop strong working relationships
• Engage with D2N2 governance structures to add

value, share good practice, share performance management, to deliver seamless and integrated programme

Core Delivery Principles ‘What good looks like’

 Impact and Scale  Delivery Readiness  Added Value  Local Value  Quality, Performance and Efficiency  Strategic Partnerships and Co-ordination of

Market Engagement

 Flexibility and Responsiveness

ESF Match Funding & Understanding the Landscape

Richard Kirkland

D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership

By 2023 we will:

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Develop sector growth agreements

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Deliver 55,000 new jobs in the private sector

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Accelerate delivery of 77,000 new homes

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Deliver a step change in skills outcomes

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Increase our business base

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Share the benefits of growth across our communities

Skills Challenge

• 67,835 businesses in D2N2, employing 891,800
• 87.7% of businesses are micro’s (employing 1 to 9)
• Jobs expected to rise by around 47,000 (2012-2022)
• Relatively low rates of workers in high skill roles
• Level of qualifications held by D2N2 residents lower

than UK average

• Jobs with low/no qualifications expected to decline

from 20% to 14% of the workforce

• Job growth expected to be concentrated in higher level

roles, half of which expected to be in professional roles

Skills Challenge EMC Q3

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54% of employers tried to recruit within past 3 months

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53% experienced problems in finding suitable staff

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Job types where difficulties in recruitment were felt most

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50% managerial / professional

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47% skilled manual / technical

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24% clerical / administrative

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25% unskilled / semi-skilled

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10% said Brexit influenced business's recruitment decisions UKCES 2015 Survey

• 68% highlighted work experience as being critical or significant

factor in recruiting candidates

• Maths and English rated at 60%, vocational qualifications 48%

What is ESIF?

European Structural and Investment Funds ESIF are the EC’s primary mechanism for reducing social and economic disparities across the EU. In England, these funds comprise the following elements:

 European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) £104.4m  Supporting business, particularly SMEs , innovation,

business development, ICT, low carbon etc.

 European Social Fund (ESF) £104.4m  Supporting people and business with employment and skills,

enhancing access to employment and social inclusion

 European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development

(EAFRD) £5.5m

 Supports economic development in our rural areas

What will ESIF buy in D2N2

ESIF has specific outputs and outcomes: D2N2 have set the following broad targets for the programme:

 5000 businesses receiving support – e.g. ICT, low

carbon, SME competitiveness, innovation

 400 new enterprises supported  15,000 people supported to find employment  8,000 people supported in relation to social

inclusion

 2,500 businesses improving skill levels

Building Better Opportunities (BBO)

Investment Priority 1.4 - £15.6m Three Strands

1.

Money Sorted (Financial Inclusion)

• St. Ann's Advice Group

2.

Opportunity and Change (Multiple and Complex Needs)

Framework Housing Association

3.

Towards Work - Groundwork

 Provide intensive support and positive interventions to those

people furthest away from the labour market

 Support to address mental health challenges

INSPIRE Local

Investment Priority 1.1- £4.5m – Working Links Changing mind-sets and supporting access to employment

 IAG and Goals  INSPIRE programme development and delivery  1 to 1 support  Mentoring and coaching  Sign-posting to existing provision  Pathway to EMPLOY Local  In-work support

Nottingham YEI IP 1.3 £6.4m

 Enhanced community-based engagement to employment

pathway

 Specialist intensive support for 16-29 year olds engaged

with gangs, ex-offenders and those with mental health issues

 Pre-traineeship assistance, including preparation for next

steps and support during the traineeship.

 Self-employment - support for 18 -29 year olds to start own

business

 Support to address barriers arising from limited access to

transport through sustainable transport solutions

 Focus on deprivation issues affecting 18 – 24 year olds in

the Nottingham North parliamentary constituency

D2N1 YOUTH Engagement

IP 1.2 and 2.1 - £2.9m - CT Skills

 Support 16-24 year olds NEET to reengage  Support tailored to individual need  Wrap around support / mentoring to

support engagement and progression into sustained outcome

 Support / incentivising employers to

provide jobs and training opportunities including Apprenticeships and Traineeships

 Alignment with D2N2 Employability

Framework

EMPLOY Local

Investment Priority 1.1 £4.0m – DBC

 Innovative support 16-24 year olds NEET into

work and apprenticeships

 Innovative support for those out of work for

• ver 6 months to take up opportunities leading

to employment including progression from BBO and INSPIRE Local

 Increasing number of graduates into graduate

level jobs

 Supporting and incentivising SMEs to provide

jobs / training for those out of work including apprenticeships and traineeships

 Candidate Bank for individuals and employers

EMPLOY Local Candidate Bank

 Provide employers with selection of

suitable candidates for vacancies / future skill needs

 Single point of contact for employers

which provides a matching service

 Support mechanism for candidates to

engage with employers

 Appropriate promotion to both

individuals and SMEs

SKILLS Local Employer offer

IP 2.1 £4,7m – Learndirect 1 point of contact for employers to support tailored packages which:

• Provide training for low skilled workers
• Support and incentivise SMEs to develop higher skills

pathways including apprenticeships

• Support employers not engaged with skills system to

see link between skills and growth

• Grow graduate placements to develop higher level

skills in workplace

• Develop skills within supply chains
• Offer support for those at risk of redundancy
• Support in work progression training

D2N2 Skills / ESIF Strategy priorities

 Education / training systems reflect employer

requirements

 Engage new starts / SMEs with skills agenda  Equip workforce with skills required by employers

now and in future

 Support engagement between employers and skills

providers to better align employer skills needs and support supply side developments

 Improve visibility of skills offer to businesses  Support those identified as NEET into sustainable

employment opportunities

Match Funding Eligibility

 Match funding must be for activity deemed to be

eligible within the ESF Operational Programme

 Match funding must meet the eligibility requirements of

each Priority within the Operational Programme

 Match for activities within D2N2 must be drawn from

within the same area as the funding is ring fenced

 Any statutory training that must be provided e.g.

training employers must provide under health & safety legislation is ineligible.

 Funding for staffing, programmes or activities coming

from the EFA, SFA or any other EU source is ineligible as match funding

Match Funding Eligibility



ESF Contribution Rate should not exceed the maximum intervention rate i.e. 50% for More Developed regions.

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Match funding must meet all ESF eligibility requirements. Auditors will test match funds as part of audit regime – potential clawback. Actual match funding Cash – most secure option

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Additional funds put into the same project for which ESF is being claimed Staff time

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Costs associated with identified employees delivering ESF project

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Part time staff – need to identify time spent on project - timesheet https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/european-structural-and- investment-funds-technical-assistance

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Delegated grant recipients expected to provide 10% match drawn from cash / staff time

Match Funding ESF 2014 – 2020

Volunteers Unpaid voluntary work may be eligible as match funding in kind. In addition to the normal rules for match funding, the following conditions will apply:

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Beneficiaries cannot be treated as volunteers during their time on the project.

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Volunteer-time contributions must be calculated using the method and guidance set out.

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Volunteers must be made aware that they are helping the project in their own private time and are not employed on the project.

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Projects will need to show final claim entries for volunteer time i.e. complete, accurate and current records which show not only the time sheets of volunteers but also a description of their activities.

Match Funding ESF 2014 – 2020

Volunteers



Projects should be able to provide information outlined in annual and final reports.

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If an employee performs additional duties on a voluntary basis, the costs are not eligible.

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The tasks performed by the volunteer should match the job titles and the notional rates given in the guidance.

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If a volunteer performs a task which is outside the range of the job titles provided, this activity cannot be claimed as match. DWP will need written evidence to justify technical or specialist rates to be agreed prior to the project making any claims.

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If a volunteer does the same or similar duties as paid staff, the rate allowed for the volunteer will be either the notional rate or the salary rate of the paid employee, whichever is lower.

Match Funding ESF 2014 – 2020

Volunteers

 Previous experience of using volunteer time as

match has proved too rigorous for some

• rganisations. In order to mitigate this, the use of

volunteer time as match must be agreed by DWP

 DWP require a project using volunteer time as

match to submit full audit trail details e.g. timesheets with their first and subsequent claims

 Wage rates

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/ashe/annual- survey-of-hours-and-earnings/index.html

Match Funding ESF 2014 – 2020

Programme Costs

 Some organisations use the costs of programmes

that are delivering similar activities to ESF to match ESF e.g. training courses.

 This can be eligible but should be checked with

DWP before being proposed.

Match Funding ESF 2014 – 2020

 It is the Grant Recipients responsibility to

ensure match funding is eligible and further guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/euro pean-structural-and-investment-funds- programme-guidance

 There is also more guidance in the ESF national

eligibility rules found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/u ploads/attachment_data/file/510300/european_so cial_fund_national_eligibility_rules.pdf

Q&A

TA Support and Next Steps

Sabina Talib David Kelly

Contact Details



Richard Kirkland

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Richard.kirkland@d2n2lep.org

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07867178967

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Rachel Quinn

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rachel.quinn@d2n2lep.org

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07551 124225

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Sabina Talib

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Sabina.Talib@derby.gov.uk

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01332 643136

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David Kelly

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David.Kelly@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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0115 876 4271