Briefing EventCreative Employment ProgrammeWednesday 30th January 2013

Access to matched funds

Various national and regional employer subsidies available that you can match with funds via the Creative Employment Programme.

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Access to matched funds

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Youth Contract

£2275

NAS employer Incentive

£1500

GM Top-Up£750

Creative Employment Programme

+ +or =

£ tbc

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Budgeting for an apprentice

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WagesEmployers must meet legal minimum wage levels but many offer a higher salary

There is a special apprenticeship national minimum wage which is £2.60 per hour.

Generally, employers of creative apprentices in Manchester have offered at least the standard national minimum wage which is:

£6.19 per hour – 21 years and over£4.98 per hour - 18 to 20 years

£3.68 per hour - 16-17 years

Budgeting for an apprentice

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College Tuition Fees:

Free for those aged 16-19 years old.

Over 19 - the employer is asked to fund 10% of the costs of a particular pathway.

E.g.: for Creative Apprentices just under £500 for level 2 and

£700 for level 3 courses

Recruitment

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Referral routes including local volunteering initiatives, your own activities with young people

JobCentre Plus and Work Programme Providers

Other charities working to help people get closer to the labour market

Recruitment

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Open minded approach – draw from your FJF experiences

Consider innovative approaches to get the best from your candidate

Long list - competency based recruitment methodologies

Use the Employer Suite

Consider joint recruitment days

Link with other programmes

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Provide volunteering opportunities and work experience

Get Britain Working Strategy

The Youth Contract

Get Britain Working The Pre –Work Programme

• ‘Working Together’ - volunteering

• Work Experience• Work Clubs• New Enterprise Allowance

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Sarah Elderkin

Culture Team

Manchester City Council

s.elderkin@manchester.gov.uk

0161 234 4241

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