TALENT MATCH Kim Babb – Project Development Manager

TALENT MATCH - AGENDA• Background, aims & objectives• Target audience• Outcomes• Governance – Steering Group• Communication Hub• Hubs/Hosts and Mentors• Young people engagement• Commissioned activities• Business engagement• What makes Talent Match Black Country different?

TALENT MATCH – BACKGROUND • BIG lottery funded• £100m nationally, 21locations• Black Country context

• Youth unemployment • Increased competition for jobs

• £10.3m Black Country, 5 year project • Young people at the heart of the project – decision making• Supporting 1417 young people furthest from the labour market • Improve skills, confidence, motivation, provide work experience, volunteering

and job opportunities • Intensive mentoring support

TALENT MATCH – TARGET AUDIENCE• 18-24 year olds furthest from the labour market• 12 months NEET• Additional barriers to employment• Thematic groups

• Young carers/parents• Care leavers• Travelling families• Substance misuse• Homeless• Ex offenders• Disability/learning difficulty

TALENT MATCH - OUTCOMES• 1417 young people – 15% hidden• 21.5% into Employment (inc self employment)• 30% into Volunteering • 30% into Work Experience • 80% into Training• 100% increased

• Confidence• Motivation

• 100% young people taking responsibility for co-designing tailored support

TALENT MATCH - GOVERNANCE• Steering group – decision making• 9 young people across Black Country – joint Chair• 6 businesses• 1 LEA - nominated• 1 Vol Sector Council - nominated• DWP• Advisory Board – supporting role

TALENT MATCH – COMMUNICATION HUB• Overview• Out to tender – 8 tenders• Scoring – YP, Project team, Walsall LEA• LearnPlay Foundation

• 3dnative• Digital Native Academy

• Contract due to commence 1st July

TALENT MATCH – HUBS, HOSTS, MENTORS• Overview

• Locations• Partnership working

• Out to tender – 9th April • Close date – 12 noon 30th April • Steering group decision 13th July• Contracts commence 1st July • Senior Mentor & Mentor recruitment• Inductions, training & development

TALENT MATCH – YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT • Young person engagement advisor – Mike Sailsman

• Steering Group• Youth forums

• Relationship and referral coordinator – Trishna Burke-Braham• Referral agencies

• DWP – WP returners• Work Programme• Vol sector orgs• Probation etc.

• Outreach – hidden young people• Mentor choice

TALENT MATCH – COMMISSIONED ACTIVITIES • Meet needs of young people • Young people involved in design and decision making process• Flexible delivery• Individual• Menu of activities plus bespoke activities• Enhance existing provision• Not same old same old• Not duplicate• Preferred provider – 27th June 10am – 12noon (Sandwell)

TALENT MATCH – BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT ‘Informing businesses on how they can recruit talented young people who

have the skills, motivation and fresh outlook that businesses need to continue to develop and grow’

• Business engagement advisor – Carla Shelton• Existing business engagement networks – employer forums• LEA’s inward investment• Work experience• BITC – Seeing is Believing • Job opportunities• Search job ready profiles

TALENT MATCH – WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?• Young People at the heart

• Steering Group• Decision making – commissioning activity, staff interviews

• Young People designing programme of support, flexible delivery• Mentor choice & intensive support• Voluntary programme, choice to commit• Real business involvement• Partnership working• No duplication

TALENT MATCH – WHAT CAN YOU DO?Talent Match Champions• Young People

• Mike Sailsman – msailsman@wolverhamptonvsc.org 01902 773761 ext 237• Businesses

• Carla Shelton – cshelton@wolverhamptonvsc.org 01902 773761 ext 257• Project Manager

• Kim Babb – kbabb@wolverhamptonvsc.org 01902 773761 ext 258• Commissioning

• Claire Fitzgerald – Cfitzgerald@wolverhampton.org 01902 773761 ext 276• Referrals

• Trishna Burke-Braham – TBurke-Braham@wolverhampton.org 01902 773761 ext 275