Amanda Rundle

Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector

in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Building on SuccessNovember 2013

Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum is supporting developments by…..

Highlighting sector skills and challenges

Strengthening partnerships

Leading independent research to identify current sector activity, future potential and needs

Developing 2 Strategies to support developments up to 2020

VCSE Employment and Skills Strategy Social Enterprise Strategy

4,525 formally recognised identified VCSE organisations Plus estimated 1,500 small volunteer led community groups.

Number of employees 22,300 = 9% of working population

Female/male employee ratio 70:30

Number of volunteers 153,000 = 36% of adult population

Annual turnover of the VCSE sector in 2013 is £580 million

Headline Research Findings

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Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector Employment and Skills Strategy

2014 - 2020

1 in 3

• 1 in 3 people contribute to society in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly through volunteering.

• The VCSE sector is 1 of 3 sectors supporting sustainable growth.

• VCSE organisations develop innovative products and services for People, Planet and Profit.

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Priorities

1. Workforce Skills for All

2. Social Innovation for New Goods and Services

3. Community Engagement and Impact

“ A skilled workforce increasing the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector contribution

to sustainable social, economic and environmental development in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.”

Guiding Principles

* Inclusion * Collaboration * Sustainablility *

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Some of the

BIG IDEASin the strategy

Priority 3Community

Engagement and Impact

Social Value frameworks

and standard

Trustee Skills development programme

Sustainable communities research and development programme

Priority 1 Workforce

Skills

Multi organisation

Work Experience

and Mentoring Schemes

VCSE/Public Sector

Leadership Academy/Virtual

VCSE Skills Information

Bank

Priority 2Social

Innovation for new goods and services

Multi-sector social

innovation partnership

Community "Hack" spaces/

incubation units Multi sector

mentoring, secondment and job swap programme

Moving Forwards

Final Amendments to E & S Strategy Nov

Production of Strategy Booklet for wide distribution Nov

E & S Strategy Launch Dec

Publication of research findings Dec

Further Development of Social Enterprise Strategy Dec

Progress towards implementation plans from Jan

Pilot projects to Dec 2014

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The full draft strategy is available to view on the VSF website

We aim to launch the strategy in December 2013.

Please spread the word and continue to contribute so that we can ensure that the strategy has the maximum benefit

for the people of Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly.

For further information about the “Future Skills” Project, the Employment and Skills Strategy and the work of Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum

please see our website, Facebook and Twitter feeds.www.cornwallvsf.org

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Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum13a Kenwyn Street, Truro, TR1 3DJ

Tel: 01872 241584Email: admin@cornwallvsf.org