8 Employment Learning and Skills Update PDF 91 KB
Minutes:
The Board received a report from the Strategic Director – Enterprise,
Community and Resources which provided an update on the work of the Employment,
Learning and Skills Division.
It was reported that since 20 March 2020 the staff within the Employment,
Learning and Skills Division had been operating a remote system for customers
and learners, with all learning centres currently closed. The staff were
now in the process of preparing for centres to reopen again and planning how
delivery to customers and learners would be rolled out given social distancing
measures.
As well as guidance surrounding Covid-19 being core to the delivery
going forward, the Board was advised that the work of the Division would focus
on supporting those individuals that had been adversely affected economically
by the Pandemic and had lost jobs and/or confidence.
The report provided Members with updates in the following areas:
·
ESF
Ways to Work;
·
Liverpool
City Region apprenticeship Hub;
·
LCR
Apprenticeship Growth Plan;
·
DWP
Work and Health Programme;
·
Merseylink
Employment and Skills Performance; and
·
Adult
Learning and Devolution.
In response to Members queries regarding the potential for an increased
demand for apprenticeships once the furlough schemed ended, officers advised
that this was anticipated so a request had been submitted to Government for the
numbers of these to be increased.
With regards to the Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) Programme, Members
were advised that this would support 1453 participants between October 2020 and
March 2022 and would provide positions of not less than 3 months duration. Members requested a progress report at a
future meeting of the Board.
RESOLVED: That the report and comments made be noted.