CONTENT • • • • • • • What is The Future Horizons Programme ? How does it work ? Who are our partners ? Who Benefits ? Measuring Success Building for the future Questions What is The Future Horizons Programme ? • Non Military run programme – 1 year trial • Open to ESL’s from ITC and surrounding Catterick area • Opt In to programme for continued support after discharge • Helping transition – Cobseo objectives • Focussed on Employment • Partnership model made up of Cobseo members, commercial welfare to work companies and other 3rd sector organisations Early Service Leavers - ESL Early Service Leavers (ESL) are defined as Service Leavers (SL) who are discharged: Compulsorily from trained or untrained strength and lose entitlement to any resettlement provision OR At their own request from the trained or untrained strength, having completed less than 4 years’ service What is The Future Horizons Programme ? • • • • • Based in Hook Coy – linked into the existing process 2 Advisors – interviewing ESL’s pre discharge Assessment of needs – registered on the systems Central Employment Team track progress 3 Stages to the programme – no immediate help required – standard job finding support – more complex support needs • Evaluation team track progress • Final evaluation report in February 2013 Who are our Partners ? • Made up from leading organisations in the industry • RFEA providing stage 1 and 2 of the programme • Linked into the existing Career Transition Partnership • Stage 3 providers to provide geographical coverage • A number of local initiatives linked into the programme • More and more interest from other partners as the programme progresses Access to Face to Face Provision • • • • • • • • • Shaw Trust Groundwork - Jobmatch RBLI Princes Trust Tomorrows People Reed In Partnership Esg Avanta NECC Who Benefits ? • • • • The ESL The Unit / ITC The MOD – Reputation – Social Responsibility Service Charities & Voluntary Sector organisations • Longer Term View ……………Wider society Measuring Success • Capturing valuable data on ESL demographic profiles and needs • Employment Outcomes • Training & Education Outcomes • Critique of the consortium model • Quantitative & Qualitative data collection • All to inform future recommendations for the MOD Progress / Early Findings • • • • • Agreed Pathways in place – Working well 99% opt in rate 500 + opted in – 9% trained staff 15% Stage 1 Provision - 15% Stage 3 Provision Stage 2 -70% - capacity requires an uplift to deal with the flow • SEC’s report improved engagement with ESL’s Progress / Early Findings • Initial outcomes looking very promising • Client feedback generally very good • ESL’s want to work but lack confidence and doubt their transferable skills • Attrition rates very acceptable although on-going engagement once discharged is difficult • Circa 47 % employed - 60% evaluation cohort • Model easily replicable in other areas Building For Success • • • • • • Priority in terms of timescales Funding Options – Short – Medium - Long Agreeing a Model / Concept – Expansion Linking into wider Cobseo developments Securing partner buy in Interim feedback & outcomes crucial • MOD Support & data exchange issues require further discussion QUESTIONS ???? CONTACT DETAILS Darren Bickerstaffe 07428705770 [email protected] Adrian Peters [email protected] 07854544066 Stephen Gledhill 07792484670 [email protected]