Kier Sheffield LLP Targeted Employment and Training Approach and Benefits

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Kier Sheffield LLP Targeted Employment and
Training - Approach and Benefits

• Colin Kearney

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Background Kier Sheffield LLP

• Formed in March 2003, Partnering contract for the
  RM of Council houses and buildings.
• Other works through LLP include Decent Homes, and
  Jobs Compact.
• Contract is between the Council and Kier.
• Sheffield Homes operational client for housing
  activity.
• 10 years, 700m largest awarded by a UK
  Authority to date

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Kier Sheffield LLP

• 1st time a LA has sought to benefit from an LLP
• Year on Year service improvements
• Instrumental in achieving national awards
  including Beacon Status/3 Star rating
• Effective in promoting social inclusion
• Seamless transfer (1,200, TUPE, Pensions)

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Partnership Working

• Strong Leadership - Commitment from top
• Clear Objectives and Targets
• Customer at heart of what you do
• Good Team Players in Key Roles
• Strong Partnership Ethos willingness to
  improve/change/learn from mistakes

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Beyond simple client /contractor model

• Key aim is deliver long term service benefits and
  continuous improvement
• And to promote the partnership as a vehicle for
  community regeneration in the development of
  initiatives aimed at increasing local economic
  and social well being
• The Education, Employment and Training Plan
  established in 2003 - 2007 was about making a
  difference through delivery. Positive outputs
  were delivered. New Plan 2008 - 2013 now agreed

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Making It Happen

• Got commitment from the top, leadership buy in
  is essential. And we ensured it was sustainable
  throughout
• Made it part of our strategic/core objectives for
  the service
• Took a consistent approach across all our
  investment/contract opportunities (Decent Homes
  initiative 800mil)
• Understood our baseline for skills shortages and
  targeted social inclusion groups

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Making It Happen

• Built requirements/outcomes into the procurement
  and evaluation process, ensured compliance and
  that it was a core commercial consideration
• Understood the funding arrangements
• Established KPIs to monitor outputs
• The client team understood the issues and was
  built into the contract management arrangements
• Employment Skills Practitioners involved early
  in process.

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Outcomes

• LLP contract plan - vehicle for business
  focused joint needs
• Public Private Partnership - model for additional
  spend
• Demonstrated added value - whole person approach

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Outcomes

• City Stewardship, 1100 candidates through, 67
  positive outcome
• Sharrow Industries Social Enterprise (supported
  employment)
• Modern Apprenticeships, 250 recruited
• Community Impact (Charity, Schools etc)
• Safeguarding Young People (Leaving Care) 3 target
  4

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Outcomes

• Lone Parents Programme - 3
• Targeted Community recruitment (Winn Gardens,
  BNDFC)
• Construction Design Centre - 300 young people per
  week, 2200 work experience days
• Construction JobMatch, 70 (250 Sheffield wide)
• Sharrow Industries (supply chain) 15mil

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Learning

• Silos - Employment, Inclusion, Infrastructure,
  make the link!
• Understand contract - what will it yield?
• Understand what can and cannot be achieved
• Drive funding

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Learning

• Engineer Supply-side
• Dedicated resource, see it through
• Strong partnership
• Be responsive
• Business Case, Invest to Save

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Colin Kearney - Corporate Social Responsibility
Co-ordinatorKIER

• 07791920962
• 0114 273 5958
• colin.kearney_at_kier.co.uk