West Wales and the Valleys Priorities European Structural Funds National Delivery Regional Delivery Local Delivery Activities not yet Priorities and Themes Welsh Government Agency Regional Responses Local Community allocated to a Lead Sponsor /organisation Lead Responses specific delivery tier Sponsor Youth Employment Theme 1: Youth Labour market sector - Activity identified Activity identified and Attainment Employment (up participation for young transitional employment through provision through provision to 25 years old) people e.g. Jobs for disadvantaged mapping and evidence mapping and evidence Growth Wales young people aged 16 gathering to support gathering to support (currently to March 24 who have more Engagement and Youth Engagement and – 2015). complex barriers to Progression Framework Progression Framework work. Apprenticeships Provision to support Bespoke local across all relevant First stage intervention more flexible course responses to identified vocational projects for the most start dates on, roll need not met through – ‘roll disadvantaged and off’ provision (especially national and regional Traineeships for 16-18 disaffected young in FE). delivery. year olds: people for whom Assessment of need employment or Support to overcome Niche provision i.e. Theme 2: Youth Activities to prevent education would not be more complex barriers specific targeting of Attainment and disengagement immediately to participation in hardest to help and Engagement Motivation appropriate will feed education or training most disadvantaged Confidence into the above i.e. drug and alcohol Training through transitional employment misuse effective Supporting transition projects. means from education to Support targeted at employment. A disadvantaged groups strategic project to in particular looked support schools in their after children and care delivery of the Careers leavers, young people and the world of work who have offended, framework. Activities to young people with include: additional learning - Work experience; needs. - Practitioner training (initial and CPD); - Early identification and employer tracking process for
West Wales and the Valleys Priorities European Structural Funds Priorities and Themes National Delivery Regional Delivery Local Delivery Activities not yet allocated to a specific delivery tier Welsh Government Lead Sponsor Agency /organisation Lead Sponsor Regional Responses Local Community Responses Youth Employment and Attainment Theme 1: Youth Employment (up to 25 years old) Theme 2: Youth Attainment and Engagement Labour market participation for young people e.g. Jobs Growth Wales (currently to March 2015). Apprenticeships across all relevant vocational Traineeships for 16-18 year olds: Assessment of need Activities to prevent disengagement Motivation Confidence Supporting transition from education to employment. A strategic project to support schools in their delivery of the Careers and the world of work framework. Activities to include: - Work experience; - Practitioner training (initial and CPD); - employer sector - transitional employment for disadvantaged young people aged 16 – 24 who have more complex barriers to work. First stage intervention projects for the most disadvantaged and disaffected young people for whom employment or education would not be immediately appropriate will feed into the above transitional employment projects. Activity identified through provision mapping and evidence gathering to support Engagement and Progression Framework Provision to support more flexible course start dates – ‘roll on, roll off’ provision (especially in FE). Support to overcome more complex barriers to participation in education or training i.e. drug and alcohol misuse Support targeted at disadvantaged groups in particular looked after children and care leavers, young people who have offended, young people with additional learning needs. Early identification and tracking process for Activity identified through provision mapping and evidence gathering to support Youth Engagement and Progression Framework Bespoke local responses to identified need not met through national and regional delivery. Niche provision i.e. specific targeting of hardest to help and most disadvantaged Training through effective means
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