{"id":7257,"date":"2021-09-29T14:29:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T14:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=7257"},"modified":"2021-10-13T14:18:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T14:18:08","slug":"collaborating-to-ensure-no-one-is-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2021.cjg-annualreport.co.uk\/?p=7257","title":{"rendered":"COLLABORATING TO ENSURE NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7257\" class=\"elementor elementor-7257\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0c1367 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0c1367\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526490f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526490f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><b>BY ALISON McCRAE<\/b><br><br>Economic Development Manager \u2013 Adult Employment, Glasgow City Council<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53674e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53674e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5405590\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa68b7d\" data-id=\"aa68b7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b56196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b56196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14d7799 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14d7799\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b45487\" data-id=\"2b45487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af18d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9af18d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Staff from Economic Development in Glasgow City Council <\/b>have had ongoing involvement in the Community Justice Glasgow Partnership\u2019s (CJG) Learning, Skills and Employment Group for a number of years. A strong partnership with staff from CJG has developed and the collaborative meetings have led to a vast amount of specialisms and expertise being shared across the services that attend.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>In 2020-21, in the midst of responding to the impact of the pandemic on priorities and services<\/b>, CJG and Economic Development were put to work to ensure that a final allocation of funding from Europe for employability was made available to people in the criminal justice system.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>After a short delay in advertising the fund and checking its scope and focus in light of the pandemic<\/b>, a small evaluation group was able to meet virtually in early 2021, to assess a range of bids from local and national organisations seeking to support people to move towards and into work.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Colleagues from addictions and homelessness were also involved<\/b>, demonstrating the further levels of engagement and collaboration from across services. In March 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\/councillorsandcommittees\/viewDoc.asp?c=P62AFQDNDXZ3T1NTDN\"><span class=\"s1\">Contracts and Property Committee<\/span><\/a> agreed to the groups recommendation to fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheatley-group.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Wheatley Group<\/span><\/a> for 2 years to support people towards and into employment, education and training through the Way Ahead project.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishhousingnews.com\/article\/wheatley-jobs-project-worth-8m-to-scotlands-biggest-city\"><b>As reported by the Scottish Housing News in Dec 2018<\/b><\/a><\/span><b>, an independent report by Craigforth Research &amp; Consultancy in 2018<\/b> found that<b> <\/b>the first Way Ahead programme,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>which ran from 2017, funded by the European Social Fund and Wheatley Foundation and delivered in collaboration with Glasgow City Council and several 3<span class=\"s2\"><sup>rd<\/sup><\/span> Sector organisations,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>supported more than 320 people to get work ready.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The programme outcomes included:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">34 having found permanent employment;<\/li><li class=\"li1\">112 having gone onto vocational training; and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li class=\"li1\">71 of the participants having stopped using alcohol or drugs. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">The report concluded that the programme had <b>delivered in excess of \u00a38million in social benefit<\/b> to Glasgow.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The Way Ahead project will re-open in July 2021 <\/b>and deliver employability support to people aged 16+ in recovery from an addiction and\/or experiencing homelessness and\/or with an offending background. Working with jobcentres and third sector partners across the city, it will deploy a team of five employability mentors, who will engage with and register 200 people in 2 years. The focus is to provide the joined-up support people need to engage with learning and work while helping them develop practical strategies for improving CVs, job applications and interview performance that they can use long beyond the programme. Contact Arlene Dick, The Way Ahead, Wheatley Group, 0141 274 8511, 07769221553 <a href=\"mailto:Arlene.Dick@wheatley-group.com\"><span class=\"s1\">Arlene.Dick@wheatley-group.com<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>The Way Ahead will operate alongside the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\/choiceworks\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>ChoiceWorks<\/b><\/span><\/a> programme (also funded via Economic Development). ChoiceWorks sits within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\"><span class=\"s1\">Glasgow City Council\u2019s<\/span><\/a>, Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability business area. The employability programme supports individuals aged 16+, resident in Glasgow who have a history of offending and are not in employment, education or training. It has three teams which cover the North West, North East and South of the city. Each team has two Intervention Workers and a Case Management Worker, all teams are supported by two Training and Employability officers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><b>The Programme takes referrals from any source, including self-referral<\/b>. By working closely with participants, it seeks to challenge offending behaviour by providing appropriate and proportionate bespoke intervention sessions that support a transition into employment, education or training. It also assists to address and support other issues in people\u2019s lives which may be viewed as an obstacle to a positive outcome. Choice Works has worked intensively with nearly 300 people with the first round of funding. Contact: <b>Derek Brown &#8211; Service Manager 0141 276 7690\/07823525982 <\/b><a href=\"mailto:derek.brown@glasgow.gov.uk\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>derek.brown@glasgow.gov.uk<\/b><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\"><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s4\"><b>This partnership and collaboration will be further utilised as Glasgow looks to develop its approach to delivering <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/no-one-left-behind-delivery-plan\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>No On Left Behind<\/b><\/span><\/a> &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"s5\">the Scottish approach to employability that focuses on the needs of the individual first and foremost. No One Left Behind will deliver a person-centred system that is more flexible and responsive to the changing labour market, tackles inequalities and grows Scotland&#8217;s economy. An approach that is needed now more than ever as Glasgow and Scotland devises a collective economic and wellbeing response to the pandemic<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p4\"><b>Built on the principle of integration and alignment, community justice is one area clearly called out as crucial in the new approach<\/b> to delivering employability support. 2021-22 will see Economic Development and CJG support the Local Employability Partnership to lead the development and design an approach that works for each individual regardless of background and skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44ba31b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44ba31b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e6a77d\" data-id=\"2e6a77d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a17fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a17fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>BY ALISON McCRAE Economic Development Manager \u2013 Adult Employment, Glasgow City Council Staff from Economic Development in Glasgow City Council have had ongoing involvement in the Community Justice Glasgow Partnership\u2019s (CJG) Learning, Skills and Employment Group for a number of years. 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