Briefing Event Creative Employment Programme
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Briefing EventCreative Employment ProgrammeWednesday 30th January 2013
Access to matched funds
Various national and regional employer subsidies available that you can match with funds via the Creative Employment Programme.
Creative Employment Programme Slide 2
Access to matched funds
Slide 4
Youth Contract
£2275
NAS employer Incentive
£1500
GM Top-Up£750
Creative Employment Programme
+ +or =
£ tbc
Creative Employment Programme
Budgeting for an apprentice
Slide 5Creative Employment Programme
WagesEmployers must meet legal minimum wage levels but many offer a higher salary
There is a special apprenticeship national minimum wage which is £2.60 per hour.
Generally, employers of creative apprentices in Manchester have offered at least the standard national minimum wage which is:
£6.19 per hour – 21 years and over£4.98 per hour - 18 to 20 years
£3.68 per hour - 16-17 years
Budgeting for an apprentice
Slide 6Creative Employment Programme
College Tuition Fees:
Free for those aged 16-19 years old.
Over 19 - the employer is asked to fund 10% of the costs of a particular pathway.
E.g.: for Creative Apprentices just under £500 for level 2 and
£700 for level 3 courses
Recruitment
Slide 7Creative Employment Programme
Referral routes including local volunteering initiatives, your own activities with young people
JobCentre Plus and Work Programme Providers
Other charities working to help people get closer to the labour market
Recruitment
Slide 8Creative Employment Programme
Open minded approach – draw from your FJF experiences
Consider innovative approaches to get the best from your candidate
Long list - competency based recruitment methodologies
Use the Employer Suite
Consider joint recruitment days
Link with other programmes
Slide 9Creative Employment Programme
Provide volunteering opportunities and work experience
Get Britain Working Strategy
The Youth Contract
Get Britain Working The Pre –Work Programme
• ‘Working Together’ - volunteering
• Work Experience• Work Clubs• New Enterprise Allowance
Slide 10Creative Employment Programme
Sarah Elderkin
Culture Team
Manchester City Council
0161 234 4241
Contact Details Slide 11