West Lothian Employability Survey

The employability sector (organisations in the third sector which are helping disadvantaged people into work) and the funding that invests in job outcomes, is complex and is changing. With the advent of Scottish Government policies such as No-one Left Behind and the Young Person's Guarantee Scheme, there are new opportunities that more third sector groups and social enterprises can exploit to support their beneficiaries. This research has been funded by West Lothian Council and we are keen to find out what employability activity organisations are doing, what is possible in the future and what the opportunities are that can be realised.

This survey is strictly confidential but you have an opportunity to leave your contact details so that we can explore issues further.

The partnership has commissioned Community Enterprise (with The Larder, West Lothian Youth Action, West Lothian Social Enterprise Network and the Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian), to carry out this survey and other independent research to shape a plan going forward. All survey responses are recorded on Survey Monkey whose privacy policy can be viewed here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy/). Community Enterprise's privacy policy can be viewed here (https://communityenterprise.co.uk/privacy-policy).

If you want to contact someone about the research, please email douglas@communityenterprise.co.uk

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* 1. Organisational details?

Name of Organisation

Location of base

Geographical area of operation

Sector / Area of Work

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* 2. Where are you based?

Based in West Lothian and operating in West Lothian

Base elsewhere but covering West Lothian

Based in West Lothian but covering a wider area

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* 3. Are you delivering work that is financially or contractually formally linked to employability? If you answered no, please skip to Q12.

Yes

Not sure

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* 4. 'If you answered yes to this, what is the nature of your work (tick all that apply)?'

Employability Fund and stages 2 to 5 of the employability pipeline

Modern Apprenticeships

Foundation Apprenticeships

Young Persons Guarantee

Individual Training Accounts

Community jobs Scotland

Volunteering with a view to moving closer to work

Schools employability support

Own employability programme – please provide details

Please add other and expand

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* 5. Who are your target groups (tick all that apply)?

Young people 16 to 24

Women returners

People with a disability

The BAME communitiy

Adults who have been made redundant

Care leavers

Young people in social justice system

Yong people and adults with looked after experiences

People at risk of homelessness

Those with mental health issues

Adults who would like to obtain or increase qualifications

In work support to help individuals to progress

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What age group do you support?

16 – 17 year olds

18 to 24

25 to 55

55 to 67

All of the above

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* 7. What are you aiming to achieve through your employability work?

Build confidence

Develop positive relationships

Increase core skills

Gain Qualifications

Increase knowledge of the sector they want to work in

Better understand the world of work

Gain work experience

Move closer to or into a positive destination, including work

Provide volunteering opportunities as a stepping stone to work

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Who do you currently work with to deliver your employability programmes and what is the nature of the partnership?

	Commissioner	Referrer	Joint delivery partner	Funder	Work experience placement	Learning provider
Skills Development Scotland	Skills Development Scotland Commissioner	Skills Development Scotland Referrer	Skills Development Scotland Joint delivery partner	Skills Development Scotland Funder	Skills Development Scotland Work experience placement	Skills Development Scotland Learning provider
Dept of Work and Pensions	Dept of Work and Pensions Commissioner	Dept of Work and Pensions Referrer	Dept of Work and Pensions Joint delivery partner	Dept of Work and Pensions Funder	Dept of Work and Pensions Work experience placement	Dept of Work and Pensions Learning provider
More Choices More Chances	More Choices More Chances Commissioner	More Choices More Chances Referrer	More Choices More Chances Joint delivery partner	More Choices More Chances Funder	More Choices More Chances Work experience placement	More Choices More Chances Learning provider
WLC Hype programme	WLC Hype programme Commissioner	WLC Hype programme Referrer	WLC Hype programme Joint delivery partner	WLC Hype programme Funder	WLC Hype programme Work experience placement	WLC Hype programme Learning provider
West Lothian College	West Lothian College Commissioner	West Lothian College Referrer	West Lothian College Joint delivery partner	West Lothian College Funder	West Lothian College Work experience placement	West Lothian College Learning provider
West Lothian Council Employability team	West Lothian Council Employability team Commissioner	West Lothian Council Employability team Referrer	West Lothian Council Employability team Joint delivery partner	West Lothian Council Employability team Funder	West Lothian Council Employability team Work experience placement	West Lothian Council Employability team Learning provider
West Lothian CHCP Social Policy	West Lothian CHCP Social Policy Commissioner	West Lothian CHCP Social Policy Referrer	West Lothian CHCP Social Policy Joint delivery partner	West Lothian CHCP Social Policy Funder	West Lothian CHCP Social Policy Work experience placement	West Lothian CHCP Social Policy Learning provider
NHS	NHS Commissioner	NHS Referrer	NHS Joint delivery partner	NHS Funder	NHS Work experience placement	NHS Learning provider
Employers	Employers Commissioner	Employers Referrer	Employers Joint delivery partner	Employers Funder	Employers Work experience placement	Employers Learning provider

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* 9. Are you an approved centre for any awarding body (tick all that apply)?

SQA

City and Guilds

REHIS

First Aid

HIIAB

Care Commission or equivalent body

Construction skills

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How is your experience of Employability funded work?

	Very positive	Positive	Neither positive nor negative	Negative	Very negative
Financial draw down	Financial draw down Very positive	Financial draw down Positive	Financial draw down Neither positive nor negative	Financial draw down Negative	Financial draw down Very negative
Administration	Administration Very positive	Administration Positive	Administration Neither positive nor negative	Administration Negative	Administration Very negative
Impact measuring and reporting	Impact measuring and reporting Very positive	Impact measuring and reporting Positive	Impact measuring and reporting Neither positive nor negative	Impact measuring and reporting Negative	Impact measuring and reporting Very negative
Dealing with clients	Dealing with clients Very positive	Dealing with clients Positive	Dealing with clients Neither positive nor negative	Dealing with clients Negative	Dealing with clients Very negative
Referral routes	Referral routes Very positive	Referral routes Positive	Referral routes Neither positive nor negative	Referral routes Negative	Referral routes Very negative
Partnership development	Partnership development Very positive	Partnership development Positive	Partnership development Neither positive nor negative	Partnership development Negative	Partnership development Very negative
Notice or lead in period for contracts and grants	Notice or lead in period for contracts and grants Very positive	Notice or lead in period for contracts and grants Positive	Notice or lead in period for contracts and grants Neither positive nor negative	Notice or lead in period for contracts and grants Negative	Notice or lead in period for contracts and grants Very negative
Involvement in strategic planning of employability in West Lothian	Involvement in strategic planning of employability in West Lothian Very positive	Involvement in strategic planning of employability in West Lothian Positive	Involvement in strategic planning of employability in West Lothian Neither positive nor negative	Involvement in strategic planning of employability in West Lothian Negative	Involvement in strategic planning of employability in West Lothian Very negative

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* 11. Please Comment on Q10

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* 12. If you are not involved in employability, why not? Tick all that apply

Doesn't suit our kind of work

Too complex

Don't have enough information

Funding is too complex

Funding is insecure

Don't have the right management systems

Doesn't match with our beneficiaries priorities

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Do you use volunteers?

Yes, and volunteering can lead to jobs

Yes, but there is no employment potential

No, but we may in the future

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* 14. What would attract you to get involved in the new employability programmes? Rank them as most important (1) to least important (10)

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* 15. Please Comment on Q14

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* 16. Any final comments

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* 17. If you are willing to stay in touch, please tick the relevant boxes and leave your contact details below:

I consent to Community Enterprise storing my personal details for a reasonable time and in relation to this research

I consent to Community Enterprise contacting me about this project.

Name and contact details