2. Referral Processes and Forms
• JobCentre Plus
• Revised referral process and forms (Steps 1, 2 and
3 previously AT8 & AT9)
• Eligible to adults, aged 18 years or over, and in
receipt of Department for Work and Pensions
allowances
• Those seeking to join the programme must
undertake a pre-entry eligibility check with JCP –
revised process
• All learners entering the programmes must
undertake a Basic Skills assessment
3. Eligibility
• Learners must attend learning for 16 hours or more
in any 7 day period (excluding lunch breaks)
• The maximum hours of attendance shall be 40 hours
(including one meal break per day) in any 7 day
period
5. Programme Structure – Work
Focused
• Are assessed as needing to address a barrier prior to
entering employment, further learning and/or Routeways
to Work eg Essential Skills Wales
• Work placements, community projects, voluntary work
and centre based learning to confirm an occupational
focus
• The delivery of QCF qualifications up to & including L3,
with the exception of qualifications that test occupational
competencies at level 3 or above.
• Qualifications should be delivered to allow the learner to
progress to employment, further learning and/or
Routeways to Work
Key: progression at earliest appropriate opportunity
6. Programme Structure – Routeways to
Work
• Assessed as being occupationally focused; and
• Able to follow a bespoke programme of learning
which meets current or future vacancies identified by
DWP / JCP
• Employer to be identified by DWP (not training
provider)
• An 8 week bespoke programme of learning which
meets the needs of the recruiting employer; and
• The offer of a job interview upon completion of the
learning programme
7. Steps to Employment (continued)
• Learning encompasses the use of employer work
placements, community projects, voluntary work and
centre based learning opportunities
• Full range of options available
• Awarding Body Accreditation – staff and centre
• No separate contract allocation for “Routeways”
• Equality of opportunity is key
8. Target – Progression Rate
Achieve a minimum progression rate (inclusive of
employment and further learning) of 50%*
* Reserve the right to change in future years
9. Innovation – Anchor Companies
• This year, a sizeable £2 million has been set aside
within the work based learning allocation to support
learning in “Anchor” companies, which are defined
as major businesses of economic significance to
Wales.
10. Examples of Anchor Companies
• Ford Motor Company
• Tata Steel Europe
• Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited
• RWE Npower Plc
• Wales and West Utilities Limited
• Western Power Distribution (South Wales) Plc
• Admiral Group Plc
• Principality Limited
• RBS
• British Telecommunications Plc
• International Rectifier Newport Limited
• Sony UK Technology Centre
11. Funding – Work Focussed Learning
Funding Model for Steps to Employment Delivery
• Induction Units (CEUs)
• Centre Based Engagement
• Work Based Support and Assessment
• Attainment
• Capped Total
12. Funding – Activity Costs Model
(ACM)
•3 CEUs
Induction
•£23.18 = 1 CEU (2010/11 rate)
•No of GCHs/6 = Base CEU
•Weighting of 1.2
Centre
Based •SAW – Subject Area Weighting (where applicable)
•1 CEU for every 15 hours in the workplace
Work Based
Assessment
•10% of the Base CEU
Attainment
•150 CEUs per learner (1 year)
Total Cap
13. Example – Work Focussed Learning
1 CEU Value £21.18
Adults ECDL Programme
Base CEU Group based uplift
GCHs Value CEUs SAW Weight Attainment Total £
Induction Induction 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 £63.54
Centre Based and Attainment Occupational Taster 55 9.2 1.8 2.0 0.0 13.0 £275.34
ECDL Essentials 65 10.8 2.2 1.3 1.1 15.3 £324.76
ECDL Extra 120 20.0 4.0 1.3 2.0 27.3 £577.16
IOL Key Skills 36 6.0 1.2 1.0 0.6 8.8 £186.38
ICT Key Skills ‐ level 1 36 6.0 1.2 1.3 0.6 9.1 £191.68
Work Based Support Work experience (2 weeks) 75 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 £105.90
Total 387 60.0 6.8 4.3 81.4 £1,724.76
Note
This does not include Welsh Medium and Bilingual Delivery uplifts
CEU Cap for learner = 150
14. Funding: Routeways to Work
• Funding methodology the same as Work Focused
• Maximum 8 weeks in length
• CEU Cap of 53 (8 * 40 hours a week)
• Additional 3 CEUs for Induction (total 6) to cover
employer engagement costs in the development of a
Routeways to Work programme
15. Additional Funding
Support costs
• Training Allowance
• Travel and Accommodation
• Childcare
• Redundancy
• Additional Learning Support – human and / or
technical
16. Non-Applicable Learner Support Costs
• Steps to Employment Training Allowance:
• Equivalent to Jobseeker’s Allowance and / or
income support plus a training premium
• Paid by JobCentre Plus (JCP)
