Our aim
How are we doing so far this year?
Our aim
4 programmes are currently underway:
A series of preemployment programmes to upskill and enable residents to access employment opportunities that provide a progressive career pathway. Outcomes What you will see
• ‘Transport Academy’ (provides HGV and Bus License training). • ‘Health and Social Care Academy’ (for new entrants and upskilling). • ‘Pilot Hydrogen Training Academy’ (two bespoke training labs have been established and training is well underway). • ‘Get into Childminding’ (helps participants to become registered childminders). A further 4 are set to launch: • ‘Welding’ (start date was rescheduled to October 2022 due to difficulty recruiting participants). • ‘Fibre Skills’ (to launch by December 2022). • ‘Female into Manufacturing’ (to launch in December 2022 and start 23 January 2023). • ‘Hospitality and Tourism’ (to launch in December 2022 and start January 2023).
The promotion of new jobs in the Borough by successfully delivering the ‘Go for it’ Programme.
The Council are on track for achieving our statutory ‘Go for it’ Programme targets, with 106 business plans developed and 64 jobs promoted up to 30 September 2022.
An effective and efficient Planning Service to maximise economic development.
For the period April to June 2022, we remain on target for 2 of the 3 statutory planning indicators (outlined on page 10). The results for the 6-month period of April to September 2022 are not yet available.
*4 Statutory target of ‘85’ at May 2022 is expected to increase to ‘111’ during the 2022 to 2023 financial year, pending changes to legislation.
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Performance Improvement Plan 2022 to 2023 - Quarter Two Review
Indicators How we will measure progress
How are we doing so far this year?
7 employability programmes or academies delivered by March 2023.
8 academies are scheduled for delivery by 31 March 2023.
120 participants engaged.
135 participants have engaged up to September 2023 - Transport Academy (45), Health and Social Care Academy (23), Pilot Hydrogen Training Academy (57) and Get into Childminding (10).
120 qualifications achieved.
71 qualifications were achieved up to September 2022 - Transport Academy (7), Health and Social Care Academy (11 in process of completing Level 5 qualification), Pilot Hydrogen Training Academy (57) and Get into Childminding (7).
10 participants progressing to Further Education.
11 people have progressed into Further Education - Health and Social Care Academy (11).
60 participants gaining employment or selfemployment.
16 people have gained employment / selfemployment - Transport Academy (5), Health and Social Care Academy (4) and Get into Childminding (7 self-employed childminders).
85*⁴ jobs promoted through the ‘Go for It’ Programme by March 2023.
64 jobs were promoted up to 30 September 2023 (75% of target achieved within first six months of 2022/23).
Major Planning applications processed within an average of 30 weeks by March 2023.
51.4 weeks (April to June 2022).
Local Planning applications processed within an average of 15 weeks by March 2023.
7.8 weeks (April to June 2022).
70% of planning enforcement cases concluded within 39 weeks by March 2023.
91.4% of enforcement cases were progressed within 39 weeks (April to June 2022).
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