MEMBERS OF THE JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD

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1 Telephone: My Ref: CMacD/J&ETB Contact: Carol MacDonald Date: 29 th August, 2014 MEMBERS OF THE JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD Notice is hereby given that a meeting of JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD will be held in the INTU (BRAEHEAD SHOPPING CENTRE), KINGS INCH ROAD, GLASGOW, G51 4BN on FRIDAY 5 th SEPTEMBER, 2014 at 10.00am. The Agenda of business is attached. Yours sincerely Kenneth Graham Head of Legal & Democratic Services E/. Finance & Corporate Services Director: Sandra Black CPFA Head of Legal & Democratic Services: Kenneth Graham LLB dip L.P. Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TR

2 RENFREWSHIRE COMMUNITY PLAN PARTNERSHIP JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD Councillors Glen and K MacLaren; M Crearie, Lead Officer and Director of Development & Housing Services; F Carlin; and O Reid, all Renfrewshire Council; A Dick, West College Scotland; J Dee, DWP Jobcentre Plus; F Rowan, University of the West of Scotland; I McLean, Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering our Communities; J Ferrie, Engage Renfrewshire; A Loveday, Scottish Enterprise; B Davidson, Chamber of Commerce; I Miller, Skills Development Scotland; J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; S Clocherty and H Cunningham, Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership; and R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport. 1. WELCOME & APOLOGIES 2. MINUTE OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Submit minute of the previous meeting held on 29 th May, (Copy herewith, pages 1-6) 3. ROLLING ACTION LOG Review of Rolling Action Log. (Copy herewith, pages 7-8) 4. ACTION PLAN UPDATE Submit updated action plan for Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board. (Copy herewith, pages 9-18) 5. STRATEGIC SUB-GROUP Verbal update by West College Scotland on first meeting of Strategic Sub Group.

3 6. EXPO PARTNERSHIP SUB GROUP Verbal update by Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce relative to the launch of Expo/Ren CITY DEAL Presentation by Development & Housing Services relative to City Deal. 8. MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS Submit newsletter by Economic Development relative to an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of April (Copy herewith, pages 19-22) 9. RENFREWSHIRE 2013/14 ACTIVITY REPORT Submit report from Scottish Enterprise relative to Activity Report for 2013/14. (Copy herewith, pages 23-24) 10. PARTNER UPDATE (a) Skills Development Scotland verbal update on Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership Meeting of 29 th August, (b) Forum for Empowering Communities verbal update: (i) (ii) Community Transport; and Scottish Government CJS Programme

4 1 of 24 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 RENFREWSHIRE COMMUNITY PLANNING PARTNERSHIP MINUTE OF THE MEETING OF THE JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD HELD ON 29 th MAY, 2014 PRESENT Councillor Glen, M Crearie, Lead Officer and Director of Development and Housing and R Cooper, Economic Development Manager (all Renfrewshire Council); S Clocherty and H Cunningham (both Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership); B Davidson, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce; A Dick, West College Scotland; J Ferrie, Engage Renfrewshire; I McLean, Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering our Communities; F Rowan, University of West of Scotland; and I Miller, Skills Development Scotland. Councillor Glen presided. IN ATTENDANCE C MacDonald, Senior Committee Services Officer, Renfrewshire Council. APOLOGIES Councillor K MacLaren and F Carlin, Head of Planning & Development (both Renfrewshire Council); R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport; J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; Kerry Sharp and A Loveday (both Scottish Enterprise); and J Dee, DWP Jobcentre Plus. The meeting was opened by John Melrose, Customer Services/Sales Director who welcomed everyone to WH Malcolm and provided background information about the company and hoped that everyone would enjoy the tour of the heritage museum which would take place at the end of the meeting. 1. MINUTE OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING There was submitted the Minute of the Jobs & Economy Thematic Board held on 6 th March, DECIDED: That the Minute be approved. Noted 2. ROLLING ACTION LOG The Rolling Action Log was submitted for approval. J&E (7) Development of Community Transport J Ferrie advised that a meeting was being scheduled to progress this item and an update would be given at the next meeting. It was agreed that completed actions would be removed from the log.

5 2 of 24 DECIDED: i) That it be agreed that the completed actions be removed from the Rolling Action Log; and Agreed ii) That the Rolling Action Log be noted. Noted 3. ACTION PLAN UPDATE (a) Progress on Action Plan There was submitted a report by the Director of Development and Housing Services which outlined each Partner s progress on the action plan. Each partner spoke to their part of the plan and highlighted key areas. It was noted that Kibble had not yet responded and some timescales/targets had not been completed. Partners were asked to provide the missing information as soon as possible. M Crearie advised that the CPP Board which was held on 28 th May, 2014, discussed the employability agenda in detail and it was stressed that further work from Partners was required to ensure the success of this strategic priority. She intimated that all partners at the meeting were asked to take a closer look at their organisations to identify any employment capacity they might have and if possible to redirect appropriate spend in order to ensure that this strategic objective was achieved. The Lead Officer advised that the Jobs & Economy Board would continue to closely monitor the situation and Members were asked to ensure that if there was anything they could do to expedite matters then it should be done. All Partners All Partners F Rowan intimated that the University had a new Principal and the schools and structures had now been re-aligned with the changes beginning to take effect. She advised that the Saltire Foundation and the Entrepreneurial Exchange were coming together to form Entrepreneurial Scotland which had been established to lead the drive to make Scotland a more entrepreneurial and confident society and she intimated that this new initiative could be used to advantage. The Board agreed to invite an appropriate member of staff from the University to a future meeting to hear about the plans for the University with a view to further partnership working. DECIDED: (i) Appropriate members of staff from the University to be invited to a future meeting; and (ii) That the update be noted. UWS/Clerk Noted (b) First Year Review of Jobs & Economy Thematic Board The Lead Officer tabled a report which outlined the progress of the Thematic Board and reviewed the contribution of partners towards agreed outcomes and targets. She intimidated that The Jobs and

6 3 of 24 Economy Thematic Board had now met on six occasions since it was established in March 2013 and had made good progress in the development and implementation of the action plan, with a number of achievements, and all partners were contributing actively in the process. The Board highlighted a number of key points during the discussion: The Board were keen to do more partnership working; The Local Employability Partnership (LEP) had been a very effective group; There had been good engagement from all partners; Secondment opportunities to Engage had proved very useful; and It was good to have third sector involvement and impressed at the way in which communities were being empowered. The Board reviewed its core membership and it was agreed that the membership was appropriate at this time and could be supplemented as appropriate, depending on the issues under consideration by the Board. DECIDED: (i) (ii) That no further Members were required on the Board at present: and That the review be noted. Agreed Noted (c) Strategic Sub Group(s) I Miller advised that the LEP had been in existence for 15 months and was a well attended group which had proved to be a valuable engagement tool. However, it was felt that there was a need for a strategic sub-group of the Jobs and Economy Thematic Board to be established as an offshoot of the LEP to ensure strategic discussion took place relative to local provision, unemployment trends and issues/barriers getting in the way of the effective working of the Employability Pipeline in the local area. The LEP Group felt that it was too big to have meaningful discussion about some of the detailed issues. I Miller advised that she had already had discussions with the Council, DWP and WCS and an agreement had been given in principal by those partners to form the sub-group however she asked if the Board could ratify the decision. It was hoped that two or three meetings could be scheduled before September. It was agreed that the Group should be established with Allan Dick leading the Group. Discussion took place on the possibility of setting up an Expo Partnership Sub Group. It was agreed that RCoC, SE and RC would meet to discuss the issue and report back to the next meeting. DECIDED: i) That a strategic sub group be set up to look at local provision, unemployment trends and issues/barriers with WCS leading the Sub-Group; and WCS

7 4 of 24 ii) That RCoC, SE and RC investigate the possibility of establishing an Expo Partnership Sub Group and report back to the next meeting. RCoC/SE/RC 4. WEST COLLEGE SCOTLAND FIRST YEAR UPDATE A presentation was given by Allan Dick relative to the merge of Clydebank College, James Watt College and Reid Kerr College which took place on 1 st August, The presentation outlined the technology used; employability; the commercial and skills programmes; sponsorships and trusts; international and Commonwealth Games links; and the key outcomes for 2014/15. DECIDED: That the presentation be noted. Noted 5. MONTHLY UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS There was submitted a newsletter by Economic Development which provided an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of April The newsletter illustrated the Renfrewshire labour market position and advised how Renfrewshire fared in comparison to the rest of the country. It also included a brief summary of the progress made to date by the Council s Invest in Renfrewshire programme and Business Gateway Programme and provided information on wider economic development activity across Renfrewshire. R Cooper intimated that the Invest in Renfrewshire Partnership Conference on Employment - Tackling Inequalities would take place on Wednesday 18 th June, 2014 in Renfrew's Normandy Hotel and everyone was welcome. DECIDED: That the newsletter be noted. Noted 6. UPDATE ON THE RENFREWSHIRE EXPORTING PATHWAY PILOT B Davidson gave a verbal update on the success of the launch of Expo/Ren 2014 which was held on 21 st March in West College Scotland. He advised that over 80 delegates attended the launch which offered local businesses interested in exporting or wishing to enter additional foreign markets, information on how to achieve that and learn what support was available in Renfrewshire. Keynote speakers outlined the worldwide opportunities businesses could access to grow their customer base, and how to access funding and business support. Two local companies shared their own experiences and there was an opportunity for one-to-one meetthe-expert sessions. It was noted that plans were already being developed to hold further smaller local events focusing on specific areas used by exporters such as logistics, finance, e-commerce & marketing.

8 5 of 24 Councillor Glen thanked Bob Davidson and Alison Loveday and everyone involved for their hard work and commitment and for making the event a success. DECIDED: That the update be noted. Noted 7. SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE LOCAL ACTIVITY REPORT FOR RENFREWSHIRE A report was submitted by Scottish Enterprise outlining the five strategic priorities for Scottish Enterprise and detailing performance data in relation to growth; business practice; international activity; business support; carbon projects; rural enterprises; and co-operative development. DECIDED: That the report be noted. Noted 8. PARTNER UPDATE (a) Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership Meeting A report was submitted by I Miller which provided an update on the Local Employability Partnership Meeting held on 15th May, DECIDED: That the LEP Minute be noted. (b) Chamber of Commerce B Davidson advised the Board of an Industry Event for Primary Engineers which was a primary school initiative to inspire future engineers. This event would take place on 30 th May, The B2B event went well. Over 500 delegates attended the event over the two days. He thanked all partners who were involved for their support. A Civic Reception had been organised to celebrate the Chamber s 50 th anniversary and would take place on 25 th June, 2014 in Paisley town Hall, 6pm to 8pm. He advised that all partners were invited to attend. DECIDED: That the information be noted (c) Renfrewshire Council M Crearie advised that from 14 th to 18 th July, 2014 a team of astronauts and space experts would spend the week working with up to 180 senior secondary school pupils from across Renfrewshire with the aim of designing a real-life experiment to be launched into space. It was also noted that Saturday 26 th July would see Paisley becoming the only Scottish date for this year's Street Velodrome series, an all-action televised track cycling event set to tour the UK. The event would be televised around the UK and abroad, with

9 6 of 24 action from the day set to feature in a dedicated programme to be broadcast on Channel 4, Sky Sports and Eurosport, putting Paisley in the spotlight. DECIDED: That the information be noted Noted

10 J&E (3) Agreed that a joint meeting would not take place until Children & Young People Action Plan established. 20/8/14 At present no area profile for Renfrewshire has been created. 7 of 24 AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL JOBS & THE ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD ROLLING ACTION LOG Action No. Action Action Owner Status Expected Date of Completion J&E (1.5ii) Manage Performance & Delivery Lead Officer June 2014 J&E (1.5ii) Determine Targets All Partners June 2014 J&E (1.5iii) Review contribution of partners Lead Officer June 2014 J&E (2.3iii) Consideration be given to holding a joint meeting with Children & Young People Board in the future Future meeting Actual Date of Closure Action is on track Areas for concern that will impact on completion date if not fixed. Action required to bring up to satisfactory level Past deadline date and action required. Update & Comments KEY J&E (3(a)) Action Plan reviewed and progress monitored. J&E (3(a)) Partners were asked to provide the missing information on the action plan relating to milestones/targets as soon as possible. 22/8/14 Partners were asked to complete timescales and update progress on action plan and return for discussion at meeting on 5/9/14 29/5/14 J&E (3(a)) It was agreed that membership was appropriate at this time and could be supplemented as appropriate, depending on the issues under consideration by the Board. J&E Arrange for hour overlap with Children & Young People TB once action plans have been formulated. J&E Key Statistics for Renfrewshire SE to submit a further statistical report to a future meeting of the Board and include more detail and a Scottish comparison. J&E (3) M Crearie & R Naylor to meet April ES J&E (3) SE to come back with report at June meeting. J&E Interim report to be submitted at meeting on 29 th May and full report to meeting in September.

11 8 of 24 Action No. Action Action Owner Status J&E (6) School Leaver Destination Returns (i) To be regular item on agenda and RC/SDS/UWS to provide feedback. (ii) To be discussed with C&YP TB J&E (7) Development of Community Transport Engage to organise meeting with relevant partners to look at setting up working group with view to conducting feasibility study and report back to a future meeting RC/SDS/ UWS Lead Officer/RN Forum/ Engage/relev ant partners Expected Date of Completion Future meetings Future meeting Actual Date of Closure Update & Comments (i) J&E (3) Agreed to review as and when available. February 2014 Engage currently identifying attendees in order to schedule a meeting regarding community transport development. Update will be provided at meeting on 6 th March. March 2014 Meeting held on 6 March. Participants included Strathclyde Partnership For Transport, Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow Airport, Engage Renfrewshire and a member of Renfrewshire Forum For Empowering Communities. Agreed to identify third sector organisations interested in leading community transport in Renfrewshire. The next phase of work would be seeking agreement to commission a feasibility study on the operation of community transport. J&E (3(a)) Progress on Action Plan Principal of UWS be invited to a future meeting; J&E (3(c)) Strategic Sub Groups i) That a strategic sub group be set up to look at local provision, unemployment trends and issues/barriers with WCS leading the Sub-Group; and ii) RCoC, SE and RC investigate the possibility of establishing an Expo Partnership Sub Group and report back to the next meeting. UWS WCS RCoC/ SE/RC

12 OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE The newly Revised NHSGGC No Smoking Policy has been launched. 9 of 24 AGENDA ITEM NO. 4 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN Renfrewshire Community Health Partnership Provide opportunities for work experience for unemployed young people. Work with employers to provide training about mental health issues in order to improve the employability of people with mental health issues. Combat illicit trading that impact on the profitability /viability of legitimate business in Renfrewshire. Promote active and affordable travel (e.g. bicycle) to reduce transport barriers to work. Health :we will offer two work experience programmes per year for young people who are unemployed. Health: we will offer a programme of Understanding Mental Health Training to local employers. Health: we will raise public awareness of Illicit Tobacco and encourage reporting of suspected trading in Renfrewshire. Health :We will support improvement of community transport for people with disabilities. Promotion of smoke free environments. Health: The Renfrewshire Tobacco Alliance will support initiatives to reduce the harm from Tobacco in Renfrewshire. We will support GGCs We are sick of it campaign which aims to promote Smokfree Hospital Grounds. TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs A young person has undertaken a workplacement within the addiction services. 3 years We have delivered Understanding Mental Health Training to Skills Development Scotland and to Families First Project.Todate 43 staff have been trained. Renfrewshire CHP has signed up to take forward the boardwide Illicit Tobacco Campaign which will use a community development approach to addressing the issue. We continue with the Hospital Evening Visitor Initiative in partnership with the Royal Voluntary Service and SPT. This has now extended for a trial period to cover daytime. The Renfrewshire Tobacco Alliance is supporting the development of a substance misuse toolkit for use in Primary schools. We continue to promote smokefree hospital grounds and will commence work to promote this in mental health. 3 years 3 years I year 3 years Page 1 of 10

13 OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE NO UPDATES AVAILABLE ON THE ACTIONS AT PRESENT DUE TO RESTRUCTURING PROCESS TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs 10 of 24 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN University of the West of Scotland Reducing the number of unemployed young people (18 24 year olds) by 50%. Increase the rate of VAT/PAYE registered businesses in Renfrewshire by 20% (from a 2012 base). Increase in the value of development investment activity by 60%. Increase Renfrewshire s resident population by 5%. Further advice and guidance for job centre and council unemployed graduate initiatives. UWS to increase internal opportunities for unemployed young people. Better defined partnerships with Engage Renfrewshire to maximise volunteering opportunities for students. Promotion of enterprise activities to increase potential business start-ups. Support improved innovation and the adoption of new technology through knowledge transfer within Renfrewshire s businesses Part time learning opportunities available to organisations for staff development. Community engagement to increase student population choosing to stay in Renfrewshire. Ongoing promotion of initiatives Current talks with HR Delivery of courses through the Employability Fund. MCSA Microsoft IT Essential and Employability Increased volunteering profile. Ongoing. New prof of enterprise in the school of business appointed. Ongoing 5k innovation voucher offer to businesses. Ongoing short courses, distance learning and bespoke training offered. Bid for funding to increase cultural visits for international students to local and regional museums, castles etc Page 2 of 10

14 OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs 11 of 24 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce Exporting project (lead with SE)) Focused on developing Renfrewshire s export base working with local companies to start and or increase exporting business products. Business survey (lead) Establish an accurate assessment of Renfrewshire business base and profile via a local business survey. Renfrewshire as a place to do business (lead with council) Chamber to lead / co-lead on is a campaign to market Renfrewshire as a place to do business the project would be private / public sector supported and likely involved marketing Renfrewshire in print / web / video / press / social media etc. Following successful launch event in the Spring key partners met in July to discuss next steps and how can we together best support & encourage businesses in Renfrewshire to trade more overseas. Initial discussions taken place around inward & outward Renfrewshire missions. NB: SE will be producing a refreshed Area Profile in Autumn 2014 which will give a view on the business base to compliment the survey. Has been discussed but no progress yet Page 3 of 10

15 OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE A range of skills and training have been given to all 80 of the individuals mentioned above. The training they have received includes: fire safety, first aid, manual handling, fork lift truck license, SVQ in food preparation, REHIS food hygiene, abrasive wheels use, PASMA site card, employability training and others. TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs Annually for the duration of the 12 of 24 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN Kibble Reducing the number of unemployed young people (18-24 year olds) by 50% Support 25 FTE employment experience places and 25 FTE jobs for year olds for the duration of the plan. A group of 6 trainees were employed within Project Oskar. Reducing the number of year olds who are unemployed seeking work by 50% Encourage young people to enter positive destinations on leaving school Support 50 FTE employment experience places and 25 FTE jobs for year olds for the duration of the plan. Provide vocational and developmental training opportunities to year olds per annum for the duration of the plan. 10 young people employed within the Project Oskar enterprise. One has already used his new skills and experience and gained a permanent post elsewhere. 64 young people have taken up training and work experience placements within a range of social enterprises at KibbleWorks. Many are school leavers and some have been attending school part time whilst taking part in the programme. plan. Annually for the duration of the plan Annually for the duration of the plan Page 4 of 10

16 Completed Ongoing Rollout delayed due to IT issues Proposed dates Paisley1/10/14 Renfrew 1/9./14 Johnstone`1/10/14 13 of 24 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE Department of Works and Pensions Growing the local economy to We will work closely with employers and be a priority outcome for all partners to fill their vacancies with the activities of Jobcentre Plus, right people with the right skills. Skills Development Scotland and Renfrewshire Council Provide opportunities for work experience for unemployed young people. Joined up partnership initiatives to enhance employability of students and graduates. Develop skills projects that match the demands for skills from employers We will offer a rolling programme of Work Experience in JCP offices. We will work with partner organisations to promote Work Experience to employers to increase the number of available opportunities. We will work in partnership with colleges to provide job search advice specifically tailored to support students on course completion. We will work with partners to source and deliver sector based work academies for young people. We will work with partners to identify skills gaps and advise on training requirements of unemployed JSA claimants. 200 vacancies were notified for Tesco. 50 of these were ring fenced and filled by Long Term Unemployed customers. Have also completed recruitment for 4 new employers moving into Abbotsinch Retail Park = 100 vacancies. Future development of recruitment for 6 units opening at Pheonix Linwood In Renfrewshire we have exceeded our Work Experience targets for the year. We are continuing to market these to employers to maximise opportunities available and especially to new employers coming into the area. All Jobcentres in Renfrewshire have ongoing work experience placements in the Jobcentre s and internal targets to ensure that the number of starts are maximised. Commonwealth Games vacancies were provided to students in college areas. Also secured REP support for Graduates for additional jobsearch/cv advice We have a number of sbwas planned for the year. Many of these are in partnership with the LA to support the recruitment for new business moving into the area Update Renfrewshire Council is currently supporting us with funding for retail/hospitality and construction training. Maximising EF funding for Care Apri/May 15 TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs Ongoing. Exceeding targets for all offices Tackle digital exclusion within the Renfrewshire Community. We will offer improved digital job search support from January Identify unemployed claimants needing digital support and refer to appropriate training. Digital Jobcentre is rolling out across all Renfrewshire Jobcentres from now until October 14. Paisley will be the first to go digital in July. All digital Jobcentres will provide improved digital support to claimants Page 5 of 10

17 TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs To be determined Annual To be determined 2014/15 14 of 24 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS LEAD ORG BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE Strathclyde Partnership for Transport/Renfrewshire Council Renfrewshire will be the best connected local economy in Scotland Continue to take forward the delivery of Fastlink core route extension to Braehead and Renfrew. SPT (Project Sponsor)/ Renfrewshire Council (Delivery Agent) Renfrewshire will have attractive environments and successful town centres Renfrewshire will have attractive environments and successful town centres Delivery of bus route enhancements including the continued monitoring and management of the Statutory Quality Partnership in Paisley. Support the regeneration of Paisley including the delivery of improved Town Centre bus facilities. Renfrewshire Council/ SPT Renfrewshire Council (Lead) / SPT 160k committed from SPT Capital Programme to Renfrewshire Council to take forward detailed design of Fastlink extension in Renfrewshire. SPT has committed to the following investment in Renfrewshire s bus network in 2014/15: 325k committed to Bus Route Enhancements and Corridor improvements. Scope of these include:- Major work to bus laybys/ terminus at Linwood Phoenix centre. Work 75% complete. Continued bus stop improvements Paisley to Renfrew corridor (south half done last year; north half this year) and Renfrew Cross area Mini review of bus stop provision Johnstone town centre with a view to tidying up and reducing congestion Will have completed review and plans during Implementation of any recommendations may start during 2014 or may have to wait until 2015 depending on outcomes. Other work throughout the area being scoped out; general bus stop improvements etc. Should be undertaken during 2014/ 15 but again depenedent on outcomes of review. Over 500 bus vehicle checks undertaken every four weeks looking at issues such as engine idling, parking issues or missing information. The high level of compliance is reflected by the very low number of breeches found. SPT has now implemented a system enabling the target of not less than 500 vehicle checks a month to be met. In the financial year , the Compliance Inspectors undertook 8696 checks on vehicles operating on registered local bus services within the Paisley Statutory Quality Partnership area, an average of 724 a month, which exceeds the target. 450k investment from SPT s 2014/15 Capital Programme to improve bus facilities in Paisley. Work to be taken forward by Renfrewshire Council. Renfrewshire will have attractive environments and successful town centres Support options to address Renfrew Cross traffic issues. Undertake STAG based Assessment. Renfrewshire Council (Lead) / SPT STAG Assessment complete. Traffic signal timings have been altered to improve flows. Consideration being given to the introduction of an Urban Traffic Control system which would provide automated signalling and control traffic flows on the approaches to Renfrew Cross. This proposal is being costed at present. Page 6 of 10

18 TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs 1. Annual 2. By Sector 3. Annual 1. Annual (next one due Spring 2015) 2. Bi-Annual 1. Annual companies to be engaged by December of Increased numbers of companies in Renfrewshire exporting as a result. JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS LEAD ORG BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE Scottish Enterprise Keep the Board informed of the national economic priorities Keep the Board informed of local economic indicators / business base landscape Keep the Board informed of City Region / Clyde Valley CPP area economic development activity Increase the number of Renfrewshire companies that are able to grow and create jobs & wealth by internationalising their business Present the SE Business Plan on an Annual basis. Present on the SE Sector Development plans as relevant to Renfrewshire s key sectors. Present on the international opportunities (SDI). Produce an Annual Renfrewshire Area Profile. Present on the Local Activity Report for Renfrewshire. Present on the CVCPP Economic Strategy Present on the City Deal as it develops. Design and deliver an Exporting Pathway Pilot in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce. SE SE SE/SDI SE SE SE SE/RC SE/ CoC SE Business Plan will be available for presentation to the next J&E Board. This will form part of the refreshed Area Profile due for publication in Spring 2015 specific sector information can be provided at any time A presentation to the J&E Board by SDI could be arrange for Winter 14 please confirm Agenda date if this is agreeable. As above, bullet 2 The 2013/14 Local Report will be published w/c 19 th May 2014 and a presentation on its contents can be provided to the Board at the next meeting (not 29/05/14). September meeting. SE can provide an update to the Board specifically on the Tourism Collaboration Framework element of the Clyde Valley CPP work from July onwards SE has not been involved in the City Deal developments to date suggest that RC is the sole lead on updates on this ExpoRen was successfully delivered on 21/03/14. Next steps are to convene the partners to establish an activity plan for the Partnership expected to meet Sept/Oct this meeting will explore the methodology of engaging with 100 companies, aftercare procedures and other activities designed to increase companies exporting capacity. Page 7 of 10

19 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE West College Scotland Developing Renfrewshire s Young Workforce Grow local economy, support young people into employment and develop skills and experience via delivery of Commonwealth Games 2014 and legacy thereafter Develop skills projects that match the demands for skills from employers Review and respond to the recommendations to the Wood Commission Findings and Recommendations re Developing Scotland s Young Workforce and work with local partners to maximise benefit for Renfrewshire. Deliver Security Industry training to meet demand to provide security operation before, during and after the games Support Renfrewshire students/young people access and benefit from Creative industries training and work experience via the Host Broadcaster Training Initiative Support Renfrewshire students/young people access employment/experience via Jobs@Glasgow 2014 Deliver industry specific training and skills projects for the unemployed,recent graduates and recently redundant in the Micro- generation subsector of Energy Sector Ongoing review of recommendations and awaiting publication Scottish Government response West College Scotland has delivered Security training for 292 people to provide security operation before, during and after the games West College Scotland will run the Hair & Beauty Salon at the Commonwealth Games summer Over 70 students gained an incredible work experience during the games. Delivered 74 places 2013/14 in up skilling within Micro generation sub sector of Energy Sector including : BPEC Domestic Energy Assessor with IOSH Working Safely BPEC Green Deal Advisor with Awareness of Environment Technologies Upskilling for Domestic Gas Engineers and Plumbers for Solar Thermal Installations Upskilling for Electricians and Electrical Engineers for Solar PV Installations Awaiting result of bid to Energy Skills Challenge Fund for 100 places 2014/15 Will deliver Heritage Skills Programmes Oct Dec 2014 TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs 2014/ places 2013/14 Summer places 2013/14 Annual thereafter / /15 16 of 24 Page 8 of 10

20 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE Renfrewshire Council # Through the Invest in Renfrewshire programme provide wage subsidies to local employers to enable recruitment of young unemployed people. Provide trainee positions and intern positions within Council services. Support local businesses to grow Improve connectivity to and from Renfrewshire including Glasgow Airport link Improve attractiveness of Renfrewshire as a place to invest, live and work in Provide funding for Business Gateway to provide business support service. Provide wage subsidies for new employment opportunities. Develop relationships with key business leaders, work together to support growth of the economy in Renfrewshire. Progress STAG appraisal for connectivity to Glasgow Airport together with GA and SPT. Participate in development of Clyde Valley Infrastructure Fund. Develop heritage led regeneration and tourism strategy for Renfrewshire and Tackle dereliction/ improve gap sites Invest in regeneration of key town centre assets. Develop annual events calendar building on success of Spree, Mod, Xmas Lights switch on. Local Development Plan to provide framework for growth, and investment in Renfrewshire. To date 457 new jobs for young people have commenced via wage subsidy grant support To date 33 paid trainee positions have been provided within Council Services To date 126 intern positions have started, 86 of these positions are within Council Services. The new Renfrewshire Youth Offer will provide 100 x 1-year opportunities to young people aged This will be recruited for in 4 tranches throughout the year. Renfrewshire Employability Partnership has supported 1633 unemployed people into work. Business Gateway offers advice and information for pre-starts, new starts and existing businesses. The service comprises of a business support web-site, a national enquiry handling, information & research service, a range of pre-start and existing business training events and business advice from accredited business advisers. 558 new companies have been supported since the start of the contract. Work is ongoing; through the Invest in Renfrewshire initiative to date 654 companies have signed a Partnership Agreement agreeing to work with Renfrewshire Council to support the local economy. The final report on the Scottish Transport Appraisal Guidance (STAG) Stage II evaluation of surface access options for Glasgow Airport has been completed. The Stage II evaluation involved a quantitative analysis of the options which were sifted in the STAG 1 process in Now that the alternative transport options have been fully assessed, it is proposed that Glasgow Airport Limited, Renfrewshire Council, Glasgow City Council and Transport Scotland continue to collaborate on the developing of an Airport surface access strategy, which will form part of the Glasgow Airport masterplan. Appraisals and negotiations have been finalised between the UK Government and Glasgow & Clyde Valley local authorities regarding a city deal. This will generate up to 1.13bn of capital investment into infrastructure, business development and employability programmes. The Paisley Heritage Regeneration Strategy was approved by Renfrewshire Council in January 2014 and sets out an ambitious long term programme of regeneration based on the heritage of Paisley and the town centre assets in particular. A comprehensive governance and engagement framework is being developed by the Council. A full action and project plan will be developed by this autumn. In May 2014 the Council concluded the preparation of an analysis of the current tourism offer across Renfrewshire. This will act as the baseline and framework for the development of a tourism strategy for which a new officer role is being created within the Economic Development team. The calendar developed for 2014/15 will continue to deliver an exciting and diverse range of events and for the first time, the Fire Engine Rally will take place in Johnstone Town Centre. The traditional fireworks event will be expanded developing into a mini Halloween festival with activities taking place over Friday and Saturday during the first weekend in November. In addition to these events Renfrewshire will host a full day of activities celebrating the Queen s Baton Relay on Thursday 17 July. To capitalise on the legacy of the Commonwealth Games consideration is also being given to hosting a national cycling event within Paisley Town Centre. The Renfrewshire Local Development Plan has been adopted and will inform development across Renfrewshire for the next five years. Page 9 of 10 TIMESCAL E - MILESTON ES /TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs 17 of 24

21 OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC ACTIONS BRIEF SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE TIMESCALE - MILESTONES/ TARGETS ie 1/3/10 yrs 18 of 24 JOBS & ECONOMY THEMATIC BOARD UPDATE ON ACTION PLAN Skills Development Scotland Growing the Local economy to be a priority outcome for all activities of JC+/SDS/Renfrewshire Council Ensure that students leaving West College Scotland have the skills and attitudes that employers want Develop awareness of expanding business opportunities thro SDS and SDI Joined up partnership initiatives to enhance employability of non advanced FE students from WCS Develop skills projects that match the demand for skills from employers Reducing the number of unemployed year olds by 50% Reducing the number of unemployed young people by 50% Reducing the number of unemployed year olds by 50% Use of a range of initiatives eg Employment Recruitment Incentive, Adopt an Apprentice, funding of National Training Programmes including MAs. Building Career Management Skills with students from non advanced courses at WCS in partnership with WCS Guidance Advisers. Through the SDS National Industries Team and Sector Managers, supported locally by the SDS Employer Engagement Executive. Awareness raising of MwoW, Appropriate Work Coach and Career Coach support and increased awareness of LMI for Non advanced FE students and college staff thro joint CPD. Using MAs and the Employability Fund resources and informed by information coming through Our Skillsforce and the National Sector Managers. SDS to take a lead role with regard to chairing the Local Employability Partnership and co-ordinating the Youth Employment Activity Plan. SDS to work in partnership with DWP, Renfrewshire Council and other employability partners to engage with and support unemployed young people into a sustained positive destination. SDS to offer Careers Information Advice and Guidance. As above along with the offer of Partnership Action for Continuing Employment for clients at risk of redundancy. SDS to work proactively with local school staff to ensure pupils have an effective transition from education to the world of work/education/training. SDS to provide Careers Information Advice and Guidance to targeted pupils in school. SDS to work jointly with school staff to support pupils to develop Career Management schools to enable them to make well informed realistic career decisions throughout their working lives. Target for number of MAs increased nationally from 25,000 to 30,000 On-going reactive support to Non advanced students Regional Skills Assessments now out for consultation Liaison with staff at WCS to support targeted students Re-vamp of the SDS Ourskillsforce website to make it easier for employers to navigate. Learning through Work week now planned for w/b 3 rd November LEP Group meeting regularly and feeding into Jobs and Economy-YEAP recently updated and now hosted on IIR Website-LEP sub group meeting to review local information to ensure Employability Fund Prospectus content inviting Training Provider bids for next year, meets identified local need On-going liaison with DWP to support unemployed clients School reports and Partnership Agreements now agreed with each secondary school in Renfrewshire. LMI and MwoW Partnerzone seminar well received by school Pastoral Care staff in SDS centre to inform and update understandingfurther sessions planned Page 10 of 10

22 19 of 24 AGENDA ITEM NO. 8 Renfrewshire Economic Development Newsletter July 2014 This Economic Development newsletter provides an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of June The latest statistics from NOMIS illustrate the Renfrewshire labour market position and show how Renfrewshire fares in comparison to the rest of the country. The report also includes a brief summary of the progress made to date by the council s Invest in Renfrewshire programme and Business Gateway Programme. The newsletter also provides information on wider economic development activity across Renfrewshire. Jobseeker Allowance figures, June 2014 JSA Claimants Aged The Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rate for June 2014 is 3.3%, with jobseekers totalling 3,750. This month the rate continues to decrease. The rate this time last year was 4.7% in June The overall reduction since June 2013 has seen 600 fewer people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain Renfrewshire s overall ranking remains 24 th out of 32 Scottish local authorities.

23 JSA Claimants Aged The Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) rate for June 2014 is 5.8%, with 890 young people seeking work. This month the rate has remained static. The rate was significantly higher this time last year at 9.2% in June The reduction since June 2013 has seen 520 fewer young people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire. 20 of Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain JSA Claimants Aged The JSA rate for June 2014 is 3.6%, with 2,110 people signed on The rate decreased by 0.1% over the last month The rate was significantly higher this time last year at 5% in June The reduction since June 2013 has seen 795 fewer people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain JSA Claimants Aged The 50+ JSA rate for June 2014 is 2.1% with 735 people signed on. 2.5 Encouragingly the 50+ JSA rate has continued to reduce this month. 2 The rate was higher this time last year at 2.7% in June The reduction since June 2013 has seen 205 fewer people claiming JSA in Renfrewshire. 1.5 Jun-13 Jul-13 Aug-13 Sep-13 Oct-13 Nov-13 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Renfrewshire Scotland Great Britain Source: ONS claimant count - age duration with proportions Note: % is number of persons claiming JSA as a proportion of resident population of the same age.

24 21 of 24 Local Economic Development Update The annual Invest in Renfrewshire partnership conference saw over 150 local partners gather to discuss employability in Renfrewshire. The conference marked the two-year anniversary of Invest in Renfrewshire. The theme of the conference was Tackling Inequalities. Councillor Macmillan unveiled the Renfrewshire Employer Offer on the night which aims to ensure every small-to-medium-sized firm in Renfrewshire will be able to access the same level of funding to create a job for an unemployed young person. Some of the area s top workers and best businesses were honoured at the Invest in Renfrewshire Celebrating Success Awards. Around 200 people from the local business community gathered to hear some of the success stories connected to the programme. The winners were: Top Intern Sean Skelly, Solas LED Best Trainee (Employability Fund) Megan McAdam, Barnardos Works Progression in Work Euan Keltie, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce Renfrewshire Modern Apprentice of the Year Fraser Murray, Scottish Leather Group Most Promising New Employee Darren Morgan, Johnstone Health Centre Most Promising New Entrepreneur - Laura Morrow, Casa Bebe Three businesses were also given Special Recognition Awards on the night for their commitment to helping local people into employment: Marks and Spencer Braehead Miller Joinery Optima Training - Renfrewshire welcomes news that Doosan Babcock is to create 266 jobs at a new process engineering centre in Renfrew. The firm, which provides services to the energy and pharmaceutical sectors, also plans to create 114 additional jobs at sites around the UK. Doosan said it was investing 4.5m in the Renfrew facility, which is being backed with 1.5m Regional Selective Assistance from Scottish Enterprise. The new jobs are expected to be phased in around the UK sites by Linwood continues to see the redevelopment plans in the area coming to fruition with the opening of the new Tesco on the 14th August. Through the pre employment training programme Invest has supported 47 unemployed Renfrewshire residents to secure employment with the supermarket. - Ryanair has announced it will start operating 55 flights a week from Glasgow Airport as part of a 260million investment in its Scottish operation. - Invest helped fund the employment of some new coaches for the award-winning Street Stuff youth diversionary project, which is run by St Mirren FC and other partners, and uses activities such as street football to get kids off the streets and give them something to do.

25 22 of 24 Invest in Renfrewshire Update June 2013 Partnership Working 649 companies have signed up to the initiative. Job Creation 411 companies have applied for wage subsidies to create 712 new permanent positions. So far, 429 young people have started their new jobs. Renfrewshire Employability Partnership 4784 unemployed people have registered with, and received support from, the service people have moved into employment. Graduate Internships 127 internships have been approved; 86 with the council and 41 with companies. Of the 66 who have completed their internship 8 are still actively seeking employment Business Development Grant 214 companies have been offered grants to pursue development, training, exhibition and ICT projects, amounting to combined funding of over 1,000,796. Business Gateway In the last 18 months, since the start of the new Business Gateway contract 532 new companies have been established with Business Gateway Support.

26 AGENDA ITEM NO. 9 RENFREWSHIRE ACTIVITY REPORT 1. National Context Our 5 strategic priorities are: 1. Developing Scotland s lead position in offshore renewables 2. Improving the performance of growth companies 3. Developing Scotland s international trade and investment performance 4. Promoting innovation as a driver of growth 5. Supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy Some of our key milestones in are: By 2015 achieve 1.1bn - 1.4bn turnover growth by Account Managed companies & provide financial readiness support to businesses with growth and export potential Help 1,600 2,000 companies develop their capacity for internationalisation Deliver 5,000 9,000 planned jobs though the attraction of inward investment including 1,800 2,500 planned High Value-Added Jobs Help companies achieve additional revenues from innovation, worth 150m 200m over 3 years Identify 80, ,000 tonnes of C02 savings arising from SE company support Click here for our full Business Plan This report provides examples of our activity in your area. For more information, contact: alison.loveday@scotent.co.uk Supporting Scotland s Growth Companies Account Management involves working intensively with the company on its growth plans. Activity Scotland Ren Total no. of Account Managed companies Of which are deemed to be of particular importance to the economy Of which are early stage growth companies No. of companies entering the Business Gateway Pipeline No. of Growth Prospect companies Activity Scotland Ren No. of products delivered to Account Managed companies: Bus. Improvement Innovation Investment Market Development Strategy Org. Development Total In addition to the work with Account Managed clients, all growth companies can access support. Activity Scotland Ren No. of products delivered to other companies: Bus. Improvement Innovation Investment Market Development Strategy Org. Development Total Improving Business Practices Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS) SMAS provides expert advice, one-to-one support, training and events for manufacturing businesses of all sizes throughout Scotland. Activity Scotland* Ren No. of manufacturing reviews No. of projects started No. of projects completed Investing in Growth The Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) supports the development of Scotland s private sector SME funding market to support adequate access to growth capital. Activity Scotland* Ren Total No. of SIB investments Total value of SIB investments 32.5m 0 Investment funds include: Scottish Seed Fund, Scottish Co-investment Fund Scottish Venture Fund Scottish Loan Fund Renewable Energy Investment Fund Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) facilitates investment that will directly result in the creation or safeguarding of jobs in Scotland. Activity Scotland* Ren No. of accepted offers Value of accepted offers 52.76m 1.13m No. of jobs created No. of jobs safeguarded of 24