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Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board
1 Jun 2016 - 09:30 to 11:30
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Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership
Councillors Glen and Lawson; B Grant, Chamber of Commerce; J Burns, DWP; S Graham, Engage Renfrewshire; I McLean, Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering our Communities; R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport; J Downie, Police Scotland; M Crearie, A Morrison; R Cooper and Y Farquhar, all Renfrewshire Council; S Clocherty and H Cunningham, Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership; N Shields, Scottish Enterprise; M Gilligan, Skills Development Scotland; J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport; M Dunn, University of the West of Scotland; and A Dick, West College Scotland.
Chair
Councillor Glen.

Councillor Glen, Chair, presided.

Standard Items
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This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. 

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Present
Councillors Glen and Lawson; S Graham, Engage Renfrewshire; R Nimmo, Glasgow Airport; M Crearie and A Morrison (both Renfrewshire Council); S Clocherty and H Cunningham (both Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership); M Gilligan, Skills Development Scotland; M Dunn, University of the West of Scotland; and A Dick, West College Scotland.
In Attendance
B Davidson, DYW; M Moran and C MacDonald (both Renfrewshire Council).
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The Chair intimated that Item 6 - Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce Update had been deferred to the next meeting of the Board.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
B Grant, Chamber of Commerce; J Burns, DWP; I McLean, Renfrewshire Forum for Empowering our Communities; J Downie, Police Scotland; R Cooper, Renfrewshire Council;  N Shields, Scottish Enterprise; and J Binning, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to commencement of the meeting.
Minute of the meeting of the Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board held on 8 February 2016.
1

There was submitted the Minute of the meeting of the Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board held on 8 February 2015.

 

DECIDED:   That the Minute be approved.

Report by the Director of Finance & Resources, Renfrewshire Council.
2

The Rolling Action Log was submitted for approval.

 

DECIDED:  That the Rolling Action Log be approved.

Presentation by Programme Director, Developing Young Workforce
3

The Programme Director of DYW gave a presentation relative to the establishment of the Developing the Young Workforce programme.  He gave some background to the set up of the programme; outlined the areas covered; introduced the team and board members; highlighted some of the stakeholders; indicated the focus for DYW; detailed the initiatives being developed; drew special attention to the pitfalls and what employers were looking for; intimated what success would look like and the events that DYW had planned for the future.

 

DECIDED:  That the presentation be noted.

Presentation by Head of Regeneration, Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council.
4

The Head of Regeneration, Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council gave a presentation relative to emerging regeneration and economic development issues for Renfrewshire. 

 

The presentation highlighted the key metrics on the economic framework; outlined Renfrewshire’s key assets and initiatives; highlighted the City Deal Projects; detailed the milestones; and drew special attention to the Paisley Town Centre 10 year action plan.

 

DECIDED:  That the presentation be noted.

Report by Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce.
5

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce relative to business survey results on the EU Referendum debate.

 

The report intimated that the Scottish Chambers of Commerce had published the results of their third survey of business opinion on the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the EU. In doing so, SCC had maintained its impartial stance on the outcome of the referendum, whilst ensuring that the views of Chamber members and the business community were reported. A Scotland wide survey and a localised report relevant to Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Inverclyde business responses were attached as an appendix.

 

DECIDED:   That the report be noted.
Verbal update by Chief Executive, Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce.
Report by Economic Development Manager, Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council.
6

There was submitted a report by the Economic Development Manager, Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council which provided information on the new Invest in Renfrewshire Recruitment Incentive Programme from 1st May 2016. It was anticipated that this programme would run until 30 June 2018, however it was noted that further amendments might be necessary should any new national programmes of support be developed.

 

The report advised that the new programme would build on the offer of grant to Renfrewshire Council for the new Scottish Government SERI (Scotland’s Employer Recruitment Incentive) Programme. The previous programme was suspended from 4 December 2015, and the new offer of grant was available until January 2017.

 

DECIDED:   That the changes to the new Renfrewshire Recruitment Incentive Programme be noted.

Verbal update by Economic Development Manager, Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council.
7

A verbal update was given by the Economic Development Manager, Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council relative to the “Aiming Higher” Conference and Employability Award Ceremony to take place on Wednesday 15 June 2016 at the Normandy Hotel.  The conference aimed to build on the success of previous years and widen the scope of the event from employability to encompass wider economic development agendas.  It was noted that all CPP Partners had been invited to the event.

 

DECIDED:   That the verbal update be noted.

Report by Director of Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council.
8

There was submitted a report by the Director of Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council which provided an overview of employment activity and economic development in Renfrewshire at the end of April 2016.

 

The newsletter intimated that from March 2016 the Nomis figures had changed and Job Seeker’s Allowance (JSA) and Universal Credit (UC) were measured together in one statistic: the claimant count.  It was noted that the new Claimant Count figures were relatively limited at present and provided information on key age groups but not length of unemployment or the breakdown of male/female. It was expected that this further breakdown of information would become available soon.  The newsletter also illustrated the Renfrewshire labour market position and advised how Renfrewshire fared in comparison to the rest of the country. A brief summary of the progress made to date by the Council’s Invest in Renfrewshire Programme and Business Gateway Programme was included and provided information on wider economic development activity across Renfrewshire.

 

DECIDED: That the newsletter be noted.
Report by Director of Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council.  (COPY TO FOLLOW).
9

There was submitted a report by the Director of Development & Housing Services, Renfrewshire Council which provided an update on Year 3 progress against targets.

 

DECIDED:  That the report be noted.

Verbal update by all Board Members.
10

Each of the partner organisations delivered an update on matters of general interest for Board members.

 

DECIDED: That the information be noted.
Verbal update by Area Manager, SDS and Economic Manager, Renfrewshire Council.
11
The Area Manager, SDS gave a verbal update on the progress of the Local Employability Partnership (LEP) meetings.  It was noted that the group had been re-established and efforts had been made to ensure that there was appropriate representation.  It was agreed that the LEP update would be included as a standing item on the Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board agenda.

 

DECIDED:

 

(a)   That it be agreed that the LEP update would be included as a standing item on the Jobs & the Economy Thematic Board agenda;

 

(b)   That the verbal update be noted.

Board discussion led by Lead Officer.
12

M Crearie introduced a general discussion on the implications of new major projects and the impact upon the Board’s targets and outcomes as well as priorities for discussion at future Board meetings.

 

DECIDED: That the information be noted.

Additional Meeting Documents

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

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