Memorandum 63
Supplementary evidence from the Alliance
Employment & Skills Board following oral evidence session
on 25 June 2008
As requested, please find attached a tidied
up version of the diagram I produced on the proposed complex changes
in the Employment and Skills landscape.
I have also added a few explanatory comments
on the employer issues relating to these changes, which I hope
is helpful.
Annex
Supporting Comments:
— The Employer led mechanism has multiple
entry points into the "system"—should there be
one? How do we avoid mixed messages to employers?
— Services will potentially be funded
from multiple sources—how will this be mediated?
— How is employer demand going to influence
supply in this system? Is it going to be by representation on
Boards/Commissions which may or may not have influence on financial
flows and service design? Or are those who design and commission
services going to be made more directly accountable to employer
views?
— In the "demand-led" approach,
what is the balance between demand from employers (who supply
the jobs) and demand from individuals (who supply the labour)?
To which does "demand-led" refer or is it both? They
could be incompatible/send different signals.
July 2008
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