We assisted Norfolk County Council and partners in developing the Worklessness Assessment and Framework for the county, in partnership with OCSI and Papworth Consulting.Elements of the work included:
- analysis of changes in the Norfolk labour market, needs and barriers amongst disadvantaged groups
- customer research, focusing on the needs and experiences of individuals from different groups and parts of the county
- pulling together information on current worklessness provision in the county, building on a regional mapping project undertaken by the University of Glasgow
- reviewing the implications of a changing policy environment
The Worklessness Assessment fed into the Norfolk Economic Assessment and the County’s Child Poverty Assessment and Strategy. The work subsequently provided a basis for influencing the delivery of the Work Programme in the county.