Regions - ECOTEC in GB
ECOTEC works all over the UK, Europe and increasingly internationally.
From our UK offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, London, Manchester and Newcastle-Under-Lyme we deliver our full range of services throughout the UK. From our Brussels and Madrid offices we serve local markets and European Union clients in particular and, through our membership of the ECORYS group of companies we work throughout the EU, its Candidate Countries and in developing and transition economy countries. For details of the regions we work in, see below or check out our most recently added projects in the right-hand panel.
For more information about our work in any region contact Karl Held using the details below.
Region Portfolio: Delivering HR and Learning for the Youth Justice Board
The Development Support Team at ECOTEC is responsible for the implementation of both the HR and Learning strategy on behalf of the Youth Justice Board (YJB). This work involves the development of local and regional partnerships to support strategic and operational planning, training needs analysis of staff working within custody and community contexts as well as the development of policies, procedures and evaluation systems to monitor the work.
In the first three years the primary focus was to help 80% of youth justice workers gain the Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (or equivalent under the National Qualifications Framework) by March 2006.
In addition to the two key aims (improve recruitment and retention and supporting the implementation of the YJB's effective practice strategy) as well as continuing to support the Corporate and Business Plan 2004/05 – 2006/07, the strategy also takes account of:
- Progression for those staff who have undertaken Effective Practice Quality Assurance (EPQA).
- Ensuring that new entrants to the workforce and others access the Gateway and other learning programmes.
- Providing opportunities for Operational Managers to undertake management development training so they can link Performance Management and effective practice through use of the Staff Appraisal Framework and EPQA.
- Opening up opportunities for existing and potential volunteers in youth justice.
- Progression for those staff who have undertaken the Professional Certificate.
- Gaining greater ownership of the learning programmes by Youth Offending Teams (YOTs).
- Ensuring effective links with the emerging integrated children’s services.
paul.martin@ecotec.com
+44 845 630 8633
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