Roles of partners:

Training Providers (Strands 2 & 3):

• Initial Assessment
• Individual Learning Plan
• Delivery of NVQ1 and SfL (Level 1 Literacy & Numeracy) or NVQ2 / work placement
• Named Workplace Mentor
• Regular Progress Reviews (with Workplace Mentor present)
• 3 day summer activities (joint event)
• 'What's Next?' event in May 2008 (joint event)
• Claim forms / reports
• Liaison with Support Mentor (from school) to ensure student successfully progresses through qualifications

Schools:

• To provide a Link Teacher for the duration of the project
• To provide a named Support Mentor for students on Strands 2 & 3 to ensure students progress
• To ensure students complete a block work placement through school
• To ensure Strand 1 and Strand 2 students achieve 1 unit of the ASDAN Foundation for Work award (by completing a Staffordshire Partnership Work Experience Diary in full)

Connexions Staffordshire:

• To provide a Lead PA for the duration of the project (Sean Connolly)
• To conduct Initial Assessments and Individual Learning Plans for students on Strand 1
• To conduct half yearly reviews with the above students
• To input data onto ASPIRE database
• To track students destinations