Parson Cross Development Forum

Strategic aims

  1. To promote investment in Housing, Health and Social Welfare, Environment, Education, Transport and Infrastructure, Business and Commerce, Leisure and Recreation.
  2. To provide appropriate, well managed voluntary placements for unemployed people with voluntary, public and private sector employers, to enhance their work skills and work-based learning achievements to improve their position in the employment market.
  3. To promote accessible education and training opportunities that equip participants with the skills and confidence needed to improve their position in the modern, flexible employment market.
  4. To provide the individual support, guidance and resources needed by people, unemployed or on low incomes, to maximise their vocational and educational achievements.
  5. To create local jobs and secure sustainable workplaces, utilising the skills and talents of our local people
  6. Provide opportunities for people to improve their health and physical fitness
  7. Provide opportunities for people to come together to share ideas, thoughts and history, to develop common purpose and ways to achieve their aspirations.
  8. To enrich the quality of life for older adults, enabling them to age well, to be active in our community, to be cared for when needed.
  9. To develop a culture of respect for each other, for the environment and the social and physical infrastructure of our community
  10. To engage the young in preparing for the future, to encourage and support them in participation in community life
  11. To support the development of a local identity owned by the people that live here reflecting their culture, their history and their diversity.
  12. To develop and implement the internal management, personnel and business structures and systems needed to strengthen The Forum's services and its financial security.
  13. To increase support for The Forum, its aims and activities, in the local community, voluntary sector, educational establishments, statutory agencies, private sector and government - both locally & regionally.
  14. To secure the support of our delivery partners in achieving this common purpose
  1. To promote investment in Housing, Health and Social Welfare, Environment, Education, Transport and Infrastructure, Business and Commerce, Leisure and Recreation.
    1. A1.1 Housing investment Strategy
    2. A1.2 Health and Social Welfare Investment Strategy
    3. A1.3 Environment Investment Strategy
    4. A1.4 Education Investment Strategy
    5. A1.5. Transport Investment Strategy
    6. A1.6. Creating a sustainable local economy
    7. A1.7. Investing in Leisure and Recreation
  2. To provide appropriate, well managed voluntary placements for unemployed people with voluntary, public and private sector employers, to enhance their work skills and work-based learning achievements to improve their position in the employment market.
    1. A2.1 Access to Work
    2. A2.2 Work Trials and Placements
    3. A2.3. Valuing the work of Volunteers
    4. A2.4. Preparing For Work (pre-employment training and preparation)
    5. A2.5. Valuing Prior Learning and Experience
  3. To promote accessible education and training opportunities that equip participants with the skills and confidence needed to improve their position in the modern, flexible employment market.
    1. A3.1. Assessing the needs of Employers
    2. A3.2. Addressing the Skills Shortage
    3. A3.3. Training for Work
    4. A3.4. In Work Training and career development opportunities
    5. A3.5. Valuing Women in the Workplace
    6. A3.6. Modernising Training Provision
    7. A3.7. Valuing the Older Worker
    8. A3.8. Modern Apprenticeships
    9. A3.9. Family Friendly Policies, recognising the needs of all with carer's responsibilities
  4. To provide the individual support, guidance and resources needed by people, unemployed or on low incomes, to maximise their vocational and educational achievements.
    1. A4.1. To provide a personalised appraisal of individuals needs, talents and aspirations, matching these to opportunities and achievable goals.
    2. A4.2. Recognise the particular needs of our youth, elderly, and disabled
    3. A4.3. Assist in developing training and resources that reflect the job market
    4. A4.4. To offer in-depth Guidance to those in work to help overcome barriers and to develop and upgrade skills
    5. A4.5.To identify the need for guidance more clearly and to improve accessibility of guidance services for employed individuals
    6. A4.5. To develop and strengthen partnership working between guidance agencies, Trades Unions, Business Link (BL), and learning providers
  5. To create local jobs and secure sustainable workplaces, utilising the skills and talents of our local people
    1. A5.1. Creating local jobs
    2. A5.2. Making the most of new transport links
    3. A5.3. Providing support and advice to new businesses
    4. A5.4. Providing people with the right skills
    5. A5.5. Working in new and different ways
    6. A5.6. Support for Business Enterprise
    7. A5.7. Targeting Growth Areas.: Arts, leisure and entertainment, Tourism, Construction, Retail, Environmental
  6. Provide opportunities for people to improve their health and physical fitness
    1. A6.1. promote a healthier lifestyle amongst our young people
    2. A6.2. Ensure everyone has access to primary care services
    3. A6.3. reduce the level of chronic heart disease through promotion of exercise and healthy diets
    4. A6.4. reduce the level of chronic lung diseases through campaigns to stop smoking, and reducing the effect of passive smoking and environmental contaminants.
    5. A6.5. assist in the improvement of mental health services to our community
    6. A6.6. offer support for people leaving hospital or other long term care, and practical support for people in their own homes to maintain an independent life.
    7. A6.7. offer opportunities for women to learn about their own health and support them in implementing family health strategies, maternity support, and infant health discussion.
    8. A6.8. encourage more men to consider their health needs and preventative measures
    9. A6.9. integrate health prevention measures with other key strategies, such a sports and leisure opportunities and developments
    10. A6.10. recognise the value of unpaid carers, support them in their work and assist them to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the needs of those that they care for.
  7. Provide opportunities for people to come together to share ideas, thoughts and history, to develop common purpose and ways to achieve their aspirations.
    1. A7.1. Recognise that Active Citizenship is increasingly accepted as an efficient means of local capacity building through boosting understanding of the factors affecting individuals and communities and developing the skills, confidence and co-operation needed for an effective local response
  8. To enrich the quality of life for older adults, enabling them to age well, to be active in our community, to be cared for when needed.
    1. A8.1.
  9. To develop a culture of respect for each other, for the environment and the social and physical infrastructure of our community
    1. A9.1.
  10. To engage the young in preparing for the future, to encourage and support them in participation in community life
    1. A10.1.
  11. To support the development of a local identity owned by the people that live here reflecting their culture, their history and their diversity.
    1. A11.1.
  12. To develop and implement the internal management, personnel and business structures and systems needed to strengthen The Forum's services and its financial security.
    1. A12.1.
  13. To increase support for The Forum, its aims and activities, in the local community, voluntary sector, educational establishments, statutory agencies, private sector and government - both locally & regionally.
    1. A13.1.
  14. To secure the support of our delivery partners in achieving this common purpose
    1. A14.1. Engage all delivery partners in the content of the community action plan
    2. A14.2. Achieve senior level support for the Actions described in the plan