Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To enable the delivery of the Skills for
Growth programme aimed at supporting businesses to engage with
schools, colleges and universities in order to improve the
relevance of education and training to local labour market need,
while also supporting those in education to develop a better
understanding of the career opportunities on their doorsteps and to
enable them to develop the technical and transferable skills that
businesses are looking for.
To approve that:
• The Skills for Growth project proceeds through decision
point 5 and work commences on activity 6 (delivery).
• Approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution
£964,927 Local Skills Fund and £964,927 from ESF, is
given. The total project value is £1.929 million (Subject to
confirmation of funding being received from DWP)
• The Combined Authority enters into a Grant Funding Agreement
for the provision of the ESF funding, totalling £964,927 with
DWP
Publication date: 24/04/2020
Date of decision: 13/03/2020