Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Approve the ‘Responsiveness’
proposals which support provider contract growth and additional
procurement
Approve the provider stability plans which recommend continuing
Contract for Services for +1 year and providing grant providers
with notional 3 year contracts
(in line with the approved AEB Strategy)
Approve reallocation and procurement plans for the Lifetime Skills
Guarantee (National Skills Fund Level 3 offer)
Resolved:
(ii) To Provide stability to the AEB delivery partnership for both Grant and Contract for Service providers by committing future funding, as outlined Appendix 1 (2.21).
(iii) Allocate responsiveness funds through provider growth and new training opportunities, including (but not exclusively): English as a Second Language provision, Digital Access, Addressing the Bus Driver Shortage, Green Skills, and other Local Authority specific needs as they arise.
(iv) Address underperformance and increase resident access to Free Courses for Jobs funds (Lifetime Skills guarantee - Level 3) by increasing the provider base through subcontracting and additional grant provision (following business cases outlining strategic alignment), and through future procurement rounds.
Publication date: 09/02/2022
Date of decision: 09/02/2022
Effective from: 17/02/2022
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