Decision details

Adult Education Budget – Responsiveness Fund and Provider Stability Plans

Decision Maker: Chief Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

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)

Decision:

Resolved:

 

(i)                To update the Performance Management framework and enact the growth and underperformance mechanisms as outlined in Appendix 1 (2.13 – 2.20)

 

(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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