Reopening Adult Skills Fund Pseudo Framework Agreement

Description

Procurement of Learning Organisations to be appointed onto the Adult Skills Fund Framework Lot 1: Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed Lot 1 - Employed/Unemployed/Self Employed This Lot invites provision to support South Yorkshire residents looking to reskill or upskill by gaining qualifications, and is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity and should include at least the following activities: • 19+, First qualification, Legal entitlements, Maths & English, RQF, Regulated learning only. • Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support. • Unemployed & SWAPS - Inactive - linking into Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, Pathways to Work, community learning support and other provision. • Employed, self-employed, at risk of redundancy. • Employed - Priority SSA's - Health/Care, public services, Construction/built environment. Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies, Science and Maths, Information. Communication Technology/Digital(Support LSIP ) & Green skills. Lot 2: Reducing barriers - focussed person centred support. This Lot invites provision which is complementary or additional to any national/regional or locally funded activity supporting South Yorkshire's residents. The focus will be on residents who face complex and/or multiple barriers Providing motivation to enable them to develop confidence and resilience, be more active members of their local community. • 19+, Non-regulated. • Robust IAG - use of learner and learning support. • Moving hard to reach residents into work, such as inactive, over 50's, NEETS, ethnic minority, male/female into underrepresented industries, learners with disabilities etc. • Progression in/from eligible ASF training courses in Lot 1, FCFJ, Grant & ACL provision. • Recognising specialist provision. • Deliver non-regulated programmes to support in work progression. • Filling the gaps of Grant provision and Adult Community Learning/Tailored Learning. • On-going support to increase achievements and progressions onto higher level. regulated learning aims, into employment linking, Apprenticeships, UKSPF, Skills Bootcamps, community learning support and other provision. Should not duplicate - unemployed and economically Inactive - UKSPF, and other programmes working hand in hand.