Provision of Employability Services in Inverclyde

Tender description

Inverclyde Council are inviting Tenders for the service provision of one Lot or more than one Lot for Employability Services  Lot 1: Vocational Training & Personal Development  Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment  Lot 3: Supported Employment & Employer Engagement  Lot 4: Environmental Employment Programme  Lot 5: Financial Advice and Support Lot 1: Vocational Training & Personal Development The aim is to provide targeted vocational training and personal development activities to enable eligible Inverclyde residents to attain the skills and competencies required in particular occupations or more broadly in the labour market. The objectives of the service are to:  Provide a client centred service delivering vocational training, industry specific skills and personal development training.  Undertake proactive engagement and community level reach.  Target those who are inactive/workless/unemployed and who have at least one barrier to employment.  Focus on moving individuals into sustainable employment.  Support clients to access specialist services to address other barriers to employment, eg mental health, addiction, benefits & financial advice.  Achieve a high level of qualification outcomes and entry into sustainable employment. Lot 2: Addressing Health Barriers to Employment The overarching aim of the service will be to support unemployed, inactive or workless residents of Inverclyde, aged 18 or over, who have a physical, mental, sensory or learning disability, or long term health condition, to move into sustainable employment, by providing condition management services and job placement/work expereince opportunities. The objectives of the service are to:  Provide a specialist, flexible, person centred, locally delivered service.  Provide adequate resource to identify and engage with those furthest from the labour market.  Provide appropriate employment and job placement opportunities.  Work in partnership to complement and add value to other local provision for the benefit of each client. Lot 3: Supported Employment & Employer Engagement The aim is to provide a locally delivered and targeted suppoted employment service to working age residents who have a mental health condition and/or physical disability to improve their skills, qualifications and work experience to progress into sustainable employment. The objectives of the Lot 3 service are to:  Provide a flexible, client centred supprted employment service for Inverclyde residents with a mental health condition/physical disability, to move into sustained employment.  Support employers to provide more inclusive recruitment and staff retention practices to support local people with mental health conditions/physical disabilities to gain and sustain employment.  Develop a partnership approach to service delivery to add value to, and complement, other local specialist employment provison. Lot 4: Environmental Employment Programme The aim is to provide skills and experience through fixed term paid employment, enabling clients to gain recent work experience of good quality that will strengthen their CV, enabling them to compete more effectively in the job market on Programme completion. The objective is for the successful tenderer to provide paid employment for unemployed/unwaged/inactive Inverclyde residents who would benefit from 40 weeks work experience in a role that provides environmental/groundworks/site maintenance benefit to the local community. Lot 5: Financial Advice and Support The main aim is to provide financial advice and support to local residents regarding their financial position when entering into, or progressing within, employment. The objectives are to:  Provide a specialist, flexible, person centred, locally delivered service.  Inform individuals of their financial options in relation to increasing their income and/or reducing their debt.  Work in partnership to complement and add value to local provision for the benefit of each client.