The Provision of Training and Mentoring Services to the ManagementWorks Programme 2015-16

Tender description

Skillnets is an enterprise-led support body dedicated to up- skilling those in employment. The ManagementWorks initiative, which results from an action in the Irish Government’s Action Plan for Jobs (2012-4), is designed to improve the level of management capability in Ireland’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Skillnets is funded by the Department of Education and Skills from the National Training Fund and its stakeholders include leading employer and employee representative bodies - IBEC, Chambers Ireland, CIF, SFA, ICTU. Further background information in relation to ManagementWorks is available at www.managementworks.ie while additional information on Skillnets can be accessed on the Skillnets web-site at www.skillnets.ie. The objective of this RFT is to select a panel of training and mentoring service providers for the delivery of a range of management development interventions throughout the Republic of Ireland in 2015 with an option to extend the panel until 31st December 2016. A Prior Information Notice (Ref 2014/S 132-236502) of this requirement was published on 12th July 2014. Tenderers should read the attached document which describes the requirements in detail. An excel file is attached which includes the pricing sheet which must be completed and submitted with the response to this RFT.