Education and training services

Tender description

Cumbria Community Learning and Skills (CLS) Service is an integral part of the Cumbria County Council's Resources and Transformation Directorate and is responsible for the delivery of the Adult Education programme in Cumbria. The service provision consists of a wide range of community learning and skills programmes funded through our Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to a value of 2 500 000 GBP. The mix of provision includes: vocational qualifications; English and Maths (at all levels from entry level through to GCSE); LLDD provision; employability; family learning; Digital (ICT); civic engagement; health and well-being, and culture. Please see tender documentation available with further details via the e-portal, The Chest. Cumbria Community Learning and Skills (CLS) Service is looking to develop a range of partnerships with subcontracted providers to help us increase our provision in specific curriculum and geographic areas not covered by our own community learning centres. Community Learning and Skills are inviting submissions by training providers to deliver subcontracted provision to meet the gaps outlined in our rationale. This provision will consist of accredited skills qualifications and community learning courses. Please refer to the Curriculum and Funding Guidance 2017/18 (at Annex A) and the Curriculum Planning Calculator for details of the provision we are looking to support and details of the funding methodology. Please see tender documentation available with further details via the e-portal, The Chest.