CS20046 Apprenticeship Consultancy Support

Tender description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 20th March 2020 at 14:00. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement: Apprenticeships enable BEIS and other Government departments to bring in and develop skills of new staff, and also to encourage existing staff to study towards an apprenticeship. As well as being a cost effective way of developing our skills base, apprenticeships can help us increase diversity and social mobility. BEIS along with organisations including DWP, MoJ, DfiD, Defra, the Bank of England and the GES have developed a Senior Professional Economist apprenticeship. The group worked with a contractor and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education on the development of an apprenticeship standard, end point assessment plan and funding plan. The approved standard, end point assessment plan and funding band were approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in December 2019. The next stage of the apprenticeship process requires the successful provider along with the apprenticeship provider to engage in mobilisation work, this may include a soft market test exercise. Apprentices are guaranteed that at least 20% of their time will be spent on their academic studies which works out on average at about 1 day a week. The programme typically lasts 2 years and once complete, apprentices will have an economics Master's degree. Line managers of apprentices, are required to take a number of responsibilities into consideration, for example; agreeing leave, performance management and identifying development opportunities. The successful provider will: • Support the work of the apprenticeship provider and BEIS to engage with prospective apprenticeship programme participants. • Ensure that the apprenticeship provider delivers the agreed curriculm that meets the requirements of the standard and reflects best practice in apprenticeship delivery and remote/ digital learning. • Ensure that the apprenticeship provider appoints an apprenticeship assessment organisation to deliver a robust end-point assessment process in line with the approved end point assessment plan that was approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. For further details please refer to the bid pack which is accessible via the Delta eSourcing portal. To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3JCDE88SKC If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.