Adult and Community Learning

Tender description

The Skills & Lifelong Learning Team (S&LL) is undertaking a commissioning exercise to procure and develop Adult Education Budget provision for the residents and workers of the Cheshire East Borough and Cheshire and Warrington LEP areas. Following the economic disruption owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, S&LL wishes to commission learning provision which is primarily aimed at learners: • seeking employment outcomes, or • on the route to gaining employment. S&LL encourages applications from those with proven links with the DWP, the Cheshire Job Centre structure, local employers and other providers of similar provisions. The Skills & Lifelong Learning Team is seeking to commission local providers with excellent local links. Other considerations These programmes should demonstrate how they fit with: • Local economic need • including responses to the COVID-19 lockdown • Cheshire East’s Corporate Plan • Cheshire and Warrington LEP economic strategy S&LL welcomes applications from high quality providers to meet the needs of young people with Special Educational Needs or a Disability (SEND). Lot 1: Accredited Learning Accredited learning (Lot 1) will focus on qualifications supporting employability skills, ICT, English and maths particularly those who are most disadvantaged with the aim of enhancing the learners work prospects. Where regulated qualifications are delivered, they must be eligible for AEB funding and available on the Hub: Lot 2: Non-Accredited Learning - (Community Learning) Non-accredited learning (Lot 2) will focus on turning around the lives of local people to enhance their employability, maximising the impact on the social and economic wellbeing of individuals, families and communities, particularly those who are most disadvantaged