CLIMATE FORTH DEVELOPMENT PHASE WORKS: SCOPING & DESIGN STUDY FOR A BESPOKE YOUTH ‘MIX AND MATCH’ TRAINING PROGRAMME WITH ACCREDITATION

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RSPB Scotland, on behalf of Inner Forth Futures, wishes to commission a consultant or agency to develop a Youth ‘mix and match’ Training Programme with accreditation, for the Climate FORTH Furthering Our Resilience Through Heritage) project. It will sit as part of a wider suite of activities that aims to support the resilience of communities to climate and other change. The activity is aimed at young people (14-25) within the project area and those from the lowest 20% national Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) datazones within the project area. This piece of work will review existing youth training programmes, engage with the Climate FORTH Youth Panel and other stakeholders to identify ‘green skills’ required for the future workforce, identify suitable heritage assets to host training, explore accreditation and propose a model for Climate FORTH to pilot. It will also develop a costed project plan for the Climate FORTH delivery phase. The successful candidate should demonstrate previous experience in similar work. The Training Programme will be submitted as part of a Stage 2 bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, grants for heritage. RSPB Scotland, on behalf of Inner Forth Futures, wishes to commission a consultant or agency to develop a Youth ‘mix and match’ Training Programme with accreditation, for the Climate FORTH Furthering Our Resilience Through Heritage) project. It will sit as part of a wider suite of activities that aims to support the resilience of communities to climate and other change. The activity is aimed at young people (14-25) within the project area and those from the lowest 20% national Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) datazones within the project area. This piece of work will review existing youth training programmes, engage with the Climate FORTH Youth Panel and other stakeholders to identify ‘green skills’ required for the future workforce, identify suitable heritage assets to host training, explore accreditation and propose a model for Climate FORTH to pilot. It will also develop a costed project plan for the Climate FORTH delivery phase. The successful candidate should demonstrate previous experience in similar work. The work will be undertaken during May/June - August 2022, during the Climate FORTH project development phase. The Training Programme will be submitted as part of a Stage 2 bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, grants for heritage. This work is possible thanks to National Lottery players, the Climate FORTH development phase is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.