SLC Training and Employability Framework

Tender description

The Council are seeking to establish a multi Lot - Multi Provider Framework. The focus of the Framework will be on equipping individuals with the flexible support, training and skills they require to prepare for, enter and remain in employment, education, training or volunteering and provide support for individuals who are in employment but are in receipt of low incomes and likely to be living in poverty. Lot 1: Lot 1 Health, Wellbeing and Emotional Supports The Council are seeking providers who can deliver a range of services designed to address specific issues relating to health, financial and wellbeing and specific barriers including debt and financial issues, mental and physical health issues including but not limited to: - -support to improve health and fitness. -activities designed to increase engagement and confidence including arts and crafts and cultural input. -counselling and mental and physical health supports -advice and guidance relating to alcohol and drug misuse. -financial advice and support. -therapeutic interventions. -specialist supports and interventions Lot 2: Lot 2 Sector/Vocational and Employability Skills Training (Accredited or non accredited Services to be provided under this Lot will cover all industry sector specific training, whether vocational accredited or non-accredited qualifications. The qualifications can be vocational qualifications and accredited and non-accredited training. The services will be tailored to individuals who require re-skilling or up-skilling support, those who require job specific skills to meet employer needs, those with multiple barriers. It is expected that individuals accessing the Services to be provided under this Lot will have the opportunity to obtain Scottish and National Vocational Qualifications in line with SCQF, ISCED and industry standards. Providers in this Lot will be expected to provide all essential Personal Protective Equipment to allow this training to be safely undertaken. For some call off contracts awarded under this Lot there may be a requirement for the provider to hold the relevant qualifications/accreditations to provide the services. This possible requirement is referred to in the Specification” Lot 3: Lot 3 Holistic Employability - End to End Services Providers in this Lot will be bidding to deliver an end to end programme and will be expected to deliver activity at all stages of the employability skills pipeline. Services to be provided under this Lot will include a holistic employability service provided to individuals on an employability journey. This will include key interventions at each stage of the employability skills pipeline. Employability delivery will be customised to meet the needs of employers, supporting new recruits and individuals seeking sustainable employment. End to end delivery will focus on participants from entry via referral, responding to a marketing campaign etc. and will support them for a period to undertake and progress through the stages of the employability pipeline to achieve key outputs and outcomes, with the aim at the end of the provision of the Services of having entered work /education/training or volunteering (full or part time). The programme of activity should be customised to customer/target groups and employers across the stages of the pipeline. Lot 4: Lot 4 Employability Delivery Support Services Providers appointed to this Lot will be expected to provide disparate but key services that are not contained within the other Lots. Those services will support the awareness raising, delivery and monitoring of employability services including but not limited to:- -Video, information films and promotional clips for social media services; -Provision of supports/editing to prepare lived experience video diaries and case studies; -Qualitative research evaluation supporting the development of employability services; -Social media development services to promote employability service delivery -Miscellaneous services – any employability services aspect not already covered in one of the other Lots Lot 5: Lot 5 ACE Rural (Access Choices & Employment) this will be a call off from Lot 3 of the Framework