Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Staffordshire County Council’s Community
Learning Service receives funding to deliver community learning
provision across Staffordshire from the Education & Skills
Funding Agency and requests approval to continue to commission
community learning programmes to meet the priorities and outcomes
of the Community Learning & Commissioning strategy. Also
seeking approval of funding allocation and distribution for the
first contract year 2023-2024.
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“Community learning is targeted to help those who may need help with core English, Maths and digital skills in an environment that works for them and give others the opportunity to improve their vocational skills to increase their employability.
With capable workers in demand, this programme helps hundreds of people take steps towards either finding a job or improving upon the one they have. Incorporating lessons from the pandemic, these arrangements for 2023 to 2027 will also help our community learning programme evolve to deliver learning in different ways that reach new audiences”.
Philip White, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economy and Skills |
Reasons for the Decision – To seek approval to procure and develop a four-year Community Learning Framework to continue to meet the priorities and outcomes of the Community Learning & Commissioning strategy and approval of the funding allocation and distribution for the first contract year 2023-2024
Decision – (a) That approval be given to conduct an Open tender process in line with Staffordshire County Council’s Procurement Regulations and the Public Contract Regulations to put in place a Community Learning Framework, ensuring the Council achieves value for money and delivers its
Community Learning & Commissioning Strategy.
(b) That the award of the Community Learning Framework and subsequent call-off contracts relating to the annual allocation and distribution of funding, be delegated to the Director for Economy, Infrastructure & Skills in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economy and Skills.
Report author: Amanda Darlington
Publication date: 21/07/2022
Date of decision: 20/07/2022
Decided at meeting: 20/07/2022 - Cabinet
Effective from: 27/07/2022
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