Transcript LVSC presentation: update on the ESF programme in

ESF update: July 2015
Nehal Depani, LVSC
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1. The programmes
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CFOs: in brief
Big Lottery
SFA
DWP
Grants
Contracts
Contracts
Projects launch Launch
Launch
June / Oct ‘15 summer 2015? summer 2015?
Two stage
application
process
SFA register
closes 3 July
One stage
process
Adult
employment
Adult skills/
youth
Adult
employment
London Councils applied for funding for its
own programme: know more in autumn
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DWP: adult employment
Cyclers
progression
Older people
Troubled
families
(Lone) parents
out of work
Disability
employment
Heathrow
employment
programme
Support for
those in social
housing
£10-15m £6-10m £2-6m
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SFA adult skills
Sector based
approaches
(£25m)
In work
progression
(£10m)
Construction
skills (£5m)
Start ups and
entrepreneurship
(£8m)
ESOL (£4m)
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SFA youth provision
NEET outreach
Preventative
NEET
Youth talent
LDD
Mental
health/drug/
alcohol
Characteristics
leading to
disadvantage
16-18 targeted
interventions
Careers
Guidance
ILM
Careers
clusters
BAME
Gangs
prevention
£9-16m £6-9m £2-6m
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2. The process
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SFA process
• SFA register closes today
• BUT you don’t need to be on it if you
are seeking to be a sub-contractor
with less than £100k aggregate
contract value
• Hope for July 2015 launch and
November award
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DWP process
• Invitations to tender through Bravo
Solutions: encourage organisation to
sign up to the Contracts Finder
• Any legal entity can bid and DWP
encourage local market & specialist
engagement
• Implemented 8-13 weeks after award
and expect regular Contract
Performance Review meetings
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3. LVSC resources
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EoIs and lists of leads
Sign up and view other resources:
http://vcsassist.org.uk/
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Events
Networking for BBO
(September)
Partnership
training
Engaging
with
employers
BAME
women
Supporting
lone
parents
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Keep up to date
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Email alerts of new posts vcsassist.org.uk
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Employment & skills bulletin vcsassist.org.uk
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Follow @Nehal_LVSC and @LVSCNews
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