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Engage and Enable Project ESF Technical Assistance

Engage and Enable Project ESF Technical Assistance. Third Sector Learning and Skills Advisory Group 5 th July 2011. Primary Project Aim. Support Third Sector networks to enable participation in ESF 2010, 2011 and increase opportunities for delivering learning.

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Engage and Enable Project ESF Technical Assistance

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  1. Engage and Enable ProjectESF Technical Assistance Third Sector Learning and Skills Advisory Group 5th July 2011

  2. Primary Project Aim Support Third Sector networks to enable participation in ESF 2010, 2011 and increase opportunities for delivering learning

  3. Objective 1. Provide a Regional Strategic Skills Manager to coordinate and manage the project  • co-ordinate and facilitate Learn East partners’ network • meetings • Support further development of Learn East Partners’ websites and • Learn east website. • Identify potential funding opportunities through ESF and other • work streams • Promote of Engage and Enable project at regional and national • level • - Learn East Website • - ESF Works • Disseminate information on national learning and skills policy • developments and other relevant learning information

  4. Provide a Regional Strategic Skills Manager to coordinate and manage the project • Identify potential partnership work and commissioned tender opportunities - Future Jobs Fund - Work Programme - Skills for Care Apprenticeships • Develop and maintain strategic relationships with national & Regional stakeholders – SFA, TSNLA, Skills Third Sector, Consortia+, LLUK and LSIS, NAS, ACER, Skills for Care, Fair Train Forum • Provide co-ordination and reports for Regional Skills Advisory Group • Assist Skills Advisory Group with regular reviews of Third Sector Skills Action Plan & Skills for life Action Plan • Provide regional and national representation

  5. Objective 2 – Develop Learn East Partner Network • Facilitate 8 Learn East meetings • Further development and support for maintenance of the 6 county websites linked to a Learn East web resource • Learn East will aim to secure at least one contract by October 2011 • Deliver 10 regional/sub regional events • 7 network meetings to date plus 5 additional project related working group meetings • Learn East Website regularly updated. 6 new/improved Learn East Partner websites linked to Learn East. • Unsuccessful with Community Grants but approached by TCHC to support its delivery. • Successful with LSIS Regional Response Fund Project to capacity build Learn East • Application submitted to Informal Adult Learning Fund • 1 Regional Stakeholder event 8 Sub regional delivered

  6. Objective 3 – Promote role of Third Sector Learning Providers Lead research into the contribution that the sector can play as a provider of Learning and skills for employment to hard to reach learners and the unwaged, and develop promotional materials that include case studies to promote the findings • Regional Stakeholder Event March 2010 • Help in a box Resource Commissioning Learning and Skills From the Voluntary Sector • Case Studies on Learn East Website • Regional Stakeholder Event for VCS Providers & FE 14th September 2011

  7. Objective 4 – Promote capacity building by supporting workforce development for staff in learning provider organisations • Manage a Bursary Scheme for accredited qualifications in teaching, advice and guidance, coaching and mentoring • Promote Apprenticeships • 66 Applications • 49 Successful applicants • PTLLS (24), CTLLS (6) DTLLS (2) • Learner Support (5) • Train the Trainer (2) • Assessor Award (3) • IAG L3/L4 (5) • Coaching for work (2) • Links with NAS • Pilot Apprenticeship Training Association model Project with Skills for Care - HTDC

  8. Project Evaluation Currently two surveys being undertaken • Beneficiary Organisation Support Impact Questionnaire (126) • Stakeholder Benefit Questionnaire (12) Also include: Interviews with Learn East partners, stakeholders and beneficiary organisations

  9. Current Project Activity • Planning for the September event • Ensuring all project outputs are met and all budgets spent • Gathering information on match funding and project ideas for preparation of new TA project bid • Contributing to project evaluation

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