Decision details

1.   That funding totalling £81,000 is awarded in the following manner:-

a)    £18,300 is allocated to fund delivery of experiences of the workplace activity in 6 schools to support school age young people at risk of NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training).

b)    £18,300 will be allocated to support the education workforce to better understand the apprenticeship application process and therefore better support young people to successfully achieve an apprenticeship.

c)     £18,300 is allocated to support Year 11 students in Alternative Learning Provision to make a successful Post-16transition.

d)    £20,000 is allocated to support teacher industry placements and CPD.

£6,000 is allocated to be used by the Careers Hub to deliver conferences and CPD activity for schools and colleges.

2.   The recommended spend on additional CEIAG for risk of NEET young people would support the Employment and Skills Plan objective to enable all young people to achieve their potential as part of the Mayoral Priority to secure decent jobs and training, This would also support the Careers Hub strategic action to support young people most at risk through transitions.

3.   A central delivery framework, logic model and evaluation and monitoring plan has been created to ensure the impact of the funding can be effectively evaluated.

4.   The Local Authorities have all inputted into and agreed the planned delivery model, outputs and outcomes