Issue - decisions

To award round 2 grants under the Digital Skills Investment Programme to the following applicants:

1. Bath College led consortia including Bath Spa University and Royal United Hospital, Bath - £177,484 - this allocation is conditional on the submission of an acceptable outline of how this differentiates from existing Adult Education Budget funded provision.

2. NextGen led consortia including Opposable Games and TechSPARK - £76,488.61 - this allocation is conditional on the submission of an acceptable explanation for how the applicant will achieve the target to enrol 100% of participants from target groups working collaboratively with local partners and building on learning from their existing call 1 funded bootcamp; and also providing relevant detail on programme content.

3. KWMC working with various partners - £86,970 - this allocation is conditional on the submission of an acceptable explanation of wider consortia partners and employer-specific and pre-determined involvement; further information is also required to understand employability and further training progression routes for participants.

4. SGS College led consortia working with South Gloucestershire Council - £82,209.83 – this allocation is conditional on the submission of detailed clarifications on specific employer-led digital elements of each training area.