GMCA 959 Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) · awarded 8 August 2024 · delivered in North West

Who

Buyer	Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Manchester
Supplier	Bright Direction Training Limited
Category	services
Classification	Education and training services CPV 80000000
Notice published	23 August 2024

What it is for

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is looking to procure adult skills Level 3 activity under the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB) and the national Free Courses for Jobs Level 3 offer, using its 'single pot' approach for the 2024/25 academic year with the option to extend for a further 12 months, subject to GMCA receiving and approving continued funding as it transitions to a Single Settlement for adult skills. The intent of the GM's Adult Skills Level 3 targeted offer is: • To support the priorities of the Greater Manchester Strategy 2021 - 2031 good lives for all: Greater Manchester is a great place to grow up, get on and grow old; a great place to invest, do business, visit and study to become: • A greener Greater Manchester: responding to the climate emergency. • A fairer Greater Manchester: addressing inequalities and improving wellbeing for all • A more prosperous Greater Manchester: driving local and UK growth. • To develop the occupational competences needed to progress further in learning, work or careers, on courses aligned to Greater Manchester's key growth and foundational occupational areas and the sector skills shortages highlighted in the GM Local Skills Improvement Plan. • To improve the skills of residents and be more productive or retrain to find a better job supporting in-work progression for adults into higher level careers, adapting to changing employer needs. • Target occupational skills gaps to support our business needs, providing employers with a locally skilled workforce. GM's Adult Skills Level 3 Targeted Offer incorporates two funding streams under one single pot: • An allocation of funding from GM's core devolved Adult Education Budget for targeted Level 3 delivery, and • GMs devolved ringfenced allocation…

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