ELECTRONIC MARKET PLACE FOR THE PROVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING

• Value: £2M

The main purpose of the Community Learning (CL) fund is to reach disadvantaged communities and individuals, to enable them to develop new skills, participate in learning and to progress towards further learning and/or sustainable employment. We are seeking to support projects and ways of working that can support our long-term ambition for the district and will increase and diversify the number and type of adult learners in Kirklees, identifying and engaging underrepresented groups and providing them with their 'first-step' into learning. Community-based learning should take place in non-pressurised learning contexts where people understand learners' needs and treat learners equally, thereby increasing their confidence and self-esteem. Additional information: Stated values are estimates and the contracting authority shall not be bound by such estimates nor should these be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any services. It is not possible to establish an exact future workload and it is therefore not possible to guarantee that all or any of the economic operators admitted to the EMP will in fact enter into any call-off contracts

• Value: £1M

Kirklees is a diverse and inclusive district and is committed to strengthening our communities to ensure everyone can progress no matter what their background. This includes empowering those who speak little or no English, by boosting language skills, building confidence to unleash their potential, reduce isolation and ensuring everyone can participate in their community. The Council with its appointed delivery partners has delivered English language programme including Talk English and New 2 English in Kirklees since 2013. This provision should continue to build on previous good practice to ensure maximum impact. It should be designed to align with other ESOL provision, ESIF funded provision and wider mainstream ESOL provision. In addition, other community learning based provision that may also support the target group should be taken into account in the design. Additional information: Stated values are estimates and the contracting authority shall not be bound by such estimates nor should these be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any services. It is not possible to establish an exact future workload and it is therefore not possible to guarantee that all or any of the economic operators admitted to the EMP will in fact enter into any call-off contracts.

• Value: £750K

The Employment and Skills Service procure a variety of Employment Support activity which engage residents from disadvantaged groups or communities and reconnect them with the labour market for over a decade. These seek to enhance/extend/target support through Government-funded programmes, to help address the factors (e.g. health, housing, substance abuse issues or people with low skills, no qualifications or in social isolation) that have contributed to exclusion from the labour market. Where possible, the Council has sought to engage local, community-based delivery partners and to work with employers to create and support employment and training opportunities. The vision for the programmes is to offer a transformed approach to lifestyle behaviour change alongside the journey to work; therefore, providing an impact beyond learning and work by improving health and well-being, reducing loneliness and isolation, and building strong social networks, which are all proven to lead to sustainable outcomes for participants. Additional information: Stated values are estimates and the contracting authority shall not be bound by such estimates nor should these be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any services. It is not possible to establish an exact future workload and it is therefore not possible to guarantee that all or any of the economic operators admitted to the DPS will in fact enter into any call-off contracts.