Are you ready for your Inspection or Monitoring visit?

Are you ready for your Inspection or Interim visit? Warning: Your Business is at Severe Risk! Inspection by a Public Body can be a daunting prospect. A bad inspection can, and often will, put you out of business. Here’s what FE Week says: https://feweek.co.uk/2020/09/02/ofsteds-autumn-visits-what-fe-providers-need-to-know/ At ESS we have devised an Inspection Readiness Questionnaire that will help you look at how prepared your organisation is for your Public Body Inspection or Interim visit. ESS is offering a free no-obligation quality consultation with every completed questionnaire that we receive back. The questionnaire should take no longer than three minutes and act as a valuable tool for your future growth. Take the questionnaire If you have any queries, please contact us at info@essassist.co.uk for further information. Contact

New Tender Tracker Opportunities Available Login to Tender Tracker The provision of employer-funded (non apprenticeship) education programmes (Public Sector). Programmes can range from single day upskilling to degree courses. Regions: Greater London Funding: Other Amount available: £250,000,000.00 Geographical coverage: London Contract Duration: 36 months Deadline: 10/30/2020 View Opportunity Provision of End Point Assessment services for learners undertaking the Level 2 LGV Driver Apprenticeship Standard (ST0257) Regions: East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorks & Humberside Funding: Apprenticeship Amount available: £2,732,400.00 Geographical coverage: UK Contract Duration: to 2024 Deadline: 11/4/2020 View Opportunity Construction Training Regions: East of England Funding: Other Amount available: not specified Geographical coverage: East of England Contract Duration: to Sept 2021 Deadline: 10/22/2020 View Opportunity Training for practitioners to enable the delivery of a range of parenting programmes and an online parenting programme Regions: Greater London Funding: Other Amount available: not specified Geographical coverage: London Contract Duration: to Nov 2021 Deadline: 10/23/2020 View Opportunity Digital Apprenticeship Pilot: Provider required to design, develop and deliver a model for recruiting non graduates into entry level digital roles, via apprenticeships Regions: East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East, North West, South East, South West, West Midlands, Yorks & Humberside Funding: Apprenticeship Amount available: £350,000.00 Geographical coverage: England Contract Duration: to Mar 2022 Deadline: 11/2/2020 View Opportunity Provision of trainers to support Health and Safety training Regions: East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorks & Humberside Funding: Other Amount available: £700,000.00 Geographical coverage: UK Contract Duration: 36 months Deadline: 10/29/2020 View Opportunity National Leaders of Education (NLE): Contractor required to 1.Identifying and recruit applicants; 2.Assess applicants; 3.Offer moderation of assessment outcomes; and 4. Deliver training, including follow-on CPD and peer-to-peer support. Regions: East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorks & Humberside Funding: Other Amount available: Range: £1.7m to £2.5m Geographical coverage: UK Contract Duration: to 2023 Deadline: 10/16/2020 View Opportunity Provision of a digital learning platform Regions: East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorks & Humberside Funding: Other Amount available: not specified Geographical coverage: UK Contract Duration: to 2023 Deadline: 10/6/2020 View Opportunity Design and Delivery of a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work Programme Regions: South West Funding: Other Amount available: £659,400.00 Geographical coverage: South West Contract Duration: to 2023 Deadline: 11/2/2020 View Opportunity Delivery partner required design and deliver a core curriculum of business support offerings that are valuable to start-up and / or high-growth potential space businesses Regions: East Midlands, East of England, Greater London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorks & Humberside Funding: Other Amount available: Range: £166,667 to £333,333 Geographical coverage: UK Contract Duration: to April 2021 Deadline: 11/3/2020 View Opportunity Login to Tender Tracker

 

Do you require additional AEB funding? ·        At ESS by far the most regular enquiry we receive is from training providers looking to secure AEB funding. ·        We have seen an increasing number of opportunities for training providers to access AEB sub-contracts.   ·        These are Changing on a Week to Week Basis! ·        Here is a list of a few of the AEB opportunities available (as at 01/10/2020). Full details and direct weblinks to all of these opportunities (along with circa 90+ others) are available on our TENDERTRACKER. essassist.co.uk/education/tendertracker-opportunities/ Register here for a free no-obligation 30-day free trial and if you decide it’s not for you just send us an email cancelling within your 30-day trial period and you won’t be charged anything. essassist.co.uk/education/tendertracker-opportunities/

FW: Funding Available

Local Authority seeking to establish training provider framework to deliver Health & Safety, Social Care and Advanced Social Care & Safeguarding training Amount Available: not specified Geographical Coverage: North East Contract Duration: to 2023 Deadline: 10/26/2020 View Opportunity   Organisation required to carry out an evaluation of a professional development and mentoring programme in the FE sector Amount Available: To £90,000 Geographical Coverage: England Contract Duration: to Mar 2021 Deadline: 10/23/2020 View Opportunity   Senior leadership programme Amount Available: £350,000.00 Geographical Coverage: UK Contract Duration: to 2026 Deadline: 10/26/2020 View Opportunity   Organisation required to provide an independent managed learning service to help with sourcing, procuring, administrating, evaluating and providing management information on learning Amount Available: £200,000.00 Geographical Coverage: London Contract Duration: 60 months Deadline: 10/30/2020 View Opportunity   Delivery of an outward bound residential based learning programme to develop core skills, including but not limited to team working, leadership and communication. Aimed at apprentices and graduates Amount Available: Rane £150k to £300k Geographical Coverage: South East Contract Duration: to 2023 Deadline: 10/28/2020 View Opportunity   AEB (Non Devolved) Amount Available: not specified Geographical Coverage: South Contract Duration: to July 2021 Deadline: 10/12/2020 View Opportunity   Leadership training Amount Available: to £100,000 Geographical Coverage: North East Contract Duration: to 2023 Deadline: 10/9/2020 View Opportunity   Employability and employment support (AEB) Amount Available: range £10k to £50k Geographical Coverage: West Midlands Contract Duration: to June 2021 Deadline: 10/9/2020 View Opportunity   Provision of mentoring training packages Amount Available: £10,000.00 Geographical Coverage: London Contract Duration: to Jan 2021 Deadline: 10/12/2020 View Opportunity   Bystander Intervention training Amount Available: £45,000.00 Geographical Coverage: London Contract Duration: to Sept 2021 Deadline: 10/7/2020 View Opportunity

North West Opportunity AEB, SSW, SSU - Framework

·        Adult Education Budget (AEB) - Greater Manchester (GM)

·        Skills Support for the Unemployed - Greater Manchester

·        Skills Support for the Workforce - Greater Manchester

·        Adult Education Budget (AEB) - Liverpool City Region (LCR)

·        Skills Support for the Workforce - Lancashire

·        Supply of support for individuals who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) or at risk of NEET (GM)

Closing Dates For Applications: 6th October 2020

If you need help with an application or for further details, please contact us at info@essassist.co.uk or call us on 01977 705203