1. Paul Ballantyne Employability and Skills Division
Third Sector Employability Forum Social Enterprise and Third Sector Challenge Fund 8 May 2012
Paul Ballantyne
Employability and Skills Division

2. Our ambitions for the Fund
Achieve maximum impact
Get job outcomes for young people
Ensure we don’t forget the most disadvantaged

3. Key Features of the Fund
Shaped in conjunction with the TSEF
Demonstrates effective employer engagement
Alignment with CPP local employability pipelines
Adds value beyond existing interventions
Evidence based – about need and outcomes
Embraces urban and rural geographies
Transparent, robust and fair assessment process

4. Other considerations Minimum and maximum bids
Open to innovative ideas – but within parameters
Consortia arrangements – reaching local communities
and partnering with smaller organisations
Capturing lessons and learning

5. Questions for discussion
How do we achieve maximum impact?
How do we ensure fit with employability pipelines and existing interventions?
How can the management of the Fund support these ambitions?