1. NLDC information meeting
27th April 2016

2. Agenda General introduction to NLDC
Chance to ask questions in the group
Chance to talk individually

3. NLDC Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities
Section of MAES’ Community Learning funding, from Skills Funding Agency
Subject to same standards as rest of our provision, including meeting Ofsted quality standards

4. Purpose of NLDC Subcontracted provision:
Community learning activities to enable adults to move towards sustained employment and active citizenship
Engage & progress workless, low skilled Manchester residents
Provide Information, Advice and Guidance about further learning, volunteering or mainstream employment services and/or getting work

5. What we want to commission
programmes which support learners to get back into learning and to progress to further learning and employment
programmes with an emphasis on work placements or voluntary work
programmes which develop sector specific and employability skills
Higher or lower end of growth sectors – creative & digital, business service, financial services sectors – hospitality (hotels), retail, H&SC, engineering

6. Our priorities
Unemployed Manchester residents with low level of skills
From wards with higher level of unemployment
Different from what we can offer in our direct provision and what is already available
Priorities not absolutes

7. Quality arrangements What MAES will do
Provide monthly NLDC Quality Sessions to support providers to improve quality and develop their programmes
Provide a MAES manager to be a Link Manager for each organisation
Provide training on how to carry out observations of teaching and learning and how to grade these to Ofsted criteria
Carry out a paired graded observation of one of your tutors
Visit each project at least three times
Provide training and support in self assessment

8. Quality arrangements What organisations need to do
Have named person responsible for quality
Attend minimum of 80% of quality sessions
Complete a graded observation of each tutor, including action plans for professional development
Complete an initial assessment of each learner
Complete an ILP for each learner, including a record of progression advice and guidance given
Complete a progression and impact log for each learner
Complete a self evaluation report

9. How the funding works
£6 for each learner completing each hour of training
Start up funding available
Targets agreed for number of learners and volume
e.g. You are planning to provide 6 x 30 hour courses and expect to enrol 10 people per course…….
30 hours x 60 people = 1,800
1,800 x £6 = £10,800
Could do exercise here

10. How we will assess the applications

11. Tips for your application
Give details of your previous performance and successes where possible
Be as clear as possible about what you want to do and what evidence you have that it will be successful
Be clear about the evidence you have of existing need and gap in provision

12. Timescale Deadline for Expression of Interest: 9th May
We will notify organisations to go through to Second Stage by 31st May
Deadline for Second Stage applications: 20th June
Decisions by 8th July

13. FAQ
1) Do tutors/lecturers have to be directly employed by the organisation?
Yes, or by a consortium as second level sub-contracting is not permitted by the SFA.
2) Is there a criterion for trained tutors and do they have to be fully trained tutors?
No, tutors do not have to be fully trained teachers and qualifications such as PTLLs are acceptable as is experience also.
3) Can sector specific experience count as being experience?
Yes, experience for certain sectors can be more important than being a fully qualified teacher

14. FAQ
4) As there is £445,000 funding available and the plan is to commission no more than 10 organisations should we be applying for around £44,500?
Usually MAES finds that there is a mix of contracts both small and large. MAES needs to manage risk so would be less likely to agree a large contract with a brand new organisation with no track record.

15. FAQ
5) Is there a limit to the amount of revenue funding a charity has?
No, there is no limit to the amount of revenue funding a charity receives.
The only criteria are that no organisation can receive NLDC funding above £100,000 unless the organisation is listed on the SFA Register of Training Organisations (Gateway).
We can’t fund organisations if the sub-contract from MAES would take the total value of their SFA contracts over £100,000 unless they are listed on the SFA Register of Training Organisations.

16. FAQ 6) Do the panel consider the cost per learner?
Yes, at the Second Stage only.
The panel looks at the number of guided learning hours being delivered to each individual and then considers the value for money.
This could be negotiated at the second stage. There needs to be a balance between offering enough provision to an individual learner to make a real difference to them and making sure we reach overall learner number targets.

17. Questions