# COVID-19 Employment and Skills transition support

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD](/buyers/cornwall-development-company-ltd/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 December 2020
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 29020d67-61a0-44cd-bcdf-40d1701ccfdf-401519
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-40bed70b-8cbd-43c8-b56b-51870962d9de

## Description

CLLD is launching a new call to facilitate the transition of those workers who were affected by COVID-19 and have lost their job or those are looking to return to work after a period of unemployment\. We recognise there are particular challenges faced by people who worked in the hospitality, arts, retail and tourism sectors and also would like to see a particular focus on those who are over 50 or have disabilities\. The call is to offer training, confidence building, and skills development that will enable these now out-of-work individuals to either: 1\. Re-skill or up-skill in order to promptly pivot to new sectors and/or 2\. to pro-actively prepare for the new post-COVID-19 workplace This call is relevant to you if your organisation provides support for people to increase confidence and aspiration and/or training in skills development towards employability and can support people through an individual-led approach into further training or employment\. You may also have links with local employers with routes into employment\. Total grant funding amount available: £161,500 \(European Social Fund - ESF\) Expected intervention rate: 80% Match: to be found from non-EU sources\. Minimum total project costs: Projects costs will have to be over £50,000 \(i\.e\. Minimum £40,000 CLLD ESF grant per project\)\.

## Related contract awards

- [Cornwall Workspace Demand](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-688ba294-c2af-42b4-a549-502d510aa965): CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD
- [Growth Hub Evaluation for Year 1 and Year 2/3](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-9647efdf-d60c-41e1-b468-0cbcfdbef05d): CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD
- [Production of Grant Recipient Case Studies and Short Videos for the Penzance and St Ives Town Deal Enterprise Grant Schemes](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5903119a-f91c-47e5-a2a9-a587e889cb65): CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LTD

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29020d67-61a0-44cd-bcdf-40d1701ccfdf-401519)