EFSA Funded Digital Skills Traineeship Delivery in the GLA Region

The City Corporation is seeking to appoint a training organisation to provide a wide range of Employment and Skills support services including Employability and functional skills to London residents who are disadvantaged and/or suffering deprivation arising from one or a combination of factors including, but not restricted to, poverty, health, housing or education.

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) invites Training Organisations able to deliver demonstrably high-quality, highly successful, Adult Traineeship Placements-with wraparound support services.

Key information is as follows: - maximum duration of a traineeship extended to one year where learners need it - young people between the age of 19-24 years old with an existing Level 3 qualification become eligible for a traineeship - a more flexible work placement element with an employer (or multiple employers if needed) for a minimum period of 70 hours

- inclusion of digital skills where needed - work placements should be a minimum of 2 weeks

- traineeships must be minimum of 6 weeks (maximum 12 months)

This requirement will be on a subcontracting basis. A subcontractor as defined by the by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) is an organisation that is engaged in a contractual and legally binding arrangement with one or more main providers, to deliver education and training provision that the ESFA funds. The City Corporation is the Main Provider.

Additional information: To bid for this opportunity, suppliers must be registered on the Capital E Sourcing tendering portal. https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml