Decision details

Janet Jackson, Strategic Partnerships Manager for NEET, Lancashire Skills Hub, attended to present the report on the Engagement Activity / Capacity Building Funding and Delivery Plans for the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) / ESF projects, which the Committee considered.

It was highlighted that within the contracts with SFA up to £825,000 was available for engagement and capacity building activity across the three ESIF projects, Employee Support in Skills (ESS), Access to Employment (ATE) and NEET.

The Committee considered the spreadsheets showing the funding broken down by project and by theme/priority. The plans were approved by the Committee.  Following a discussion, the Committee requested that information about the outcomes of the activity be included in the next progress report.

Resolved:

1.  That the cross-cutting approach to investment of engagement activity / capacity building funding as set out in the report is agreed

2.  That the Engagement Activity / Capacity Building delivery plans for each project and theme are agreed

3.  That the next progress report brought to the Board includes outcomes