This page provides information, shared by organisations and partner agencies, to provide each other with background about their track record and aspirations in relation to forthcoming funding opportunities for learning, skills and employability.
The information is relevant to a wide range of funds, where there is the potential for building partnerships between larger and smaller providers, or where it would just be helpful to know what other organisations can offer.
If you would like to participate in this information sharing exercise, please use the following provider form and return it to NLEAP, via email to julia@ncdn.org
Current Opportunities
Commissioning Plans - Department for Work and Pensions, National Offender Management Service and the Skills Funding Agency
If you are interested in delivering skills and employability services to those hardest to reach in this region then draft commissioning plans drawn up by DWP, NOMS and the Skills funding Agency will be of interest to you. The draft plans can be downloaded at www.vonne.org.uk/policy/policy_article.php?id=1096 from the bottom of the page.
The draft plans will be finally agreed by the ESF committee after 19th May. If you would like to feed any comments on the draft plans contact Jo.curry@vonne.org.uk by 12 noon on 19th May.
Young People's Guarantee
This overall programme is to provide a range of support for unemployed 18-24 year olds. The tender is for the provision of Level 2 or 3 work-related NVQ qualifications, delivered over a short period. NLEAP is interested in hearing from any providers who would be interested in a partnership bid focussing on providing skills for working in the community. We can email the full specification.
Provider Information re WNF
The original focus for partnership bids for employability work was the Working Neighbourhoods Fund in July 2009, which sought applications to deliver a range of empoyability services.
A number of VCS organisations expressed an interest in sharing information, which remains of use for future collaboration.
Overview of participating organisations
More detailed summaries about each organisation / agency are below - follow the links to open each form.
Ashington Community Development Trust (interim form)
Hexham and Tynedale Community Trust
Northumberland Business Services Ltd (NBSL)
Northumbria Coalition Against Crime (NCAC)
Northumberland Community Development Network (NCDN)
For more information about other funding opportunities go to the Useful Resources and Contacts section of this site.
