Venue: South Yorkshire MCA, 11 Broad Street West, Sheffield, S1 2BQ
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Welcome and Apologies Minutes: The Chair welcomed attendees to the meeting.
Apologies for absence were noted as above. |
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Declarations of Interest by individual Members in relation to any item of business on the agenda Minutes: None. |
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Urgent items / Announcements Minutes: None. |
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Public Questions of Key Decisions Minutes: None. |
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Minutes from Last Meeting PDF 240 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 12th December 2022 be agreed as a true record. |
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Matters Arising / Action Log PDF 207 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: to note that all actions in the Action Log were now closed.
Updates were given on each of the recently closed items:
The specification for Skills Bootcamps was now live, and employers and Local Authority partners had been engaged in its design. |
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Change of Agenda Order Minutes: The Chair announced a change of order to the agenda to take formal decisions before discussion items. Therefore, agenda item 8 was to be considered before agenda item 7. |
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Regional Skills Advisory Board Update Minutes: A verbal update on the Regional Skills Advisory Board (RSAB) was presented by Angela Foulkes.
It noted that a second meeting of the Board had now taken place, at which:
At the next meeting, the Board would consider:
It was noted that research projects had been taken forward from the Skills Advisory Network. These included a focus on those who are routinely Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs), and how employers can contribute to reducing the number of NEETs.
RESOLVED: To note the update and to invite CADA Consulting to a future meeting of the RSAB Board.
ACTION: Assistant Director Employment & Skills to invite CADA Consulting to attend the March meeting of the RSAB Board. |
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Programme Performance and Approvals PDF 291 KB Minutes: A Programme Performance and Approvals Report was presented to the Board for approval.
Following a successful bid to the programme, the MCA had secured £724,500 to deliver Skills Bootcamps in the following areas:
RESOLVED: To approve that delegated authority be given to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with the Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to enter into legal agreements for the Skills Bootcamp programme.
An update on performance of the Adult Education Budget (AEB) Programme was given, noting that:
RESOLVED: To note the programme performance update. |
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Skills Strategy Update PDF 245 KB Minutes: An update report on the development of the SYMCA Skills Strategy was presented. It noted that:
Key themes which had been identified so far were:
ACTION: Assistant Director Employment & Skills to share more detail on the CADA research with Board members outside of Board meetings.
Board members noted the need to look at existing learning provision infrastructure in the region, such as use of ‘learning passports’, and the possible need to use a Skills Strategy to support new capital investment to support skills building in the region.
ACTION: Cllr Lani-Mae Ball to share information on Doncaster work on NEETs and care leavers.
RESOLVED: To note the update. |
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Apprenticeships Update PDF 237 KB Minutes: An update report on Apprenticeships was presented, which included:
(Kate Josephs left the meeting.)
Members asked how the Matchmaking Service would address the reduction in the number of apprenticeships being delivered. A response was given that the service would complement activity in schools as well as employers.
Further, it was noted that it was currently very difficult for small employers to deliver apprenticeships, but that the matchmaking service would remove some bureaucracy, as well as fully funding training for both existing workforce and new employees for those taking part.
It was noted that Greater Manchester Combined Authority had seen 300 companies deliver apprenticeships through their own matchmaking service, securing £4m worth of apprenticeships, including in the public sector such as for apprentice firefighters. West Yorkshire Combined Authority had secured £3m work of apprenticeships through their service, including pledges by large employers such as Morrisons and Amazon.
ACTION: Senior Development Manager to share more detail on the delivery of the Matchmaking Service with members outside of Board meetings as appropriate.
RESOLVED: To note the update and support the progression of this work. |
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All Age Careers Group Update Minutes: A verbal update on the All Age Careers Group was presented.
At its first meeting on 16th January advisors from across age areas for careers advice and guidance had met and agreed to consider the possible use of the START platform for adult careers advice.
An increase in membership from Local Authority partners and the Universities and Chambers had also been agreed.
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Multiply Contracting Approach PDF 529 KB Minutes: A paper seeking progression of the commissioning approach of the Multiply programme in 2023/24 and 2024/25 to the MCA Board, was presented for approval.
The report noted that:
The short timescale to deliver year 1 of funding was raised by Board members, and it was noted that where any under delivery was likely the MCA would need to work closely with partners to address it.
RESOLVED: That the Board considers and approves the approach to procuring provision for Multiply as set out in this paper for 2023/24 and 2024/25 for progression to the MCA Board for approval. |
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Minutes: A Forward Plan for future meetings of the Board was presented.
Board members suggested the following additional items for future Board meetings:
RESOLVED: To note the Forward Plan. |
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Any Other Business Minutes: None. |