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: Members declared their interest in any item relating to their individual Authorities, and Professor Kevin Kerrigan declared an interest, as a representative of a skills provider in the region. |
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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 226 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 6th February 2023 be agreed as a true record. |
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Matters Arising / Action Log PDF 221 KB Minutes: It was noted that all actions in the log were now closed, aside from City of Doncaster Council sharing information on their work on NEETs and care leavers, which would be followed up.
RESOLVED: to note updates to the Action Log. |
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Regional Skills Advisory Board Update Minutes: A verbal update on the Regional Skills Advisory Board (RSAB) was presented. It was noted that the next meeting on 23rd March the Board would focus on:
· Visioning South Yorkshire Skills in 2030.
It was noted that future meetings would focus on creating an holistic approach to skills across South Yorkshire.
RESOLVED: To note the update. |
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Adult Education Budget Performance and Indicative Allocations Minutes: A report on Adult Education Budget (AEB) Performance and the approach to provider allocations was presented.
The report gave updates and proposals on:
It was noted that not all AEB funding had been allocated for 2023/24, leaving flexibility to be responsive to new opportunities and needs.
Questions were raised by Board members regarding measuring under performance, and capacity at the MCA to work closely with providers to support them in cases of underperformance. It was confirmed that additional staffing and an internal reorganisation of contract management expertise at the MCA would ensure that this function could be adequately supported.
RESOLVED: That the Board:
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Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) Programme Update PDF 268 KB Minutes: A programme update was presented on the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care (IPSPC) Programme, also known as ‘Working Win’.
Working Win is an employment and health programme supporting those with health conditions and disabilities to enter the workplace. One of two national pilots had been successfully delivered in South Yorkshire, and it had now been confirmed by Government that funding to deliver the programme would continue until 2025.
The report was seeking endorsement of: · A procurement exercise to obtain a provider to deliver the new tranche of the programme, · A 3-month extension to the current extension of current arrangements with the current provider to ensure there isn’t a break in service and to allow time for procurement of new provision to start July 2023.
It was noted that current participants in the programme could be re-referred to the new tranche as required on a case-by-case basis.
The Board welcomed the continuation of this programme, and the evidence base it creates to support obtaining national funding in future.
RESOLVED: That the Board
Endorse procured activity to contract a provider to deliver the programme. |
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Programme Approvals PDF 269 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: A Programme Approvals report was presented to the Board. It sought: · Approval to award contract/s with the successful organisation/s on completion of the current procurement exercise for the South Yorkshire Bus and Coach Driver Training and Retention programme, at a cost of up to £385,000 which would be split across AEB Fund and the MCA’s Gainshare allocation,
It was confirmed that funding for the Aspire to Be programme would be allocated from the AEB Innovation Fund, but that it could be used to fund learners from age 16 upwards by the provider, the Doncaster Deaf Trust.
It was noted that the change request for Multiply allocations would result in a small net reduction for 2022/23 and would not impact delivery in 2021/22.
The Board encouraged using a robust engagement and marketing campaign for all schemes to ensure that broad demographics of individuals could engage in them.
RESOLVED: That the Board: · Approve the award contract/s with the successful organisation/s on completion of the current procurement exercise for the South Yorkshire Bus and Coach Driver Training and Retention programme. · Approval to progress “Barnsley College Welding and Fabrication Academy” mandate further through SYMCA’s assurance process. · Approval to progress “Aspire to be” mandate further through SYMCA’s assurance process. · Approval of the slight change in funding applied for the South Yorkshire Bus and Coach Driver Training Programme. · Approval of the changes for in funding allocations for the South Yorkshire Bus and Coach Driver Training and Multiply Contracting. · Approve the recommendation not to progress scheme D0056. Delegate Authority to the S73 Officer in conjunction with the Head of Paid Service and Monitoring Officer to enter into legal agreements for the South Yorkshire us and Coach Driver Training and Retention programme. |
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Any Other Business Minutes: It was noted that, as a result of the ongoing review of the MCA, the functions and arrangements of some of its Boards may be altered. The Chair thanked Board members for their contributions to the Education, Skills and Employability portfolio to date. |