Decision details

Approval of Grant Acceptance – Department for Education (DfE) Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024-25

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To consider acceptance of grant funding from the Department for Education Skills Bootcamps for delivery of the Skills Boot (Wave 5) 2024-25 programme across York and North Yorkshire. The grant amount is due to be confirmed in November and is expected to be £2.6 million.

The programme will be delivered by York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership, for whom North Yorkshire Council acts as Accountable Body, therefore NYC process will be followed.

Decisions:

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director for Community Development seeking the Executive approval to accept the grant from the Department for Education for Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024-25 of £2,487,974 (as proposed in the application).

 

Councillor Annabel Wilkinson introduced the report.  She noted the significant contribution the Bootcamps could make to the local economy, in addressing the local school’s needs for employers and in supporting the local labour market.  With that in mind she was pleased to propose the recommendation in the report be approved in principle ahead of the award of the funding later in the week.

 

Executive Members noted the exact figure was as yet unknown, and it was

 

Resolved – That the grant from the Department for Education for Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024-25 based on the pending application for grant funding of £2,487,974 be accepted in principle.

 

Report author: Liz Philpot

Publication date: 12/01/2024

Date of decision: 12/12/2023

Decided at meeting: 12/12/2023 - Executive

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