Issue details

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

To consider approval for York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership to lead an application to the Dept for Education Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024-25 programme. The current year programme is £2.6m and the application for Wave 5 will be for a similar amount or higher.

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.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure >£500,000 & Affects from than one division;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/09/2023

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Department for Education has set return date for proposals for Skills Bootcamps (Wave 5) 2024/25 to be submitted by 30th September 2023. Approval to submit the application at the next available Executive Member meeting on 15th September 2023 will enable this deadline to be met.

Decision due: 15 Sep 2023 by Executive Member for Open to Business

Lead member: Executive Member for Open to Business

Lead director: Corporate Director of Community Development

Contact: Liz Philpot, Head of Delivery, LEP Email: liz.philpot@ynylep.com Email: liz.philpot@ynylep.com.

Consultation process

Briefing will be offered to Executive Member

Report to be consulted with relevant Senior Officers of the Council

Consultees

Councillor A. Wilkinson - Executive Member for Education, Learning and Skills

Senior Officers of the Council as required by the Key Decision process (Finance, Legal and Service Dept.)

Decisions

Documents

Background papers