Family, Adult and Community Learning 2016/17

Sunderland City Council receives funding on an annual basis from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) to deliver learning under its Adult Education Budget (AEB). This funding is managed by the FACL service area, which is looking to deliver its SFA contract by awarding grants to third party providers with specialisms in the following areas: Community Learning which covers the following strands of provision: - Personal and Community Development Learning (PCDL) - Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) Family Learning covering the following strands of provision: - Wider Family Learning (WFL) - Family English, Maths and Language (FEML) Accredited Learning which include the following levels of qualifications: - English, Maths and ICT provision, including functional skills - Foundation Learning (Entry level/Level 1 qualifications) - Level 2 - Level 3 (Note: changes to the funding rules mean that learners aged 19-23 will only be fully funded for their first, full Level 3 qualification, under the new legal entitlement rules. Only qualifications listed as fundable under the legal entitlement can be delivered.) Through its Community Leadership role, Sunderland City Council aims to help support and sustain the viability of its Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and social enterprises. The Council recognises that these Third Sector organisations can play a valuable role in engaging and supporting 'hard to reach' priority groups within Sunderland's communities through the delivery of FACL courses. In light of this, FACL aims to award grants primarily to organisations that fit into this category, to maximise such engagement.