Re-opening of Adult Education Framework

Cheshire West and Chester Council are funded by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to secure adult education opportunities in the borough of West Cheshire and Chester. The main focus of the Skills and Employment team is tackling unemployment and particularly long term unemployment across the borough. During 2019-20 , a large proportion of our funding will be targeted for delivery through external organisations to support outcomes for adults aged 19+ who face a range of challenges/barriers to securing sustainable employment.

Throughout 2019-20 we will be commissioning provision that will provide adults with the skills, support and confidence to enable them to secure employment or progress to further learning. We also want to support people in low paid work to improve their skills and progress at work. To meet these aims, we are particularly interested in funding bids from partners specifically tackling the barriers people face when trying to secure employment and/or progress at work within a progression focused curriculum framework.