# Workforce capability analysis for a Basic Skills digital entitlement activity

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The Education and Training Foundation](/buyers/the-education-and-training-foundation/contract-awards)
- Published: 13 July 2018
- Planned start: 16 August 2018
- Planned end: 14 December 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 840a7584-4b64-47e2-b9cb-d8231c64e35a-228828
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d179ca94-d23f-4060-acbd-fbe02cda5dc8

## Description

This project will support work by the Department for Education \(DfE\) to introduce a legal entitlement to basic digital skills training from 2020, similar to the legal entitlements already in place for English and maths\. The entitlement will be funded through the Adult Education Budget \(AEB\)\. Adults will have the opportunity to undertake improved digital courses based on new national standards\. This research seeks to develop a baseline to determine the capability of the basic digital skills workforce to deliver the new basic digital skills entitlement\. This project will use existing workforce data, as well as conduct qualitative case studies, to obtain a better understanding in this area\. It will identify any skills gaps amongst the workforce, and inform any support for the workforce that may be available\.

## Related contract awards

- [Award of technical support for the ETF Learners website](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d7167844-f96d-4502-87e1-a76499ab17ef): The Education and Training Foundation
- [Award of the Middle Leaders \(ACE\) programme](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-68896315-915c-4ebf-b80c-d7519280ebc6): The Education and Training Foundation
- [Award of the CPTE in Digital](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8ec3ddbc-8bcc-45ba-8c29-f7ed76c94d52): The Education and Training Foundation

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/840a7584-4b64-47e2-b9cb-d8231c64e35a-228828)