Tender for the Provision of Services to Encourage, Enable & Assist Young People to Participate in Education & Training

Local authorities have a statutory duty to encourage, enable and assist young people to participate in education and training, with a particular focus on young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) and vulnerable young people.

Halton Borough Council, on behalf of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council seeks to commission a supplier, or suppliers to deliver the following Schedules in all of the council areas, these Schedules form part of the range of support services that will enable the Authorities to carry out their statutory duties with regard to young people.

Schedule 1: Engagement Work

Schedule 2: Careers Information Advice and Guidance

Schedule 3: Careers Coaches

The Supplier will offer appropriate in depth careers information, advice and guidance (IAG) which supports the Authorities’ duties and addresses the specialist requirements at an authority level for young people from vulnerable groups.

The Supplier’s staff will, as a minimum:

-Deliver comprehensive, accurate and unbiased careers IAG using a range of methods including face to face, telephone, messaging and online meetings. These will be delivered from a range of locations as required by each participating authority, this will include working from a young person’s home and evening and weekend working;

-Deliver careers IAG interventions to a caseload of young people that:

-Refer and actively support positive transition for young people within the scope of this specification to options with providers of all learning programmes available to young people.

-Support young people through application processes (letters, internet, cold calling, phone calls), including filling in applications, CV completion and interview techniques;

-Help young people to understand the financial support available in post-16 provision;

-Contribute to multi-agency processes as directed by the local authority lead;

-Provide case studies and information to report on achievements and outcomes for young people;

-Update information on the interventions that they have made only on to the relevant Authority Client Caseload Information System (CCIS) database. This will include, for example, sufficient information to provide a clear picture of the support needs of the young person, full details of the interventions with that young person and details of any progression plans, plus summary information such as occupational aspirations, type of contact made, success of contact and referrals to other services, learning and employment. Ensure the information contained within the CCIS database accurately reflects the young person’s destinationgets for young people

The Authorities may require the Careers IAG workers to work with schools/colleges/training providers where they have identified young people in education or training who are seeking to move or who are at risk of disengagement.