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Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund 2019-20

EducationCPV 80000000 80300000 80400000 80500000 80510000
Value£180k
Deadline
Published12 Jun 2019
RegionNorth West
Contract value in context
£180ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

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The brief

Greater Manchester Combined Authority are announcing details of a £3m Fast Track Digital Workforce Fund to help train the city region's digital workforce.

The aim of the 'Fast Track' Fund is to help employers in the Greater Manchester and Lancashire areas develop a diverse pipeline of talent for jobs that require specialist digital skills.

The fund will be open for applications from 25th June 2019.

Consortia of employers and training providers (including colleges and universities) can bid for between £50,000 and £180,000 to run innovative digital training schemes linked to skills shortage vacancies.

We are particularly looking for innovative creative projects that: • Design training that addresses industry digital skills shortages aligned with the GM Local Industrial Strategy; which prioritises; cyber security, broadcasting, content creation and media, software development, digital telecoms, fintech and e-commerce. • Test flexible delivery models to ensure a range of people are able to access training; supporting career progression and diversifying the digital talent pipeline. • Test new partnerships between employers and training providers (including colleges and universities) that show the potential for longer-term sustainability and scalability.

Call to action: • Employers and training providers should read the fund prospectus and start to consider what they would like to gain from the fund and what they can offer. • Register to attend the launch event on Tuesday 25th June to find out more: https://fasttrackfundgm.eventbrite.co.uk For queries about the fund please email: FastTrackDigital@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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• Test flexible delivery models to ensure

• Test flexible delivery models to ensure a range of people are able to access training; supporting career progression and diversifying the digital talent pipeline.

02

• Employers and training providers should read

• Employers and training providers should read the fund prospectus and start to consider what they would like to gain from the fund and what they can offer.

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Stage
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