Decision details

(1)       The approach to regional commissioning of the Adult Education Budget in relation to the 2019/20 Academic Year, as outlined within the report, was approved.

(2)       Authority was delegated to award contracts and issue grant agreements to be funded by the Adult Education Budget, in line with the commissioning approach outlined within the report, to the Director of Productivity & Skills in consultation with the s151 and Monitoring officers and the Portfolio Lead for Productivity & Skills.

(3)       It was agreed that the Skills Advisory Board, with support from local authority and Local Enterprise Partnership officers, would monitor progress and impact and recommend any future changes to the deployment of Adult Education Budget funding.