Progression from Low Pay

West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC) are seeking partners to deliver training which supports low paid employed individuals to progress within the workplace through access to training designed to improve and increase skill levels and enhance career potential. The Progression from Low Pay programme specifically supports employed individuals with low earnings working in sectors across Leeds City Region that typically have a low skilled workforce including health and social care, retail, hospitality and tourism and transport and logistics. WYCC will support programmes of training (with up to 40% funding contribution) that will facilitate career progression through skills support in order to provide a platform for greater earning potential and increase social mobility. The services being tendered cover: (a) Employer engagement and recruitment of individuals to undertake training; (b) Development of training and delivery; and (c) Evaluation of the training provision and lessons learned report. Applicants are expected to outline what training topics would be suitable, considering a combination of industry focused skills and complimentary workplace soft skills. Applicants will be appraised and evaluated based on the Technical Submission (60%) and Value (40%).