A statement by North West Network, Merseyside Network for Europe and Voluntary Sector North West
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) do not intend to subject ESF co-financed provision to open competition. The SFA consider that the Approved College and Training Organisation funding will be allocated on the basis of ACTOR scores moderated by local SFA staff. As far as can be ascertained at this time, the process will involve the following stages:-
- The SFA will draw on the list of providers accepted via ACTOR
- The SFA will then identify a shortlist of providers for each region
- SFA regions can then comment on the shortlist
- The selected providers will be given contracts to deliver a set of outcomes with a sum of money to a specific target group
- This process is to be completed ready for delivery on 1st April 2011
- The SFA have indicated that they are going to amend their regional ESF co-finance plan with regards to target groups and outcomes to align it with Government priorities and remove all priority groups that don’t fit.
Read the full statement SFA- Changes response from North West Voluntary Sector partners