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I have been led to understand that those on the Work Programme should be able to receive full funding for NVQ level 2s. This is in contrast to an earlier understanding where I had thought that the DWP and SFA would be too concerned with 'double funding' to let this occur. Can anyone shed any light on this issue?

CPA1 South East JHP Group
CPA2 South West Rehab Group
CPA3 London Seetec
CPA4 East of England Seetec
CPA5 East Midlands Ingeus
CPA6 West Midlands ESG
CPA7 North West JHP Group
CPA8 Y & H BEST
CPA9 North East Ingeus
CPA10 Scotland JHP Group
CPA11 Wales Rehab Group

We are just in the process of setting up a Construction Training School to open Spring 2011 primarily teaching Plastering. The school will cover all areas ie private sector non qual and accredited courses as well as hopefully 14-16 year olds and school leavers. Plastering training in our area is non existent and much needed. Researched this very thoroughly and we certainly have found a niche.

My husband who will be doing the training has plenty of experience teaching the trade to the unemployed, 14-16 year old children and obviously young adults.

The demise of the training fraternity post 1.4.11

I am worried that many of the 'single work programme' prime contractors will be currently negotiating with potential subcontractors that may not exist post 1.4.11. I have been in the business many years and have many contacts with training providers. Most of the training providers that I connect with do not know if they will exist after 1.4.11 because most or all of their training delivery contracts cease at that point,... including any run down of programmes.

Can anywhere tell me when A4e found 1 million people jobs, as claimed by Emma Harrison on the tv programme "Who knows best" on Channel 4 on Tuesday (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2010/aug/10/reality-tv-jobfi...)?

It is interesting to note that whilst the discussion surrounding the contracting of the “Work Programme” rages on there is little or no consideration for the poor supply chain in all this.
The commissioning processes of work schemes have, unfailingly, over the past 20 years either driven or nearly driven the smaller, front line delivery organisations (ie those that actual do the job) into the ground by their complete non management of client supply flows, payment systems and administrative burdens during contract transition and start up periods.

In an unsurprising but, in my opinion, very disappointing move, DWP have cancelled Right to Bid with immediate effect. Any provider who has a pending application can now safely assume that it's dead in the water.

As you'll see from the below link, it has been justified by claiming that the Work Programme is designed to allow innovation, but I can't help but feel that this is a major blow to the smaller provider. R2B was a great opportunity for niche organisations to test new methodologies without having blanket targets attached, or risky payment structures, but alas, it's RIP R2B.

hi

We are a SIA training company which do SIA, food and hygiene , health and safety, first aid and many more trainings for various primes. However i always get frustrated and never know who to approach and speak to in new companies who are primes too!

We offer such great benefits and know the whole welfare to work work process that it frustrates us that we never know who to speak with and end up going round in circles.

what would you suggest?

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