Award of Access to Employment Programme in Tees Valley LEP Area
SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Access to Employment Programme in Tees Valley LEP Area
Awarded 25 Sep 2016
Awarded25 Sep 2016
Value£4,641,602.00
AgencySKILLS FUNDING AGENCY
RegionNorth East
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 8y 7mo ago1y 6mo term
Awarded 25 Sept 2016Expired 30 Mar 2018
About
The Skills Funding Agency awarded a contract to Middlesbrough College and Avanta Enterprise Limited for the delivery of an Access to Employment programme in the Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership area.
The programme aimed to assist disadvantaged jobseekers and inactive individuals who were relatively close to the labour market in overcoming barriers to work and entering and sustaining employment.
The contract value was AUD 4,641,602.
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