Award of Pathways to Work Employment Support Contracts for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield
Sheffield City Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of Pathways to Work Employment Support Contracts for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield
Awarded 31 Mar 2025
Awarded31 Mar 2025
Value£327,348.00
AgencySheffield City Council
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 7mo ago12mo term
Awarded 31 Mar 2025Expired 30 Mar 2026
About
Sheffield City Council awarded contracts to Equal Communities, Firvale Community Hub, Infinite Skills CIC, and Sharrow Community Forum for targeted employment support addressing engagement, employability, and progression to work challenges faced by economically inactive residents within Sheffield's ethnic minority communities.
The project awarded four contracts with a maximum budget of £85,000 each, and successful providers could access a pooled budget of an estimated £30,000–£85,000 for evidenced delivery of outcomes above contracted targets, subject to availability.
The project was part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds.
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Award of Pathways to Work Employment Support Contracts for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield
Won by Equal Communities,Firvale Community Hub,Infinite Skills CIC,Sharrow Community Forum · Sheffield City Council
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