Bus Driver Training · UK public procurement notice

The Combined Authority is seeking to contract with one training provider to deliver the following:

Stage 1. An awareness raising and myth busting campaign and training programme (minimum 300 learners)

Stage 2. Medical, application for a Provisional Licence and an SME Bus driver training programme (minimum 90 learners)

Provision description:

The Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) is designed to help Jobcentre Plus claimants build confidence to improve their job prospects and enhance their CV, whilst helping employers in sectors with current local vacancies to fill them. Additional information: Bidders must submit a separate response for each Lot they are bidding for

Lot 3 – Wakefield Local Authority area

Course: Skills Bootcamp in Carbon Capture and Storage

Specifics

• Minimum 60 GLH
• Level 3/4
• x15 learners

Rationale

A Skills Bootcamp which is aimed at developing skills in green technology is required within the Wakefield District. This is aimed at supporting participants to gain the necessary knowledge to understand the green skills agenda in engineering and automation including the introduction of new technologies such as decarbonisation.

Providers will be required to design and deliver a sound introduction to the industry with the primary aim of the programme being to focus on the delivery of new and emerging core skills and knowledge linked to Carbon Capture and Storage.

Lot 4 – West Yorkshire wide

Course: Skills Bootcamp in FE Trades Tutor

Specifics

• Minimum 60 GLH
• Level 3 and above
• x24 learners

We are looking for a provider to deliver a Skills Bootcamp in FE Trades Tutor, with the aim to equip vocationally competent and experienced tradespeople with the knowledge and skills in teaching their specialist trade to learners. Suggested content includes but is not limited to an introduction to the FE sector, pedagogy, tailoring learning, lesson preparation and delivery, the role of Ofsted, safeguarding, Prevent, and embedding English and Maths. Providers should demonstrate an understanding of the target demographic, requirements of teaching in an FE setting, and how a competent tradesperson could be best equipped to teach within the Skills Bootcamp programme model, with a strong rationale for the selection of any specific trades.

Lot 5 – West Yorkshire wide

Green Skills

Specifics

• Minimum 60 GLHs per course
• Level 3 and above (Level 2 and above for construction)
• 125 learners in total for the Lot (can be broken down into smaller numbers per Skills Bootcamp)

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority would like to procure a suite of Skills Bootcamps in a number of green skill areas. Providers should propose courses that will respond to local need, emerging priorities and sector skills shortages, and take account of the spread of provision required in each Local Authority area. Providers should also stipulate the number of learners to be trained for each Skills Bootcamp, with a clear rationale for this based on local employer demand.

Examples of provision could include the below skill areas or a combination of these. Options include but are not limited to:

• 18th Edition
• EV charging installation and maintenance
• Solar PV installation and maintenance
• Heat Pump installation and maintenance
• Skills for retrofit

Lot 6: Skills Bootcamp in Project Management

• Number of participants: 70 minimum
• Level of learning: L3-5
• GLHs: 60

Endemic skill shortages for specialised skills such as project management are constraining firm-level productivity and the performance of the wider economy. With project management skills being advantageous in a broad variety of career paths, occupations utilising these specific skills have seen the fastest growth since pre-pandemic levels.

Under-utilisation of skills is a widespread issue and affected workers need options to re-focus their portfolio of skills to better align with available opportunities.

Lot 7: Skills Bootcamp – exclusive employer co-funded programme

• Number of participants 70 minimum
• Level of learning: L3-5 (except construction/logistics which can be L2)
• GLHs: 60 (unless digital skills which must be 100)

The success of Skills Bootcamp courses is directly related to the quality and amount of employer involvement, and responding to regional, sectoral and individual employer needs. The employer co-funded Skills Bootcamp model enables individual businesses to upskill cohorts of their existing staff in skills specific to their needs, whilst paying 10% towards the cost of the course if they are an SME, or 30% towards the cost if they are a larger business.

enables individual businesses to upskill cohorts of their existing staff in skills specific to their needs

Lot 8 Skills Bootcamp in Telehandler

• Number of participants: 20 minimum
• Level of learning: L2-3
• Guided Learning Hours: 60 minimum

The Telehandler is a piece of plant used to move and lift heavy equipment to higher levels, used extensively in new-build and refurbishment projects, in the installation of roofing, cladding and rainscreens and solar panels. This Skills Bootcamp aims to train operatives to a level when they are able to effectively handle the machine, and participants could be co-funded by their employer to upskill, or undertake the course if they are unemployed or self-employed. The course should deliver practical training, preparation for testing, theory test, and a practical test, with course completion dependent on learners passing the practical, theory and health and safety tests.

Completers should get either a CPCS or NPORS operator card enabling them to operate the telehandler and suspended loads in the construction industry.

Lot 9: Skills Bootcamp in Excavator 360

• Number of participants: 15 minimum
• Level of learning: L2-3
• Guided Learning Hours: 60 minimum
• Delivery to commence August 2024 onwards

To become a plant operator, individuals need to have successful completion of basic construction training along with specialised excavator training to get their operator cards. Without this card, it will be difficult for individuals to work in the construction industry, no matter where they are based in the UK.

Excavators are one of the most used machines in a building site, for example they are used to level surfaces, so they are suitable to place materials on, dig foundations and lay pipes. Excavating tasks can take place on varying terrain, which is why there is a requirement to obtain a formal qualification before an individual can carry out the work.

Lot 10 - Skills Bootcamp in EWI & Treatments

• Number of participants: 20 minimum
• Level of learning: L2-3
• Guided Learning Hours: 60 minimum

There are over a million homes in West Yorkshire. These homes make up nearly a third of all emissions related to buildings in the region. We estimate that nearly 700,000 of them need energy efficiency measures to be installed. We also need to build new homes in the coming years which are energy efficient and climate change ready. External wall insulation (EWI) is an integral part of the retrofit and energy saving agenda, through making housing airtight. This Skills Bootcamp will provide an opportunity for existing construction workers to upskill in the new standards and techniques required.

Bidding providers should stipulate the appropriate level, content and delivery methods for this Skills Bootcamp, and demonstrate engagement with industry, specifically construction and housing sector employers, to inform their proposal.

Lot 11 Skills Bootcamp in Glass and Glazing Fenestration

• Number of participants: 20 minimum
• Level of learning: L2-3
• Guided Learning Hours: 60 minimum

The Fenestration, Glass and Glazing industry has over 50 dedicated career paths with opportunities for progression in all. The industry has an annual turnover of over £4.6 billion and is pivotal to the UK economy. Every building features windows, doors and glass, and glass now features heavily across city skylines.

The fenestration of a building is extremely important to its overall design and can highly affect its performance, from increasing indoor natural light to aiding passive solar heating. Further benefits include providing points for ventilation and air circulation, and producing better indoor air quality. Efficient and well-thought-out fenestration can improve the health and wellbeing of the building’s occupants, boost productivity and reduce energy costs

This course should provide the opportunity for individuals with no industry knowledge or those within the sector who are wanting to upskill, to widen their knowledge and their ability to progress into continuous employment within the sector.

Lot 12 Skills Bootcamp in Construction – HMP Wealstun

• Number of participants: 15 minimum
• Level of learning: L2-3
• Guided Learning Hours: 60 minimum

The course aims to introduce the opportunities within the construction sector and equip individuals with the skills to access them upon leaving prison.

Providers must be able to demonstrate and evidence a clear and up to date understanding of the needs of the construction sector and construction roles more widely.

Providers should have a demonstrable awareness of the barriers to employment for this targeted group of individuals and express strategies and best ways of working to strengthen progression opportunities for individuals leaving prison settings.

Lot 13: Skills Bootcamp in Web Design & Development

• Number of participants: 30 minimum
• Level of learning: L3
• Guided Learning Hours: 100 minimum

Roles in all areas of website design and development – back-end, front-end and full-stack – continue to be listed as difficult to recruit to by employers across the region, especially as new coding languages evolve. This Skills Bootcamp should utilise regional Labour Market Information and excellent employer and industry links to deliver a course that supports participants who are both experienced in, and new to, Web Design and Development thus enabling positive career progression. Contents should include user experience, customer experience, accessibility, and usability, principles of programming, introduction to coding using appropriate software, problem solving and communication within a tech team setting. Bidding providers should demonstrate how this course can be delivered to reach residents across West Yorkshire in a flexible and accessible way, with clear evidence of how the proposed course contents meet the needs of industry.