Treasury and Resources
Ministerial Decision Report
EPGDP funding allocation EDu 02 – Skills Jersey
- Purpose of Report
To enable the Minister for Treasury and Resources to approve a non-recurring budget transfer of up to £220,000 in 2017, up to £585,000 in 2018 and up to £605,000 in 2019 to the Department for Education for revenue head of expenditure from the Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision (EPGDP) within Central Contingencies.
- Background
Overview
Following review and recommendation by the EPGDP Officer Group, the Economic Policy Political Oversight Group (EPPOG) recommended that the Treasury Minister should approve funding for proposal EDU 02 - Skills Jersey from the EPGDP.
This bid will provide increased resources to support the implementation of the Skills Strategy, enabling Jersey is able to grow a confident, motivated and skilled society, with workers who are committed to being productive and open to continual professional development.
Funding will enable an expansion of the Skills Jersey Team to provide capacity for a range of new initiatives and allow for the growth and enhancement of existing, successful schemes. Interventions will be targeted in the following areas: careers guidance, employer engagement, apprenticeships and labour market intelligence.
Financial and FTE Analysis
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
| £ | £ | £ | Total |
Staff costs* | 160,000 | 525,000 | 545,000 | 1,230,000 |
IT costs (capital) | 30,000 | - | - | 30,000 |
Other - marketing, events, training, materials | 30,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 150,000 |
Total | 220,000 | 585,000 | 605,000 | 1,410,000 |
*Staff will be employed on fixed term contracts.
| FTE |
Labour Market Intelligence | 1.0 |
Industry Engagement | 3.0 |
General Work Experience | 1.0 |
Advice & Guidance | 2.0 |
Training Officer/Coach | 3.0 |
Mentors | 2.0 |
Total | 12.0 |
The drawdown of funding will be subject to review by the EPGDP Officer Group.
3. Recommendation
The Minister is recommended to approve a non-recurring budget transfer of up to £220,000 in 2017, up to £585,000 in 2018 and up to £605,000 in 2019 to the Department for Education revenue head of expenditure from the EPGDP within Central Contingencies.
4. Reason for Decision
Article 17(2) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that the Minister for Treasury and Resources is authorised to approve the transfer from contingency expenditure to heads of expenditure of amounts not exceeding, in total, the amount available for contingency expenditure in a financial year.
The Contingency Allocation Policy published by the Minister for Treasury and Resources states that all requests for Allocation from Contingency over £100,000 must be considered by the Council of Ministers prior to submission to the Minister for approval.
On the 1st October 2016 the COM delegated authority for the allocation of existing resources and consideration of business cases for bids for funding to the EPGDP (Economic and Productivity Growth Drawdown Provision) Group. A business case was supported politically by the Economic Policy Political Oversight Group (EPPOG).
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5. Resource Implications
The Department for Education revenue head of expenditure will increase, on a non-recurring basis, by up to £220,000 in 2017, up to £585,000 in 2018 and up to £605,000 in 2019. The EPGDP within Central Contingences will decrease by the same amounts.
The £1,410,000 in total is proposed to be drawn down in 2017, 2018 and 2019 but the amount for each year may be varied without exceeding the total amount for the three years.
This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States in the Medium Term Financial Plan.
Report author : Head of decision Support | Document date 22 September 2017 |
Quality Assurance / Review : Head of Decision Support | File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DS, WR and SD\2017-0122 - EPGDP Funding Allocation EDU 02 |
MD sponsor : Treasurer of the States |