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Budget transfer to Education, Sport and Culture from Economic Development: Trackers Apprenticeship Programme

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A decision made 11 November 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2013-0020

Decision Summary Title:

Budget transfer from the Economic Development Department to Education, Sport and Culture for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme

Date of Decision Summary:

10th October 2013

Decision Summary Author:

Project Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Budget transfer from the Economic Development Department to Education, Sport and Culture for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme

Date of Written Report:

10th October 2013

Written Report Author:

Project Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:

Budget transfer from Economic Development Department (EDD) to Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) in order to supplement growth bids allocated in the Medium Term Financial Plan 2013 to 2015 (MTFP) for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme.

Decision(s):

The Minister approved a budget transfer from EDD revenue head of expenditure to the ESC revenue head of expenditure of £120,000 in 2014 and 2015 for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme.

Growth bids will be submitted by ESC for the next MTFP period 2016 to 2019 for consideration in order to continue funding this programme.

Reason(s) for Decision:

The Trackers Apprenticeship Programme was initially funded through growth bids in the MTFP of £380,000 per annum for the years 2013 to 2015 to provide vocational learning support for 120 young people regardless of their employment status in four key areas: technical knowledge, workplace competence, business understanding and literacy and numeracy.

Additional funds of £120,000 per annum are required for 2014 and 2015 to ensure ESC is well placed to meet the vision of the 2012 Strategic Plan by strengthening vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities whilst equipping young people with skills for work and long term careers.

Resource Implications:

The EDD revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £120,000 in 2014 and 2015 and the ESC revenue head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount in 2014 and 2015.

The growth bids once submitted by ESC for the continued funding of this programme beyond 2015 will be considered in the next MTFP period 2016 to 2019.

Action required:

The ESC Minister to seek the approval of the Minister for Treasury and Resources in accordance with Financial Direction 3.6 – Variations to heads of expenditure (Treasurer’s Delegation), for the above described budget transfer.

Signature:

 

 

Date of Decision:

Deputy Patrick Ryan

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision:

 

 

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Budget transfer to Education, Sport and Culture from Economic Development: Trackers Apprenticeship Programme

 

Education, Sport and Culture  

Ministerial Decision Report

 

 

 

Budget transfer from the Economic Development Department to Education, Sport and Culture for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme

 

 

  1. Purpose of Report

 

To enable the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture (ESC) to approve a budget transfer from the Economic Development Department (EDD) to ESC of £120,000 in 2014 and 2015 for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme.  

 

 

  1. Background

 

With the support of the Skills Board, the Trackers team was established within ESC in the summer of 2012 with responsibility for running an Apprenticeship Programme to include mentoring, employer liaison and training.

 

Initial costs were estimated to be £500,000 per annum. Funding of £380,000 per annum was allocated to the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme from the Medium Term Financial Plan 2013-2015 (MTFP) with the guarantee that the remainder would come from the increase to EDD apprenticeship funding.

 

As with all schemes, costs increase with the number of apprenticeships and after nearly one year the 3 year target of 120 apprentices are enrolled on the scheme and therefore the total budget of £500,000 per annum is now required.

 

For 2014 and 2015, EDD will provide a further £120,000 per annum to the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme to increase funding to £500,000 per annum. 

 

Growth bids will be submitted by ESC for the next MTFP period 2016 to 2019 for consideration in order to continue funding this programme.

 

 

  1. Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to approve a budget transfer from EDD revenue head of expenditure to the ESC revenue head of expenditure of £120,000 in 2014 and 2015 for the Trackers Apprenticeship Programme.

 

 

  1. Reasons for Decision

 

The Trackers Apprenticeship Programme was initially funded through growth bids in the MTFP of £380,000 per annum for the years 2013 to 2015 to provide vocational learning support for 120 young people regardless of their employment status in four key areas: technical knowledge, workplace competence, business understanding and literacy and numeracy. Additional funds of £120,000 per annum are required for 2014 and 2015 to ensure ESC is well placed to meet the vision of the 2012 Strategic Plan by strengthening vocational training and apprenticeship opportunities whilst equipping young people with skills for work and long term careers.

 

  1. Resource Implications

 

The EDD revenue head of expenditure will decrease by £120,000 in 2014 and 2015 and the ESC revenue head of expenditure will increase by an identical amount in 2014 and 2015.

The growth bids once submitted by ESC for the continued funding of this programme beyond 2015 will be considered in the next MTFP period 2016 to 2019.

 

 

Report author: Project Manager

Document date : 11 October 2013

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