Project Title

Mapping Of Current NETP Brokerage Provision and Database Development (Phase 2)

Client Organisation

LSC East of England

Project Aim

1. Identify and map all forms of brokerage offered in support of the broad skills agenda across the East of England region.
2. Identify and describe the stakeholder and partner networks that exist across the East of England region.
3. Identify and describe the 'database and data sharing' systems and processes that exist across the East of England region and those which are being developed to support the implementation of Train to Gain either nationally or regionally.
4. Evaluate these systems and processes and propose options for supporting the implementation of Train to Gain in terms of brokerage activity in terms of brokerage activity in Year 1.

January 2006 – March 2006

Project Title

Client Organisation

LSC East of England

Project Aim

- Review progress and spend to date against agreed key priority areas;
- Identify measurable outcomes to date and highlight successes;
- Make suggestions and recommendations for action that will make effective use of funding available in years 2 and 3; and
- Present the findings of the review to the Learning and Skills Council and the Regional Skills Group at an appropriate time to inform planning decisions.

March 2006

Client Organisation

LSC East of England

Project Aim

Work with the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the East of England to draw best practice from the local Employer Training Pilots (ETP) to develop an implementation plan for the National Employer Training Programme 'Train to Gain' at regional level.

June 2005 - September 2005

Evaluation of Regional Roadshow Events

Client Organisation

DfES

Project Aim

Improve the information available for the DfES Standards Unit through providing an evaluation of the feedback forms from the 63 regional roadshow events.

February 2005 - March 2005

Client Organisation

LSC Essex

Project Aim

1. Provide tools that support equality and diversity activity.
2. Carry out work to optimise additional funding sources for equality and diversity and influence funders to boost spending on equality and diversity activities.

April 2005 - September 2005

Client Organisation

SureStart Grange, Western & Central

Project Aim

- Help understand their role better in the team - strengths and weaknesses;
- Get to know each other better as team members;
- Find out a little more about themselves and how they operate in a team;
- Know and understand how each other work as a team member.

January 2004

Real Times, Real Life Programme Management

Client Organisation

UfI

Project Aim

To develop and deliver a marketing strategy for the Real Times, Real Life programme.
To develop, deliver and administrate the facilitator training programme.

August 2002 - August 2003

Client Organisation

LSC National Office

Project Aim

Provide:

1. Quality improvement.
2. Professional development.
3. Dissemination of good practice.
4. Teaching staff.
5. Institutional performance.

September 2002 - June 2003

Client Organisation

Vocational Training Centre

Project Aim

Provide consultancy support to the Vocational Training Centre of Excellence in Hereford (VTCE) to help it establish a framework for delivery of Key Skills as part of its Care Modern Apprenticeship programmes (the project). Help VTCE develop Key Skills systems, processes and materials to enable it to meet the LSC's delivery standards requirement by May 2002. Initially, VCTE sought financial support for full-time or part-time staff from the LSC, but the latter has provided minimal funding to buy in consultancy time to develop the required programme.

September 2002 - April  2002