Decision Maker: Group Chief Finance Officer
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
This opportunity has been ring-fenced to
current GMCA Devolved AEB providers who are delivering Level 2
Maths qualifications.
In the first instance, AEB providers delivering Enhanced Level 2 in
2023/24 were invited to submit an Expression of Interest to
continue to deliver this additional support above and beyond what
the AEB will fund to detail:
1. The barriers learners are experiencing in achieving their Level
2 Maths
2. Proposed activities to alleviate these barriers
3. Rationale behind the number of learners identified as at
risk
4. Costings to deliver this additional support
7 providers submitted an EOI for this support and all 7x of these
EOIs following assessment and any necessary follow-ups/negotiations
have been approved. Full assessment and values of those approved
can be found within this spreadsheet:
As part of the evaluation process, GMCA ensured value for money by
assessing the cost submission in the following ways:
1. Ensuring only eligible costs were included
2. Comparing proposed projects against proposed costs and ensuring
they were proportionate
3. Where projects across Providers were similar but had varying
costs, we followed up with the relevant provider on this
Multiply is a UK Shared Prosperity Fund
(UKSPF) funded national programme, commissioned and delivered
locally, to support adults who do not have GCSE/Level 2 maths or
equivalent to gain skills in Maths/Numeracy.
A key aim of the GM Multiply Scheme is to increase the number of
adults achieving a maths qualification, up to and including Level
2.
The Enhanced Level 2 Support will support Greater Manchester
residents aged 19+ who have already engaged and enrolled on a Level
2 Maths Qualification (e.g. GCSE or Functional Skills) to achieve
their qualification, but they are at risk of not doing so. This
could be because;
• They have failed their exam, or only gained Level 1
• They are at risk of dropping out
• They have acknowledged they require additional support
Following an Expression of Interest process, the Grant award has
been approved to the following organisations:
Aquinas College £5,491.87
Rochdale Training Association £28,250.00
Tameside College £160,551.00
Wigan Council £12,679.00
TOTAL £206,971.87
Please see the attached the Expression of Interest form that
providers were invited to complete for this process:
Existing providers (who access this funding in the 2023/24 academic
year)
Publication date: 24/01/2025
Date of decision: 23/01/2025
Effective from: 01/02/2025
Accompanying Documents: