This case study describes the benefits, barriers, risks and issues arising from the merger of two adult learning provider services and the role and impact of key stakeholders. It will be of interest if you are considering either a joint management arrangement or a full merger. A slide presentation accompanies the case study.
This presentation illustrates the separate case study of the merger of two adult learning provider services and the benefits, barriers, risks and issues arising. It will be of interest if you are considering either a joint management arrangement or a full merger.
This document is one of several sample materials for use in establishing a skills partnership or skills consortium. This document comprises the contract and quality framework for organisations joining the West Yorkshire Learning Partnership Skills Consortium. It can serve to inform the establishment of similar partnership arrangements, particularly where an existing consortium is being converted or remodelled.. Search for ""Skills Consortium"" to find related resources.
This case study describes the initiative of GTA England to extend services and support for its members in the new contracting environment. It will be of interest to those seeking ideas about member consultation related to minimum contract levels (MCL) and insights into members’ perceptions.
This is the Service Level Agreement entered into by four not-for-profit institutions in Yorkshire coming together to form a new company to hold Skills Funding Agency contracts. It can be used to inform similar arrangements in other consortia.
This case study describes the rationale and proposed set-up of a new consortium to deliver Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and Young People’s Learning Agency (YPLA) contracts. It explores the issues, benefits and operation of a collaborative-type approach with a lead organisation with no delivery responsibilities.
This case study describes how four not-for-profit institutions in Yorkshire came together to form a new company to hold Skills Funding Agency contracts. It illustrates the issues for charitable sector organisations wishing to retain their own identity and ethos within a shared enterprise.
Open4Learning Scorecard (Microsoft Word document, 127KB)
This document is one of several sample materials for use in establishing a skills partnership or skills consortium. This document sets out the terms of reference of the management group of the West Yorkshire Learning Partnership Skills Consortium. It can serve to inform the establishment of similar partnership arrangements, particularly where an existing consortium is being converted or remodelled. Search for "Skills Consortium" to find related resources.
This case study describes the transition of WYLP (West Yorkshire Learning Partnership) Ltd into a reconfigured consortium that both incorporates tried and tested methods and has the capacity to develop new systems and practice.
