1.       To agree a proposal for the council’s Year 3 UKSPF investment plan, including the activities to be delivered under the People and Skills Investment theme.

2.       To allocate £210k of the People and Skills funding to a set of projects deliver the outputs and outcomes in the investment plan for E39: Green Skills, and E33: Supporting people into employment and training. This includes:

-         £95k on Demand Stimulation activities – to generate awareness of and demand for green skills courses, including among cohorts where these skills aren’t currently sought. This includes an investment in internal capacity to embed these outcomes into Community Employment and Procurement Plans; and providing funding to support community level triage into skills, training and employment opportunities.

-         £115k on Course Delivery – Including a Demand-responsive fund to support businesses and individuals to achieve Green Skills qualifications; and an investment in OCC capacity to deliver Carbon Literacy courses to staff and ZCOP partners.

3.       To reallocate £30k from People and skills investment theme to support Strategy/Feasibility gaps elsewhere in the programme. Includes investments in a Skills Gap Analysis, Affordable Workspace Strategy, and Enabling works for City Centre Animation.