Humber Women in the Workforce

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is inviting tenders from providers with experience of delivering in the Care sector.

The pandemic, national recruitment challenges and financial pressures, have resulted in a specific demand for domiciliary care workers with there being a shortfall of workers to fill the demand. This opportunity aims to provide the provision and support to inspire individuals to strive to fulfil these demands by offering a range of mentoring, training, job matching and self-employment options in care roles.

Activities covered may include;

• Level 2 or below qualification including individual units (Ofqual registered);

• Short courses that will increase the participant's employability within the care sector;

• Blended learning programme of a mixture of face to face, remote learning, and online courses;

• Provision tailored to the individual's goals, sector need and their existing experience;

• Introduction to care sessions;

• Clear routeways into care: Self-employment and employment options with local businesses or training opportunities to upskill in the industry;

• One to one mentoring with tailored advice and support and to assist personal and professional development;

• Innovative approaches to pre-employment training, to ensure individuals have the core work-related skills that employers require;

• Specific careers advice for women, to help them make informed career choices;

Eligibility:

Submission of Quotation or any other documents which are to be sent to the Council are requested by e-mail to sarah.peacey@eastriding.gov.uk

Further details available in the full spec attached