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Renfrewshire LEP’s Employability Grants Programme for delivery 2024-25 is now open for applications.

We welcome grants applications from interested delivery partners which should be returned to :

kay.mcintosh@renfrewshire.gov.uk and Sandra.brown@renfrewshire.gov.uk by midnight on Friday 2nd February at the latest.

There are links to the application form in Word and PDF formats below.

A comprehensive guidance document is also available below which outlines the range of eligible activity that Renfrewshire Local Employability Partnership would like to fund for the period April 2024-March 2025.

A thorough needs assessment process was completed to inform our LEP commissioning requirements . The grants guidance document above includes links to helpful data sources, strategic documents and lived experience engagement reports. If you have trouble opening the reports they can be found here

We will be hosting an online Information session via Teams on Monday 15th January from 2pm-4pm ( link below ).

This will provide interested delivery partners with an opportunity to raise any queries relating to the Employability Grants Programme.

It also provides us (the grants team) with an opportunity to provide some background/rationale to the programme and highlight some key asks when completing the application form, to avoid us having to come back for further information.

Please make sure you have read both the guidance document and the application form before attending.  

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device :Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 310 478 433 134 Passcode: t6h9Ty

Download Teams | Join on the web

Or call in (audio only), +44 20 3321 5238,,684221083#   United Kingdom, London ; Phone Conference ID: 684 221 083#

Should you have any queries about the grants programme please don’t hesitate to email kay.mcintosh@renfrewshire.gov.uk and keren.ferguson@renfrewshire.gov.uk, and we will get back to you asap.

LEP Introduces New Quality Fair Work and Employability Service Standards Self Assessments to Drive Quality and Fairness

 All commissioned delivery partners are required to complete these self assessments as part of the LEPs grants award process. These should be reviewed and revised regularly with an updated version noting improvement actions and progress/impacts submitted with the end of year report.

New Renfrewshire Customer Charter

The LEP asks all local employability providers to issue all service users with a copy of the new Customer Charter Leaflet to ensure customers know what they can expect from local Employability Services and how they can feedback on their experience (positive or negative) or raise a concern/complaint.

If you need printed versions please email kay.mcintosh@renfrewshire.gov.uk