Purpose

To accept approximately £12.8m of Greater Manchester Integrated Settlement Funding to deliver a proposed programme of Employment and Skills provision upto 31 March 2029.

Decision

The Executive:-

(1)      Approve that Manchester City Council receives the anticipated £12,822,178 of Integrated Settlement funding for the 2027/28 and 2028/29 financial years from Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver the Our Manchester Strategy through employment and skills delivery programmes and outcomes. 

(2)      Agree the work and skills proposals set out in the report to be commissioned on a priority basis fully utilising the final amount of funding made available by Greater Manchester Combined Authority. 

(3)      Delegate authority to the Strategic Director (Growth and Development) to manage the detailed application and award of Greater Manchester Integrated Settlement funding up to 31 March 2029.?