tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post3055411639701642686..comments2024-02-29T10:55:43.449-08:00Comments on Watching A4e: ERSS FrameworkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-89018845416286519212010-11-28T03:06:33.699-08:002010-11-28T03:06:33.699-08:00I value your comment, RichardT, but can you please...I value your comment, RichardT, but can you please avoid sentences like your last.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-70770739970947700292010-11-28T02:26:20.787-08:002010-11-28T02:26:20.787-08:00Interesting to look through the lists, it is notic...Interesting to look through the lists, it is noticeable that non of the semi-public bodies, such as FE Colleges got though, I had thought that this might be the case as if a College goes down its the Governments problem not the banks. The only exception to this Newcastle College Group, which has an arm’s length private training provider, the rump of Carter and Carter. Remember them? It’s a carve up as you rightly say.<br />As to the West Midlands, the announcement exposes as a lie any commitment the coalition has to third or voluntary sector engagement, or local knowledge or commitment. The existing providers who survived have not excelled in involving local organisations or in showing any understanding of local issues. The general view when I phoned round a number of voluntary and community organisations and talked about the fifteen who have got through on the framework was 'Who the f—k are they?' and the rather nice term 'parasites on parachutes'.RichardThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329687714538984245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-76025010717728808042010-11-25T12:36:40.583-08:002010-11-25T12:36:40.583-08:00As long as the taxpayer isn't expected to fund...As long as the taxpayer isn't expected to fund this cobbled together Work Programme that in itself is progress of a sort. <br /><br />I'll stick my neck out and predict the Work Pogramme, will appear later than scheduled, be on a much smaller scale both geographically and by number of particpants, and be short lived.The Teflon Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-51907324993505620352010-11-25T11:22:29.057-08:002010-11-25T11:22:29.057-08:00I don't think they would ever say officially-b...I don't think they would ever say officially-but I have been told this by staff from 2 potential primes- (both now on the framework) -if it was true(and driven by financial capability) then the guys with 5/6/7 cpa's(14 by my count) are a shue in!- i was kinda hoping for some new blood-but maybe not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-5303788958849465242010-11-25T11:07:17.587-08:002010-11-25T11:07:17.587-08:00I don't know that they've ever given a fig...I don't know that they've ever given a figure, but they've made it plain that the primes have to be the big companies which can raise the finance up front, so that does limit it.historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11922746528891041071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941116624675227992.post-53614820551902285572010-11-25T09:40:34.337-08:002010-11-25T09:40:34.337-08:00I think 7 was the maximum allowed by DWP-so a bit ...I think 7 was the maximum allowed by DWP-so a bit of a result for a4e(and others)-considering the performance results from fND<br /><br />Is there any truth in the rumour that DWP only want to contract with 20 primes in total across all of the 11 CPA's though?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com