Subcontracted Delivery
Subcontracted Delivery Statement
Aim
To provide transparent information with regards to the rationale for subcontracting apprenticeship delivery, our management fee structure and a list of subcontracting partners.
Scope
This statement applies to all subcontractors that are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Delivery
Engineering Trust Training Ltd (ETT) subcontracts in two different ways.
- Learners to other Training Providers
- Learners to Colleges for the delivery of specific L2, L3 and L4 qualifications
ETT remains fully accountable for the delivery of each apprentices’ programme and monitors closely the quality of the subcontracted provision in order to maintain and improve standards. It also ensures best practice is adopted by its subcontractors and endeavours to support them in delivering high quality apprenticeships and qualifications.
1. Training Providers
ETT subcontracts with Training Providers who operate within our industry sector, who have a similar not-for-profit ethos and are able to deliver some of the apprenticeship training and/or on-programme assessment.
Fee Structure & Management Fees
Arrangements with each subcontractor are set out in their section below. Subcontractors working with ETT can expect to receive the following support in exchange for a management fee:
• Administration support, funding rule compliance support, ILR submission
• Data management control and compliance advice
• Access to our ‘E-store’ portal used in the admissions process
• Quality assurance and monitoring
• Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Prevent and Equality and Diversity advice and monitoring
• Delivery of training and/or on-programme assessment for the sub-contracted learners
Group Training & Development Ltd (GTD) UKPRN: 10002803
Rationale for subcontracting
Both ETT and GTD are employer led organisations with those in charge of governance (the Boards) made up of employers within which the organisations deliver the apprenticeships. Both organisations have a similar ethos, are limited companies that operate on a ‘non-profit’ basis and specialise in engineering training whilst operating in different geographical areas. GTD is a small operation and the subcontracting relationship allows for them to keep administrative costs to a minimum. Our arrangement ensures GTD can keep their operational costs low meaning maximum funding is used to train and assess the learners who benefit from a high quality of provision.
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 August 2020
Contract End Date: 31 July 2021
Levy
16-18 Apprenticeships = £86,107
19+ Apprenticeships = £53,225
Total Funding Drawn = £139,332
Total Funding Forwarded = £139,332
Non Levy
16-18 Apprenticeships = £9,523
19+ Apprenticeships = £3,767
Total Funding Drawn = £13,291
Total Funding Forwarded= £13,291
Management Fee Charged = £23,400 (16%)
2021/2022
In late 2021, we changed the way in which we charge the management fee, and this is likely to reduce the percentage of funding retained by ETT for 21/22.
South West Association of Training Providers (SWATPRO) Ltd UKPRN: 10032119
Rationale for subcontracting
This is a subcontracting arrangement that is no longer in service with the final apprentice finishing in 20/21 academic year.
Financial Model
ETT retains 10% of the government funding received.
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1st August 2020
Contract End Date: 31st July 2021
Non Levy Funded Learners
16-18 Apprenticeships = £35,827
19+ Apprenticeships = £0
Total Funding Drawn = £35,827
Total Funding Forwarded= £35,827
Annual Management Fee Charged = £3,224 (10%)
2. Colleges
Rationale for subcontracting
ETT subcontracts the provision level 2, 3 and 4 qualifications to the colleges named above. We do this to offer the businesses, who choose us as their training provider across the South of England, to access local provision for the qualifications required to be delivered in a non-work setting. Employers approach ETT in order to benefit from our high-quality in-company training, support and assessment, whilst also ensuring their apprentice can access college based training close to their home.
Fee Structure & Management Fees
ETT retain a high proportion of the funding as much of the training, assessment and management is delivered by us.
By way of example.
Level 3 Engineering Fitter Standard £21,000. 36 Month Programme.
ETT retain £14,000. Administration, management of apprentice progress, management of employer training, delivery/assessment of in-company competency qualification, assessment against Apprenticeship Standard, delivery of wider learning (E&D, British Values, Safeguarding), organisation and management of EPA, English and Maths delivery. 1to1 meeting with apprentice every 6 weeks throughout the programme and support between meetings.
Subcontracted College Provision. £5000. Delivery of the L3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. This consists of 1 day per week over two academic terms.
EPA £2000
Activate Learning (Reading College)
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £2,710
19+ Apprenticeships = £5,420
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £8,130
Abingdon & Witney College
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £46,517
19+ Apprenticeships = £7,780
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £54,297
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £0
19+ Apprenticeships = £5,500
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £5,500
Bournemouth & Poole College
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £4,000
19+ Apprenticeships = £0
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £4,000
Northampton College
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £5,422
19+ Apprenticeships = £2,711
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £8,133
PETROC
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £25,200
19+ Apprenticeships = £12,375
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £37,575
South Thames Colleges Group
Funding Data for 20/21
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2020
Contract End Date: 31 August 2021
16-18 Apprenticeships = £0
19+ Apprenticeships = £2,166
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £2,166