Subcontracted Delivery

Subcontracted Delivery Statement

Aim

To provide transparent information with regards to the rationale for subcontracting apprenticeship delivery and a list of subcontracting partners.
 

Scope

This statement applies to all subcontractors that are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
 

Policy

Our policy on use of subcontractors can be found here >
 

Delivery

Engineering Trust Training Ltd (ETT) subcontracts in two different ways.
  1. Learners to Colleges & ITPs for the delivery of specific L2, L3 and L4 qualifications 
  2. Learners to other Training Providers (ceased December 2022)
 
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. COLLEGES & ITPS

Rationale for subcontracting 
ETT subcontracts the provision level 2, 3 and 4 qualifications to colleges & ITPs. We do this to offer the businesses, who choose us as their training provider, to access local provision for the qualifications required to be delivered as part of an apprenticeship programme. 
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. This enhances the opportunities available for learners and supports better geographical access for learners, rather than making them travel out of region for their release to a ‘college’ setting.
 
Funding 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 4 weeks throughout the programme and support between meetings.
  • Subcontracted College Provision. c.£5000. Delivery of the L3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering. This consists of 1 day per week over two academic terms.
  • EPA £2000
Funding Data for 22/23
Contract Start Date: 1 September 2022
Contract End Date: 31 August 2023
 
Abingdon & Witney College
16-18 Apprenticeships = £25,400
19+ Apprenticeships = £32,480
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £57,880
 
Activate Learning (Reading College)
16-18 Apprenticeships = £2,710
19+ Apprenticeships = £5,419
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £8,129
 
Bournemouth & Poole College
16-18 Apprenticeships = £0.00
19+ Apprenticeships = £3,500
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £3,500
 
PETROC
16-18 Apprenticeships = £35,028
19+ Apprenticeships = £32,735
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £67,763
 
Warwickshire College
16-18 Apprenticeships = £3,600
19+ Apprenticeships = £0.00
Total Funding Paid to Subcontractor = £3,600
 
 

2. TRAINING PROVIDERS 

Subcontracting of this nature was ceased January 2023 to move ETT towards meeting the ESFA’s target to be below 25% subcontracting of our funding stream. We aim to meet this directive by September 2023.
 
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.
 
Fee Structure & Management Fees
Arrangements with each subcontractor are set out below. Working with ETT, the subcontractor 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
Funding Data for 2022 to End of Contract
Contract Start Date: 1 August 2022
Contract End Date: 31 December 2022
16-18 Apprenticeships = £86,673
19+ Apprenticeships = £37,533
Total Funding Drawn = £124,206
Management Fee Charged = £22,241 (17.5%)