Evaluation of Supply of Leadership Development to the Welsh Community Service Sector

Descriptions

The aim of this tender is to identify suitable contractors to provide an Evaluation on the LIFT Project: Supply of Leadership Development to the Welsh Community Service Sector. This will include: •A formative evaluation phase, which will focus on intervention and additionality logic, delivery mechanisms, an assessment of outcomes to date, sustainability of activities and will identify good practice and lessons learnt. The evaluation report will be accompanied by an action plan which will provide recommendations and an implementation plan (with agreement from the project steering group) for the future development of the programme. •Summative evaluation that will provide an overall assessment of net impact and value for money. The evaluation report will be accompanied by an implementation plan (with agreement from the project steering group) focusing on sustainability of activities (in terms of both project financial sustainability and impact) and the future development of the programme.•Findings will be illustrated by case study examples gained using the methods illustrated in Section 3.The delivery of this programme will also be informed by the outcome of Skills for Justice’s Collaborative Leadership Programme evaluation, based in Scotland which reported at the end of 2010 and the Wales Collaborative Leadership Programme which reported in June 2011. The aim of the LIFT Project is to improve the capability of the Justice sector to deliver quality seamless services to the public, through the development of 482 aspiring, first line and middle managers by:•Delivering a flexible and adaptable leadership and business management programme for Wales which will help deliver the Welsh Governments ‘Making the Connections’ policy for public service reform. This document sets out the Assembly Government's vision for a prosperous, sustainable, bilingual, healthier and better-educated Wales •Enhancing collaborative and partnership working and business leadership skills•Providing transferable leadership and business management skills for managers within the sector•Delivering qualifications up to Level 5 for Aspiring, First Line and Middle Managers. The project will be delivered over 25 months and is based on providing three delivery modes: tutor led courses, action learning sets and work based learning. Our working hypothesis is that each mode has specific advantages for employers and beneficiaries operating within the sector.Each mode has been selected through research with the employers whom have been engaging with us for the past five months. As the sector is dealing with budget cuts and reduction in staff numbers we have ensured the delivery mode is aligned to their needs and gets the best possible outcomes for the beneficiaries.