GM Adult Skills Programmes Adult Education Budget & Skills Bootcamps Impact Evaluation

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1.1.1 Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are procuring an Evaluation Partner toundertake a retrospective impact evaluation of both the Adult Education Budget (AEB) andSkills Bootcamps programmes, overviews of which can be found in sections 1.3 and 1.4 ofhis document.1.1.2 The opportunity has been taken by GMCA to conduct a combined, backward-lookingimpact evaluation of AEB and Skills Bootcamps – two key, individual components of theadult skills landscape.1.1.3 The programmes are to be evaluated in and of themselves (i.e. not in explicit referenceo any pre- versus post-devolution experiences). Hence, no counterfactual analysis isrequired.1.1.4 The aim of the evaluation will be to provide GMCA with an assessment of whether, andhow, both programmes are achieving their desired impacts and outcomes. It will be expectedo play a primary role in generating learning, evidencing both the successes and shortfalls ofhe programmes’ design and delivery models.1.1.5 The evaluation will stimulate ideas around programme delivery improvements for thefuture, including a view on how the programmes might better complement each other as partof GM’s new vision for an Integrated Technical Education, Skills & Work (ESW) System (seePage 4 to 7paragraphs 1.2.8 to 1.2.10 below for further information on the vision). It will also discuss howhey might better contribute to relevant shared commitments set out in the GreaterManchester Strategy: Good Lives for All (GMS).For more information please visit The Chest: https://www.the-chest.org.uk