Common use of THE REQUIRED SERVICES Clause in Contracts

THE REQUIRED SERVICES. 4.1 The Supplier shall be required to provide expertise in the development of Contracting Authorities Apprentice scheme. The service provision will include: • Providing advice and guidance to ensure compliance with the new government Apprenticeship Levy; • The development, management, administration and delivery of a training curriculum that will lead to the award of an Apprenticeship related standard and/or qualification; • Ensuring robust, consistent and appropriate training processes are in place to support the development of Apprenticeships across the organisation; • The provision of an Individual Learner Record (ILR), a compliant online portal which allows for multiple levels of access, to enable authorised users (e.g. Apprentices, Contracting Authority line managers, employers, CSL, as appropriate), to log the progress of the training and development of the Apprentice throughout the scheme (Individual Learner Record); and • An End Point Assessment (EPA process that will lead to the award of a certificate of Apprenticeship by a third party certification body (which shall be a registered provider that appears on the ESFA RoATP). 4.2 The Supplier shall have the capability to support Contracting Authorities, as and when required, with the sourcing, selection and assessment, recruitment and administration of the Apprentices; including drafting job descriptions, attracting candidates, skills screening, long-listing and shortlisting, interview scheduling and references. 4.3 The Supplier shall have the capacity within its business and processes to fully meet the requirements at the anticipated volumes referred to throughout this specification from the Framework Agreement commencement date. There is no guarantee as to the volume of Apprentices to be processed, or the number of Contracting Authorities who will use this Framework. 4.4 The Supplier shall have the flexibility and scalability to be able to work with all Contracting Authorities, even during periods of peak demand and regardless of a Contracting Authorities size and value; whilst maintaining a high level of service delivery. 4.5 The Supplier shall support the future-proofing of the Framework Agreement through the flexibility to add new Apprenticeships Standards that are developed and published within the scope of the Framework Agreement throughout the duration of the Framework.

THE REQUIRED SERVICES. 4.1 The Supplier shall be required to provide expertise in the development of Contracting Authorities Apprentice scheme. The service provision will include: •  Providing advice and guidance to ensure compliance with the new government Apprenticeship Levy▇▇▇▇; •  The development, management, administration and delivery of a training curriculum that will lead to the award of an Apprenticeship related standard and/or qualification; •  Ensuring robust, consistent and appropriate training processes are in place to support the development of Apprenticeships across the organisation; •  The provision of an Individual Learner Record (ILR), a compliant online portal which allows for multiple levels of access, to enable authorised users (e.g. Apprentices, Contracting Authority line managers, employers, CSL, as appropriate), to log the progress of the training and development of the Apprentice throughout the scheme (Individual Learner Record); and •  An End Point Assessment (EPA process that will lead to the award of a certificate of Apprenticeship by a third party certification body (which shall be a registered provider that appears on the ESFA RoATP). 4.2 The Supplier shall have the capability to support Contracting Authorities, as and when required, with the sourcing, selection and assessment, recruitment and administration of the Apprentices; including drafting job descriptions, attracting candidates, skills screening, long-listing and shortlisting, interview scheduling and references. 4.3 The Supplier shall have the capacity within its business and processes to fully meet the requirements at the anticipated volumes referred to throughout this specification from the Framework Agreement commencement date. There is no guarantee as to the volume of Apprentices to be processed, or the number of Contracting Authorities who will use this Framework. 4.4 The Supplier shall have the flexibility and scalability to be able to work with all Contracting Authorities, even during periods of peak demand and regardless of a Contracting Authorities size and value; whilst maintaining a high level of service delivery. 4.5 The Supplier shall support the future-proofing of the Framework Agreement through the flexibility to add new Apprenticeships Standards that are developed and published within the scope of the Framework Agreement throughout the duration of the Framework.