Pathway Group: Delivering English and Maths Functional Skills in the East Midlands. We want to tell you about the new Pathway Group news! We have won a contract in the East Midlands area to provide Functional Skills to priority groups. These skills will help people to get on in their careers and up-skill. For more information about the provision please call: 0121 707 0550 or e-mail: info@pathwaygroup.co.uk

1. Pathway Group
Delivering English
& Maths Functional
Skills in the
East Midlands

2. 1 in every 6 adults has difficulty with some
aspect of reading and writing.
1 in 4 struggle with basic arithmetic and maths.
These are shocking statistics and we want to make our contribution
as a training provider to reduce them.

3. We are pleased to announce that we have won a delivery
contract to provide English and maths Functional Skills
in the East Midlands region
(with particular focus on Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire)
concentrating on people in employment in SMEs.
With this contract we hope to play our part in
changing these statistics!
The Contract

4. The purpose of this contract is to promote the in-work
progression of employed individuals by delivering English and
maths qualifications to adults (aged 19 or over) who are in
employment for a minimum of 8 hours per week, and who have
been assessed as having English or maths skills below Level 2.
The Contract

5. The priority groups that are targeted for this provision are:
• Those with basic skills needs
• Females
• Those with disabilities or health problems
• Those aged 50 or over
• Ethnic minorities
Priority Groups

6. Eligible participants will receive a maximum of two accredited
qualifications of either English and/or maths. This could be: one
English and one maths qualification; two English qualifications;
two maths qualifications. Where a participant is undertaking
two English/maths qualifications, the second qualification must
be at a level higher than the first.
Additional funding is being made available to enable SME’s with
fewer than 250 full time equivalent employees to release
participants to undertake accredited English and maths
qualifications during work time.
T’s and C’s

7. This will take the form of two payments, of £400 per payment
(up to a maximum of £800) for every new participant start, up
to a maximum of three participants per employer.
Payments will be made on the production of evidence which
demonstrates that the participant has completed at least
fourteen days on the programme from the start date and then
second payment on the successful achievement of the
qualification.
T’s and C’s

8. The payment is made to the employer to cover any additional
costs whilst the participant is released from their place of
work to undertake the training. The total payment that can be
expected by the employer and how it breaks down must be
made clear to them by the applicant at the outset.
Funding for a maximum of 3 eligible participants is available
to individual employers, although we would expect all eligible
employees with basic skills needs to be supported through
this activity.
T’s and C’s

9. Participants must be:
• Employed for a minimum of 8 hours per week (Employed
and Self-employed)
• Aged 19 and over
• Have an identified English and maths need below level 2
• Live in the East Midlands region
• Have an identified English and maths need below level 2
• Volunteers could be eligible on a case by case basis if they
are volunteering for at least 8 hour per week, and have a
‘volunteer agreement’
Eligibility

10. Employers will only be eligible for
the employer support where they:
• Employ fewer than 250 full time
equivalent employees
Eligibility

11. If you would like more information
about this contract please:
Call: 0121 707 0550
E-mail: info@pathwaygroup.co.uk
For More Information