Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To report on the outcome of consultation into
proposals to outsource the Council's adult education service to Mid
Kent College.
84/2008 The Cabinet agreed that Medway Council
should relinquish responsibility for adult education and allow the
Learning and Skills Council to outsource to another provider
following a procurement process.
85/2008 The Cabinet agreed that any lease arrangements, if / where
applicable, support the continued use of current adult learning
delivery points in Rochester and Gillingham and that authority to
enter into the leases and any ancillary agreements be delegated to
the Assistant Director, Housing and Corporate Services.
Outsourcing of Medway's adult learning service
is likely to secure a service which is at least as good as that
provided currently at less revenue cost. There could also be
benefits to users if an alternative provider were able to offer a
wider range of activities, and to staff if the alternative provider
were a large organisation with more opportunities for career
progression.
Publication date: 01/04/2008
Date of decision: 01/04/2008
Decided at meeting: 01/04/2008 - Cabinet
Effective from: 10/04/2008
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