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Medway Adult Education Business Plan

 

 

Meeting: 14/12/2021 - Cabinet (Item 4)

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Background:

 

This report presented the Medway Adult Education (MAE) Business Plan which the Cabinet was asked to approve. The Business Plan set out a short-term and medium-term framework for Medway Adult Education, focusing on work outside of business as usual. It considered challenges and opportunities, both from a commercial and holistic perspective and laid out the priorities and an action plan to deliver against the Plan.

 

The MAE Business Plan and its Action Plan were set out at Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to the report respectively. A diversity Impact assessment had been completed and was attached at Appendix 3 to the report.

 

The report had previously been considered by the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 25 November 2021 and its comments were set out in section 4 of the report.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

The Cabinet noted the comments of the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in section 4 of the report.

133/2021

The Cabinet approved the Medway Adult Education Business Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

134/2021

The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Place and Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services to consider how coverage of social prescribing could be enhanced within the Plan, as suggested at paragraph 4.7 to the report and to make the relevant changes as required.

 

Reasons:

 Approving the MAE Business Plan will:

 

·      Set the direction for the service towards greater sustainability.

·      Benefit residents through a wide variety of different opportunities through our curriculum.

·      Align MAE with our growing skills & employment agenda.