Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) receive public money from a range of sources. This normally takes the form of grant funding for the delivery of specific projects, mainly relating to occupational standards and qualification reform delivery. The schedule shows the forecast amount contracted with SSCs by the Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) during 2005/06 and 2007/08 financial years (1 April to 31 March). Information about other public money paid to SSCs is not available centrally.
In addition to contracting with SSCs for this project activity, the Sector Skills Development Agency provides core funding to SSCs to support delivery of their agreed business plans. Core funding contracts are normally of three years duration and most SSCs are now on their second contract. The overall contract values range between £4 million and £7.2 million for the three year period and the payment profiles vary, by individual agreement with each SSC. Such grant funding is tied to the delivery of agreed contractual outputs and outcomes. The SSDA does not loan money to SSCs.
£000 Forecast 2007/081 Actual 2005/06 Core funding Other funding Total Core funding Other funding Total Asset Skills 1,463 2,647 4,110 1,388 743 2,131 Automotive Skills 424 314 738 1,320 370 1,690 Cogent 1,645 665 2,310 1,428 495 1,922 ConstructionSkills 1,883 2,659 4,542 1,420 489 1,908 Creative and Cultural Skills 730 832 1,562 1,378 815 2,193 Energy and Utility Skills 1,665 1,242 2,907 1,445 434 1,879 e-skills UK 2,405 2,506 4,911 1,250 4,801 6,051 Financial Services Skills Council 1,528 1,083 2,611 1,663 370 2,033 GoSkills 1,100 1,172 2,272 1,325 733 2,058 Government Skills 1,426 940 2,366 128 173 301 Improve Ltd 1,283 1,108 2,392 1,475 546 2,021 Institute of Motor Industry 1,274 1,396 2,670 — — — Lantra 1,822 2,362 4,184 1,300 547 1,847 Lifelong Learning UK 1,096 606 1,702 1,575 588 2,163 People 1st 1,931 707 2,638 1,492 418 1,910 Proskills UK 1,145 976 2,121 1,141 1,055 2,195 SEMTA 1,727 1,728 3,455 1,405 793 2,198 Skillfast-UK 1,866 1,739 3,604 1,319 729 2,048 Skills for Care and Development 1,168 820 1,988 1,488 855 2,342 Skills for Health 1,770 1,704 3,474 1,438 354 1,792 Skills for Justice 1,571 1,459 3,030 1,488 639 2,127 Skills for Logistics 1,702 1,402 3,103 1,519 751 2,270 SkillsActive 1,803 1,141 2,944 1,325 874 2,199 Skillset 1,756 1,831 3,587 1,716 435 2,151 Skillsmart Retail 1,273 1,277 2,549 1,393 260 1,653 SummitSkills 1,751 757 2,508 1,381 228 1,608 Total funding 39,207 35,071 74,278 34,195 18,496 52,691 1 Forecast for period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 based on information at 31 December 2007.