Programme Management
ECOTEC's research, consulting and management experience can help you develop your programme strategy, maximise impact, ensure spend targets are met and minimise risk.
We can deliver flexible services ranging from ad hoc advice, regular technical assistance or running an entire programme, including EU Structual Funds. In the last 5 years our UK clients have included central government departments like the Home Office, Cabinet Office and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as well as the New Opportunities Fund, Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Local Authorities.
Our management experience in this regional as well as national context means we can offer a range of benefits which include:
- full range of expertise in-house
- access to the policy expertise of over 250 team members
- tried and tested systems that can be adapted to suit any programme
- cost effective, fast set-up
We can help you:
Maximise visibility and impact
We invest time to understand the support needs of Managing Authorities and projects, working at all levels to support communication, dissemination and the 'mainstreaming' of outcomes into wider policy and practice.
Achieve targets
The pressure to achieve expenditure targets can be immense and tends to peak toward year ends. Our approach is to continually assess individual projects' capability to contribute toward targets - from pre-application support through to assessment and on-going monitoring and audit.
Our custom-built IT systems provide detailed analysis of expenditure profiles, allowing us to target support where it's needed most, through dedicated case-officers who develop a real understanding of individual projects.
Manage risk
Risk analysis is fundamental to our approach at all stages of programme management, in particular with regard to expenditure targets and eligibility rules. Our dedicated Assurance Team is on hand to conduct regular monitoring and audits that give peace of mind by addressing potential problems early on.
Ecotec does not do 'off-the-peg'. Our service will be developed to your precise needs and specifications. We can 'mix and match' programme management elements with other ECOTEC services, e.g. evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post), surveys and consultancy.
Service Portfolio: LSC Pan London ESF Objective 3 Programme
The Pan London Objective 3 Programme is delivered in two parts: Pan London 1 and 2.
Period of Project: Pan London 1: January 2005 – December 2006
Pan London 2 Summer: 2006 – Summer 2008
ESF's first regional programme, PL 1, delivered £29.5 million of co-financed funds and covered 10 ESF measures through 68 projects delivering to specifications developed with key bodies. ECOTEC delivered:
• pre-application promotion and support
• management of the tendering process
• monitoring, support and assurance activities
• support tools for projects
In total, PL1 supported over 20,000 beneficiaries across all 5 London LSCs.
ECOTEC have built on this experience in the management of PL2, which focuses on worklessness, Level 3 training and helping the most disadvantaged in the London labour market. It delivers £35 million of co-financed funds through 56 projects across 9 ESF measures including 7 projects funded under "On Your Marks" (ESF Skills for the 2012 Games).
We also compiled a number of research reports for the London LSCs, including:
• a regional skills agenda research report
• an overview of learning provision
• an overview of project activities by measure
• an overview of “cross-cutting” themes (Equal Opportunities, Sustainable Development, ICT)
• a Pan London impact study
For more information on Pan London ESF Objective 3, see www.london03.ecotec.co.uk
chris.walker@ecotec.com
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