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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: National Support Project Wales

ECOTEC has been commissioned by the Basic Skills Agency to run the Technical Assistance Unit for the National Support Project for Young People in Wales. The project aims to:

 

  • Promote, support and monitor the implementation of the PLUS Strategy across the 14 -19 age range in identified areas of Wales.
  • Become a National Supporter whose role will be to support the BSA in delivering the following objectives for young people between the ages of 14 and 19.
  • Attract young people, specifically those with poor basic skills, back into learning programmes that will help them improve these crucial skills.
  • Encourage the development of flexible, tailored provision that will motivate and engage young people and help raise their attainment.
  • Investigate additional innovative ways of engaging this target group.

 

As the TA Unit, ECOTEC’s role is to:

 

  • Work with Careers Wales to identify best practice in assessment and to help develop better-tailored progression opportunities with appropriate personal support structures.
  • Ensure that work undertaken by the National Support Project links up with Cymorth funded projects wherever appropriate.
  • Work with providers to help them reach the standard required by the Quality Mark.

 

Produce tailored dissemination products.

paul.martin@ecotec.com
+44 845 630 8633


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