Agenda item

Report of the Director of Economic Development.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of Economic Development concerning the contract to deliver the City of London Business Traineeship programme.

RESOLVED – That:-

1.     Brokerage Citylink be appointed to deliver the City Business Traineeship scheme for the academic years 2015/16 – 2017/18, at a cost of £267,949 to be met from the Economic Development Office’s local risk budget; and

2.     the Director of Economic Development be authorised to extend the contract with Brokerage Citylink for a further two years (the academic years 2018/19 and 2019/20), in consultation with the Chamberlain, subject to satisfactory delivery of the 2015/16 – 2017/18 contract, at a cost of up to £180,000 to be met from the Economic Development Office’s local risk budget.