Request for Information relating to Social Worker (Integrated) Degree Apprenticeships for Herefordshire
Description: Herefordshire Council is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to seek feedback from the market in relation to the delivery of Social Worker (Integrated) Degree Apprenticeships. The Council is particularly interested in face-to-face delivery models that could be provided within a reasonable travel distance from Hereford City. The Council is interested in understanding: - The different programme delivery models available, including approaches to practice placements - The practice education support available throughout these programmes - Commercial and contractual consideration for situations where the number of apprenticeships required is not known or subject to future change. This exercise is being undertaken for information seeking purposes only to help inform the Council's approach to future procurements
Summary: Herefordshire Council is exploring the future provision of integrated degree apprenticeships in social work. The service would combine higher education with apprenticeship learning and practice, including arrangements for practice placements and ongoing practice education support. The Council is especially interested in face-to-face delivery that can be provided within reasonable travelling distance of Hereford. The work is intended to support social worker training for Herefordshire. This is an early market-planning exercise to understand available delivery models and inform a later procurement, rather than a request for suppliers to deliver training under a current contract.