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 Receipts and evidence of claim must be retained for audit
purposes.
Regional training costs
4. Regional training costs must cover training associated with the
delivery of the contract for all staff including sub-contractors to
ensure all staff are competent to deliver this service. This will
include:
 Training and development of existing and new workforce
including the recruitment of apprentices.
 Training to support the implementation of the new service and
requirements for its successful operation
 Continuous professional development for all advisers and
delivery staff
Management costs
5. Management costs will cover:
 Overall administration of contract;
 Premises and associated costs relating to staff engaged on the
contract;
 Staff costs for all non-delivery staff. TUPE payments cannot be
claimed for.
 Overheads associated with contract management;
 Management of sub-contractors;
 Impact analysis and evaluation;
 Quality assurance including preparation for OfSTED;
 Quality of skills action plans and customer data.
6. The Skills Funding Agency will look to secure economies of scale
and efficiencies in management costs to ensure that maximum
resources are available for delivery. The Prime Contractor will
provide support to the management costs and training costs of
sub-contractors where appropriate.
Delivery Costs
7. Delivery costs may be claimed from 1 August 2010 and cover:
 Staff costs for the delivery team and outreach support
 Other overheads in relation to direct delivery;
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