Decision details

The Board resolved:-

(i)             to approve the recommendations subject to clarification on the sustainability of the funding and whether or not the Aberdeenshire funding was in place and further information regarding employment and retention of the young people;

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Officer to liaise with colleagues in Aberdeen City Council to progress a joint contract to fund young people through Project Search at a cost of £6,500 per young person (up to a maximum of 6 young people);

(iii)          to make the Direction, as attached at the Appendix to this report and instructs the Chief Officer to issue the Direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC); and

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer to explore ACHSCP becoming a host organisation under Project Search and to liaise with both Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian on the promotion of Project Search as one of the employability options to develop the young workforce in health and social care