Cumbria Connect to Work – Market Engagement Session 24.07.2025 3.30pm to 4.30pm
NEW alternative online Teams briefing now available
Thursday 24th July from 3.30pm - 4.30pm.
A market engagement session to shape the future of employment support in Cumbria.
Cumberland Council, in partnership with Westmorland and Furness Council and Enterprising Cumbria, is excited to announce an incredible opportunity to partner with us on the Connect to Work programme across Cumbria.
Today we are launching our market engagement phase for the Cumbria Connect to Work programme to improve employment outcomes across the region, with a particular focus on supporting people who face barriers to entering or remaining in work.
Connect to Work is a voluntary programme, delivering the evidence-based Supported Employment model, 'place, train, and maintain', via two distinct types of interventions based on the needs of the participant - Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Local Supported Employment (LSE). Our ambition is to deliver this programme in partnership with one high-quality provider (Service Coordinator), who is able to meet set targets for supporting economically inactive adults across Cumbria into work delivering both the IPS and SEQF elements of Connect to Work.
This opportunity seeks a lead organisation to function as a Service Coordinator, bringing together the rich tapestry of smaller local delivery organisations embedded in local communities, building capacity and capability within that network and supporting direct delivery where it is necessary and right to do so. The Service Coordinator will need to invest in their delivery partners to ensure quality services are delivered to all participants across Cumbria regardless of place. Success of the programme is reliant upon integrated referral pathways, employer engagement and participant-centric support.
Event Details
This online session will provide an overview of the Connect to Work programme’s aims, delivery model, and commissioning approach. It is an opportunity to:
- Understand the delivery model, programme scope and outcomes
- Contribute your insights and feedback
- Ask questions and engage with the programme team
We welcome attendance from local, regional, and national organisations working in employment, skills, health and wellbeing, and related sectors.
Only one representative per organisation will be able to attend the session.
To register your attendance at the Teams briefing, please email CumbriaCTW@cumbria.gov.uk and the link will be sent to you.
There is no need to attend both the in-person and online sessions. | 
