Capacitybuilders has announced investment plans for its national workforce and ICT projects, which will work alongside the new national support services.

Capacitybuilders said that its programme of regional ‘ICT champions’ would be provided through NAVCA, and would receive investment of £1.1 million over three years. It said that the work would focus on hands-on advice and networking between ICT support providers, working closely with ChangeUp consortia.

Workforce development will receive £550 thousand over three years, to “ensure the continued development of professional standards and training for sector support providers”. NAVCA will also be carrying this out through its SKILD programme.

Further cash - £112 thousand – will go to the NCVO for work in developing appropriate skills and qualifications strategies for the sector. This is pending decisions on the establishment of a Third Sector Workforce Development Council, which will likely take over these responsibilities.

Commenting on the new funding programme, Capacitybuilders’ chief executive Simon Hebditch said: “Our overall aim is to bring about a real change in the effectiveness and efficiency of the sector, constantly seeking to drive up standards. These national priorities – working alongside our new national support service programme – will add significantly to these objectives.”