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    ContractsNational Continuing Professional Development Programme for Careers Advisers
    Awarded contract

    National Continuing Professional Development Programme for Careers Advisers

    Awarded
    £1.2m
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Design and deliver a national CPD programme comprising six modular courses to train at least 1,000 qualified careers advisers across England over three academic years.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 14 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.2m
    Published 14 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,220,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      6 May 2026
      4 months ago
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • TT
      TAYE TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    14 Jul 2026Today6 May 2026

    Brief

    The Department for Education (DfE) is implementing a national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for qualified careers advisers working with young people in England. The three-year programme (Academic Years 2026/27-2028/29, with optional extension to 2029/30) will develop and deliver six modular CPD courses combining digital learning, webinars, expert-led content, peer interaction, and performance monitoring. The programme must be scalable to train at least 1,000 qualified careers advisers, with priority given to Level 6 and Level 7 professionals. The contract has been awarded with a maximum value of £1,220,000, covering the initial 1,000 CPD module places with flexibility to commission additional places if demand increases during the contract term.

    Track record

    27 awards · 23 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 27 contracts to 23 suppliers.

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    4. Professor Jeremy Hodgen (Individual)1× · 4%
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    02594229-3dd7-4455-8b45-52ec661d5e08-906108
    DF
    Buyer
    DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
    Sector
    Education & Training