Skills Growth Wales extension to create 3000 jobs
Welsh Deputy Minister for Skills Jeff Cuthbert has announced £30m of funding to extend a successful Welsh Government scheme that aims to support the creation of 3000 jobs over the next three years....
View ArticleEuropean Social Fund and UK civil society priorities
The European Commission proposals for the Structural Funds 2014-20 were published in October 2011 and negotiations with Member States are now under way. Click here
View ArticleExporting one stop shop launched to support Scottish business growth
A new online one stop shop has been launched to provide guidance to Scottish companies on exporting and growing their international business. ‘Export from Scotland’, developed by Scottish Development...
View ArticleFunding to boost Liverpool employment
Almost £2m is to be spent to help the long-term unemployed into employment and training in the Liverpool City Region. The funding, from the European Social Fund, will contribute towards the cost of...
View ArticleYouth jobs boost for Highland and Moray
Three colleges in the north of Scotland will share almost £1.95m to help tackle youth unemployment in the Highlands and Moray. These European Social Fund grants are part the latest round of European...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland hails ESF contribution to economy
Northern Ireland Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has hailed the European Social Fund’s (ESF) contribution towards the economy. The Minister gave the opening address to a major ESF...
View ArticleJob creation help for Highland businesses
With many people facing increasing challenges in finding jobs and career opportunities, The Highland Council, in partnership with the European Social Fund, has taken steps to help by launching an...
View ArticleWelsh youth employment programme exceeds targets
Launched in April 2012, the original target for Jobs Growth Wales was to create 4,000 opportunities each year for three years. Figures released by the Welsh Government today show that in the period up...
View Article1,700 benefit from reform programme
A report published last week has shown that a European Social Funded (ESF) project has helped 862 former substance misusers gain employment and a further 923 enter further learning. The evaluation of...
View ArticleEU investment to boost education services for youth of Wales
A £1.1m EU investment package to help boost post -16 education services across Gwynedd and Anglesey will be announced by First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones. Backed with £650,000 from the European...
View Article£170m European Social Fund opens
Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry has announced details of a series of road shows to publicise the forthcoming new European Social Fund (ESF) Programme 2014 – 2020. The Department for...
View ArticleMinister announces £2.5bn employment and skills funding boost
Employment Minister Priti Patel has launched the £2.5bn European Social Fund (ESF) programme for England. The ESF Operational Programme for England was adopted by the European Commission in autumn...
View ArticleEU funds to help jobless people into work
Dundee City Council and the Dundee Partnership have announced the approval of almost £2 million of EU money from the European Social Fund, to support jobless people into work. The funds will be used to...
View ArticleFunding for Nottingham Jobs to reduce unemployment and improve skills
Nottingham City Council’s unique employment and skills service ‘Nottingham Jobs’ has been awarded over £4 million to support unemployed people of all ages and to help local businesses increase the...
View ArticleLaunch of Second Call of the NI European Social Fund Programme
The Department for the Economy has formally launched the Second Call of the Northern Ireland European Social Fund Programme 2014-2020. The Department, as the Managing Authority for the European Social...
View Article£2 million for Highland communities
Communities in the Highlands and Islands have been awarded more than £2 million to find new ways to improve people’s lives and services. The funding will benefit 22 community and third sector groups...
View ArticleEU funds helping to grow job prospects for long-term unemployed
A new £1.3 million project to support people facing complex barriers to employment compounded by mental ill health was announced on Friday (December 13 2019) by Jeremy Miles, Brexit Minister. Learning...
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