CLOSED: Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning – Low Skilled workers call in the Black Country LEP Area (OC01S19P1299)

Call to run a project to deliver activity which that supports low skilled people in low paid work to help them progress in the Black Country LEP Area.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
Published
21 February 2019
Last updated
20 May 2019 — See all updates
Fund state:
Closed
Type:
Learning and skills
Location:
West Midlands
Funding source:
European Social Fund
Closing date:
15 May 2019

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.

Details

Through this call the Managing Authority is seeking project(s) that support;

  • low skilled people in low paid work to help them progress
  • activities to start and grow a business from promoting entrepreneurship (including social enterprises) and self-employment, to providing leadership and management training/advice within Small and Medium Sized Enterprises to develop internal capabilities and growth potential.
  • upskilling and retraining for industries identified in investment strategies
  • staff training and development, independent of their level of education (including higher level skills)
  • structural change in the local economy to meet skills gaps at all levels, including for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and the social economy (including higher level skills)
  • those who lack basic skills and level 2 qualifications

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the Black Country LEP area.

Value

Approximately £500,000 of funding is available.

Deadlines

Full application deadline: 15/05/2019

Completion date

The project must be completed no later than 3 years and 6 months after the proposed start date.

How to apply

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Full Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form.

You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage.

Where to send completed applications

Completed Full Applications must be submitted to 2014-2020.esfapplications@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Failure to send completed applications to this email address by the deadline in the call specification will be ineligible for consideration.

Contact details

Contact esf.2014-2020@dwp.gsi.gov.uk with queries linked to accessing or using the specification, forms, guidance etc.

No applications are to be sent to this email address. Completed applications must be sent to the email address provided in the ‘Where to send completed applications’ section above / Section 9 of the Call Specification.

Updates to this page

Published 21 February 2019
Last updated 20 May 2019 + show all updates

  1. Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning – Low Skilled workers call in the Black Country LEP Area (OC01S19P1299) is now closed.

  2. First published.

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