CLOSED: Learning and Skills: call in Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP area (OC12S16P 0297)

Call to run a project covering Investment Priority 2.1: Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning in Greater Birmingham & Solihull 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 March 2016
• Last updated: 31 May 2016 — See all updates

• Fund state: Closed
• Type: Learning and skills
• Location: West Midlands
• Funding source: European Social Fund
• Closing date: 27 May 2016

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

Enhancing equal access to lifelong learning for all age groups in formal, non-formal and informal settings, upgrading the knowledge, skills and competences of the workforce, and promoting flexible learning pathways including through career guidance and validation of acquired competences.

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the entire Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP area which is made up of: Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Tamworth and East Staffordshire (Transition Region) and Birmingham, Solihull, Redditch, Bromsgrove and Wyre Forest (More Developed Region).

Value

Approximately £7,000,000 of funding is available.

Deadlines

• Outline application deadline: 27 May 2016
• Full application deadline: 12 September 2016
• Project start date: 18 July 2016

Completion date

The project must be completed no later than 31st December 2019.

How to apply

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline 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.

What happens next

If your outline application is successful, we’ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.

Contact details

Contact. ESF.2014-2020@dwp.gsi.gov.uk

Published 21 March 2016
Last updated 31 May 2016 + show all updates

1. 31 May 2016

   Call in Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP area is now closed (OC12S16P0297).

2. 21 March 2016

   First published.