CLOSED: Skills support for employment for armed forces veterans and their families in Enterprise M3 OC10S21P1836

Call to run a project related to supporting personnel leaving (and, or those who have already left) the Armed Forces Community to gain suitable employment.

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
18 March 2021
Last updated
13 June 2021 — See all updates
Fund state:
Closed
Type:
Access to employment
Location:
South East
Funding source:
European Social Fund
Closing date:
10 June 2021

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

Details

The ‘Armed Forces Community’ describes serving personnel in the Army, Navy, Royal Marines or Royal Air Force, including families, dependents, reservists and veterans. Some may require access to support to redeploy those skills and/or develop new ones to enhance their employability and find jobs.

The project should target specifically provision to support additional activities or target groups, including provision co-designed with local partners with:

  • Softer skills development

  • Volunteering and training opportunities

  • First contact engagement

  • Support complementing other skills provision, such as crosscutting and 21st century skills, including team working, effective communication, problem solving, critical thinking and self-direction

  • Digital and internet literacy courses to aid job searching, access to benefits and progress in work

  • Local networks and groups to support people to get a job or access learning (for example, Job Clubs or Learning Champion type activity) to provide people with a safe environment and peer support

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the Enterprise M3 LEP area.

Value

Approximately £1.5m of ESF is available.

Deadlines

Full application deadline: 10 June 2021

Completion date

Projects must be financially completed (i.e. have a proposed Financial Completion Date) no later than 31st December 2023; however, the Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances.

Full Application Submission

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and submit your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT System.

Please note: the ECLAIMS IT System can only be access from within the UK.

Full Applications submitted in the ECLAIMS IT System after the call closing date shown above and on the call specification will not be appraised.

If you do not already have access to the ECLAIMS IT system, please request an ‘ECLAIMS External Access Form’ by emailing E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk

You will need to request an External Access Form for each person in your organisation who requires access.

It is your responsibility to ensure you request and activate your ECLAIMS access in sufficient time. We strongly advise that you obtain and activate your ECLAIMS access at least 2 weeks prior to the advertised call closure date, if not sooner.

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

The published ESF Online Full Application Guidance also provides step-by-step advice on how to complete your Full Application using the ECLAIMS IT system. ESF Online Full Application Guidance.

Technical Support

If you encounter any technical difficulties completing or submitting your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT system, please send an email to E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk

The technical support operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm and it is your responsibility to ensure you seek and technical advice in sufficient time to complete and submit your Full Application before the published call closure date.

The Managing Authority reserves the right to reject applications which are incomplete or not submitted in a timely and compliant way.

Contact details

If you have any questions about the Call Specification or ESF Online Full Application Guidance, please contact esf.2014-2020@dwp.gov.uk. This address should not be used to request technical support.

Updates to this page

Published 18 March 2021
Last updated 13 June 2021 + show all updates

  1. Skills support for employment for armed forces veterans and their families in Enterprise M3 OC10S21P1836, call is now closed.

  2. First published.

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