Research and analysis

Regional ESF frameworks 2007 to 2010: an evaluation

Evaluation of how well the regional European Social Fund frameworks for 2007 to 2010 improve regional employment and skills.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 1 August 2009

Documents

Regional European Social Fund frameworks: a case study evaluation

Ref: ISBN 978 1 84712 629 0, RR596

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Details

The European Social Fund (ESF) programme can result in improvements to regional employment and skills. This research evaluates the extent to which the Regional ESF frameworks (2007 to 2010) achieve this.

An aim of the research was to inform the plans of the regional co-financing organisation which include:

• the Department for Work and Pensions
• the Learning and Skills Councils
• some regional development agencies and local authorities

The research was based on 5 case study regions:

• East of England
• London
• South West Convergence Area (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly)
• North West

Published 1 August 2009