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Brief Summary of ESF - What is ESF? The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of four main structural funds set up to help reduce differences in living standards between the regions of the European Union (EU). ESF contributes to the European Employment Strategy supporting policies and initiatives described in the Operational Plan and South East ESF Framework 2007-10. * Priority 1 - Extending employment opportunities; to increase employment and reduce unemployment and inactivity and to help tackle barriers to work faced by disadvantaged groups * Priority 2 - Developing a skilled and adaptable workforce; to develop a skilled and adaptable workforce by reducing the number of workers without basic skills, increasing qualifications to L2, and L3, reducing gender segregation in the workforce, and developing managers and workers in small enterprises. ESF funds revenue projects which are principally aimed at combating unemployment, improving the skills of the workforce to improve adaptability, and increasing levels of entrepreneurship and small business growth.

The European Social Fund (ESF) is funding from the European Union designed to improve the skills of the workforce and help people who are having difficulty finding work. This money is distributed by the Government Office for the South East (GOSE) to the co-financing organisations in the region: * Learning and Skills Council * Job Centre Plus * South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)

"Voluntary Value Conference - FREE Event 14/11/2009 Preparing for the European Social Fund in 2010 - unlocking the potential for voluntary and community delivery Thursday 3rd December 2009 (9.30am - 2.00pm) at Somerset College of Arts and Technology Taunton. ***Limited places still available - book in whilst you can!*** This FREE South West Forum event is for organisations who deliver (or would like to deliver) ESF projects in the South West Competitiveness area, whether as a provider or a sub-contractor. The event will showcase good practice and champion the role of voluntary and community organisations in adding value to ESF funded work. It will focus on the value of partnership-working between providers and sub-contractors. Come and find out what the ESF can do for you in 2010 Download a flyer and booking form. (870 KB PDF)"

Rach, I chased up the email you forwarded to me from Tricia - regarding an LSC subsription email. Some of the links were a bi beyond me and I guess Crhis could flesh out more. But I did find this page with tender related information. Again, not anything I could sink teeth into, but perhaps ohters? Tenders: Apprenticeship, Third Sector ESF Tender, Sustainability.

ESF Operational Programme - research for Rach from wd. tag to search related bookmarked pages: esfresearch