1. ESF Implementation in Estonia
ESF Commettee TWG meeting
May 13th 2004
Kertu Saks

2. ESF implementation framework
Managing Authority: Ministry of Finance
Paying Authority: Ministry of Finance (National Fund Department)
Auditing Authority: Ministry of Finance (Financial Control Department)

3. Estonian SPD 1. priority (ESF)
The human resource development priority of the
SPD has four measures.
The intermediate body for 1. priority – Ministry of Social Affairs

4. ESF measures
Measure 1.1: Educational System Supporting the
Flexibility and Employability of the Labour Force
and Providing Opportunities of Lifelong Learning
for all.
Intermediate body: Ministry of Education
Implementing agency: Foundation for Lifelong
Learning Development INNOVE.

5. ESF measures
Measure 1.2: Human Resource Development
Increasing the Competitiveness of Enterprises
Intermediate body: Ministry of Economy and
Communication)
Implementing agency: Foundation Enterprise
Estonia

6. ESF measures
Measure 1.3: Inclusive Labour Market
Intermediate body: Ministry of Social Affairs
Implementing agency: Labour Market Board

7. ESF measures
Measure 1.4: Enhancing Administrative Capacity
Intermediate body: State Chancellery
Implementing agency: State Chancellery

8. Total ESF budget
Priority: Human Resource Development
Total eligible expenditures: 99,291million EUR
EU contribution: 76,120 million EUR

9. Project implementation schemes
Measures 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4 will start with grant schemes and will later apply also tendering if needed.
Measure 1.2 starts with tendering from the beginning.

10. Community Initiative EQUAL in Estonia

11. EQUAL themes in Estonia
1.A. Facilitating access and return to the labour market for those who have difficulty in being integrated or re-integrated into a labour market which must be open to all.
2.G. Reconciling family and professional life, as well as the reintegration of men and women who have left the labour market, by developing more flexible and effective forms of work organisation and support services.
3.I. Supporting the social and vocational integration of asylum seekers.

12. National financing (25%) G. Reconciling family and professional life
Budget (m EUR)
Theme
National financing (25%)
ESF co-financing (75%)
Proportion
Total
A. Employability
0,678
2,034
50%
2,712
G. Reconciling family and professional life
0,542
1,627
40%
2,170
I. Asylum seekers
0,027
0,081 2%
0,108
Technical assistance
0,325 8%
0,434
1,356
4,068
100%
5,424

13. Implementation framework
Managing Authority: Ministry of Social Affairs
National Support Structure: Labour Market Board
Paying Authority: Ministry of Finance (National Fund Department)
Auditing Authority: Ministry of Finance (Financial Control Department)

14. Timetable
May 2004: the CIP will be officially approved
1st of July 2004: Launch the Call for proposals (deadline 31 August 2004)
November 2004: DP-s selected
Nov May 2005: Action 1
: Action 2 and Action 3

15. Where are we now
Priority Monitoring Committee meeting (April 13th 2004)
Measure regulations finalized
Procedures are in place
Information distribution strategy issued
Application forms and guidelines ready
Potential applicants have been trained and informed
Administrative staff has received training from the MoF

16. Twinning projects
Estonian preparations for ESF implementation
have benefitted from two Twinning projects
coordinated by the French experts:
Enhancing the administrative capacity of the ESF Implementation of the ESF Agency of the Estonian Labour Market Board (LMB).
Completing preparations for the management of the Community Initiative EQUAL in Estonia.

17. Twinning projects
Enhancing the administrative capacity of the ESF Implementation of the ESF Agency of the Estonian Labour Market Board (LMB) – project ended at the end of March 2004.
(LMB is the implementing agency for the measure 1.3 Inclusive labour market.)
The project deliverables were:
detailed analysis of the LBM ESF department responsibilties (who should do what)
recommendation for improvement
providing templates for necessary documents and quidelines.

18. Twinning projects Completing preparations for the management of
the Community Initiative EQUAL in Estonia – started in
January 2004; project duration 9 month.
Project deliverables:
training administrative staff – seminars and study visits
advising national authorities in charge of EQUAL implementation in preparation of documents and regulations
helping in planning the information distribution activities.

19. Contacts Intermediate body: Ministry of Social Affairs
Labour Market Department
Gonsiori 29, Tallinn
Estonia
Kertu Saks
tel:
fax:
Merlin Orgla
tel:
Implementing agency:
Labour Market Board
European Social Fund Department
Luha 16, Tallinn
Estonia
Katri Targama
tel:
fax:

20. Contacts Managing Authority: Ministry of Social Affairs
Labour Market Department
Gonsiori 29, Tallinn
Estonia
Kertu Saks
tel:
fax:
Maarja Kuldjärv
tel:
National Support Structure:
Labour Market Board
European Social Fund Department
Luha 16, Tallinn
Estonia
Stina Eilsen
tel:
fax:

21. Thank you for your attention!