1. European Social Fund (ESF) Programme 2014- 2020
Stakeholder Workshop: Shaping the future SCR programme
6 February 2019
Notes:

2. AGENDA Welcome and introductions
The SCR ESIF Programme, Where we are now and where we want to be
Stakeholder feedback (circa 1 hour)
Networking
Do you want to reflect on it?
Send us an before Friday or leave us a note on a chair. We will pick that up and include it.

3. SCR ESIF PROGRAMME (Structural & Investment Funds)
- National allocation = ESF & European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Managing Authority = Dept. Work and Pensions (DWP)
Programme delivered in 7-year periods, now programme
Spend up to 2023
Investment based on “additionality” requiring “match” funding
Contains priorities with fixed output requirements and ringfenced allocations

4. SCR ESIF PROGRAMME

5. Where we are now Priority Remaining Balance
Priority Increasing access to employment
£4.9 m
Priority Supporting young people in the labour market
£1 m
Priority Active inclusion in skills and employment
£7.8 m
Priority Increasing access to lifelong learning
£7.2 m
Priority Increasing skills in the labour market
£3 m

6. Framework for investment
Classified as Transitional area (40% local investment required)
Classified as Developed area (50% local investment required)

7. Framework for investment
These are fixed
Priority axis
Thematic Objective (SCR ESIF Programme)
ESF Investment Priority
ESF Output indicators (Detail in packs)
1: Inclusive Labour Markets
Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility
1.1 - Access to employment for job-seekers and inactive people, including the long-term unemployed and people far from the labour market, also through local employment initiatives and support for labour mobility
O1, O4, O5, O6, CO01, CO03, CO14,
CO16
R1, R2, R3, R4, CR06
1.2 - Sustainable integration into the labour market of young people (ESF), in particular those not in employment, education or training, including young people at risk of social exclusion and young people from marginalised communities, including through implementation of the Youth Guarantee
O2, O5, O6, CO01, CO03, CO14, CO16
R3, R5, CR06
Promoting social inclusion, combating poverty and any discrimination
1.4 - Active inclusion, including with a view to promoting equal opportunities and active participation, and improving employability
O1, O4, O5, O7, CO01, CO03, CO16
R1, R2, R4, CR02
2: Skills for Growth
Investing in education, training and vocational training for skills and life-long learning
2.1 – 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
O1, O4, O5, O6, CO14, CO16
R3, R6, R7, R8
2.2- Improving the labour market relevance of education and training systems, facilitating the transition from education to work, and strengthening vocational education and training systems and their quality, including through mechanisms for skills anticipation, adaptation of curricula and the establishment and development of work-based learning systems, including dual learning systems and apprenticeship schemes
CO23 R9

8. Current thoughts Priority £m Programme Outline 1.1 £4.9
Sector specific programme for job seekers & inactive people clear focus on up-skilling linked to active labour market information and real job opportunities. This could focus on developing skills needed for the 4th Industrial Revolution.
1.2 £1
Sector specific skills programme for young people seeking work and at risk of becoming not in education, employment or training with a clear focus on job relevant skills
1.4
£7.8
A focused package of programmes which include:
flexible support provision aligned to employment programmes in the SCR
a programme to reduce digital inequality amongst this key group
support for migrant workers who are unemployed and non-English speaking
targeted support for people with physical and mental health conditions living in areas of disadvantage building on learning from our current Health Led Employment Trial.

9. Current thoughts Priority £m Programme Outline 2.1 £7.2
A series of focused packages of work aligned to supporting current and future employment programmes, including:
Flexible informal learning provision to increase employability/confidence to upskill 
A pathway to higher level digital skills
A programme to grow skills and support in work progression for those who are disadvantaged in the work place (e.g. a mental and or physical disability, English as a second language)
2.2
£3.6
Working with Higher and Further Education this would include a programme to support knowledge transfer with a focus of under and post graduate work projects and graduate retention. 
It would also contain an in-work progression project providing support for both employers and employees for those who are disadvantaged in the work place (e.g. a mental and or physical disability, English as a second language)

10. Objective of this morning = bring out a strong, deliverable programme that adds value
Get some ideas from you = is this ok? Anything missing? Better ideas?
Scale = SCR wide/ LA Level??
What needs to be built into the specs? What do we need to take account of (links to existing support, referral routes etc)
What are the minefields we need to avoid?
Start stakeholders thinking about future delivery mechanisms = form consortia, thinking about potential match

11. Workshop – katy pugh SESSION ONE = 20 MINS
- Are the suggested themes in the priorities filling the right gaps?
Would you add anything? What?
SESSION TWO = 20 MINS
What do the specifications need to take account of locally? Existing ways of working, programmes etc.
Scale? What’s realistically match?
Time for networking

12. ESF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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13. THANK YOU Contact: Andrea Fitzgerald, Katy Pugh & Rachel Hughes
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