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European Social Fund (ESF) and skills funding

List of ESF contracts for 2014 to 2020 programme. Funding rules, state aid regulations, contact details for training providers.

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Guidance and regulation

1. ESF funding rules

   Guidance

   8 May 2018

   Education and Skills Funding Agency

2. ESF 2014 to 2020 programme – list of contracts

   Guidance

   17 January 2018

   Education and Skills Funding Agency

3. ESF funding rates for training and skills provision

   Guidance

   23 March 2016

   Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency

1. ESFA: supplementary data collection

   • Guidance
   • 4 April 2017
   • Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency and Education and Skills Funding Agency

2. ESF: programme summaries

   • Guidance
   • 12 May 2015
   • Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency

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News and communications

ESF learners clean up at the Adult Learners’ Week awards 2014

3 July 2014

Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency

News story

1. ESF social enterprise Fifteen Cornwall wins international award

   • 16 April 2014
   • Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
   • News story

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Transparency

1. SFA ESF: research and evaluation

   • 26 February 2014
   • Closed organisation: Skills Funding Agency
   • Research

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Organisations

1. Education & Skills Funding Agency