CLOSED: Recovery & Renewal - Inclusive Labour Markets - North East Region (OC25S21P1824)
Call to run a project to help address the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the economy and workforce of the North East Region LEP area.
This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application against this call specification. The information provided below is for reference purposes only.
Details
Target Groups for support:
The Unemployed and Inactive Workforce
Young people have been the age group most impacted by the rise in unemployment with 17.2% of the 16-24 year olds unemployed as at October 2020. This call has a focus on young people who have been most likely to have lost their jobs.
Amongst the over 50s evidence suggests that many people have left the workforce altogether, with recent higher levels of economic inactivity registered than claimant count within this age range. For the mature workforce, people are living longer alongside the ongoing raising of the retirement age these experienced and skilled workers are a valuable workforce resource and should be targeted for service provision to enable them to get back into employment and extend their working lives.
Other Target Groups for support:
People made redundant and furloughed staff
The Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimate that 15% of furloughed employees end up being made redundant. With the third national lockdown at the start of 2021 it is therefore likely that further redundancies will develop during 2021 for directly employed staff, contract workers and others in ‘insecure employment’.
As many of the cohort who were made redundant in 2020 have been unable to secure alternative employment these will become increasingly a target group for support as their period of unemployment becomes prolonged.
A range of interventions are required dependent on the individual circumstances of those out of work. Those recently made redundant may require short-term advice guidance and support to move back into work whilst the long-term unemployed and economically inactive are likely to require much more intensive support to move them towards and into employment.
Applications are encouraged from consortia or other similar types of partnership arrangements.
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Location
The project must cover the North East Region LEP area.
Value
Approximately £5m of ESF is available.
Deadlines
Full application deadline: 02 June 2021
Completion date
Projects must be financially completed (i.e. have a proposed Financial Completion Date) no later than 31st December 2023; however, the Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances.
Full Application Submission
To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and submit your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT System.
Please note: the ECLAIMS IT System can only be access from within the UK.
Full Applications submitted in the ECLAIMS IT System after the call closing date shown above and on the call specification will not be appraised.
If you do not already have access to the ECLAIMS IT system, please request an ‘ECLAIMS External Access Form’ by emailing E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk
You will need to request an External Access Form for each person in your organisation who requires access.
It is your responsibility to ensure you request and activate your ECLAIMS access in sufficient time. We strongly advise that you obtain and activate your ECLAIMS access at least 2 weeks prior to the advertised call closure date, if not sooner.
You are also advised to read the details in the call specification in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the ESF Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage.
The published ESF Online Full Application Guidance also provides step-by-step advice on how to complete your Full Application using the ECLAIMS IT system. ESF Online Full Application Guidance.
Technical Support
If you encounter any technical difficulties completing or submitting your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT system, please send an email to E.CLAIMSSUPPORT@dwp.gov.uk
The technical support operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm and it is your responsibility to ensure you seek and technical advice in sufficient time to complete and submit your Full Application before the published call closure date.
The Managing Authority reserves the right to reject applications which are incomplete or not submitted in a timely and compliant way.
Contact details
If you have any questions about the Call Specification or ESF Online Full Application Guidance, please contact esf.2014-2020@dwp.gov.uk. This address should not be used to request technical support.
Last updated 3 June 2021 + show all updates
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Recovery & Renewal - Inclusive Labour Markets - North East Region (OC25S21P1824) project call is now closed.
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