pavs funding fair - eu funding
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EU Funding Briefing PAVS Funding Fair
17 November 2015Janine Downing
WCVA
www.wcva.org.uk 0800 2888 329 [email protected] Up-dated November 2015
Agenda
• EU funding 2014-2020 programme developments
• WCVA’s Active Inclusion Fund
EU Structural Funds: the fundamentals
• What? EU regional development aid • Who? Granted to all regions within the 28 EU Member
States; two areas within Wales: West Wales & the Valleys (WW&V) and East Wales
• Why? To raise the economic wealth (GDP) of regions; with a focus on regions with less than 75% EU average GDP (‘lesser developed’ regions)
• When? Seven year programme cycles (2000-2006; 2007-2013; 2014-2020)
• How? Managed in Wales by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO), part of the Welsh Government’s Finance Department
• How much?...
EU Structural & Investment Funds in Wales 2014-2020
West Wales & the Valleys £1.4bn
East Wales£300m
Rural Development Plan£953m
Ireland-Wales Cross-Border Co-operation Programme
€79m There are many other sources of EU funding, particularly for working with partners in other EU Member States
Added value
Match funding – including
volunteer time
Cross-cutting themes
Partnership Principle
ESF Priority 1:Tackling poverty through sustainable employment• WW&V only SO1: To increase the employability of those closest to the
labour market at most risk of poverty (WW&V only)
• SO2 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To increase the employability of Economically Inactive and Long Term Unemployed people aged 25 and over, who have complex barriers to employment (All Wales)
• WW&V only SO3: To reduce under-employment or absence rates for employed individuals with work limiting health conditions and / or other barriers to sustainable engagement with the labour market. (WW&V only)
ESF priorities 2014 - 2020
ESF Priority 2: Skills for Growth• SO1 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To increase the skills levels,
including work relevant skills, of those in the workforce with no or low skills (All Wales)
• SO2 for WW&V and SO2 for EW: To increase the number of people in the workforce with technical and job specific skills at an intermediate and higher level (All Wales)
• WW&V only SO3:To increase the number of people with graduate degrees or equivalent undertaking research and innovation activities with enterprise (WW&V only)
• SO4 for WW&V and SO3 for EW: To improve the position of women in the workforce (All Wales)
ESF priorities 2014 - 2020
ESF Priority 3: Youth Employment Attainment• SO1 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To reduce the number of 16-24 year
olds who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) (All Wales )
• SO2 for WW&V and SO2 for EW: To reduce the number of those at risk of becoming NEET, amongst 11-24 year olds (All Wales )
• WW&V only SO3: To increase the take up of and attainment levels in STEM subjects amongst 11-19 year olds (WW&V only)
• WW&V SO4: To increase the skills of the Early Years and Childcare workforce (WW&V only)
ESF priorities 2014 - 2020
How to access European Structural Funds
Routes of access for EU Structural Funds
•Direct applications to WEFO (‘lead/joint’ sponsor)Read WEFO Guidance for Project Sponsors
•Partnership approach with third party lead body
•Contracting/delivery opportunities
How to access European Structural Funds
And
Sign-up to the 3-SET EU funded tender e-bulletin: [email protected]
• Welsh Government led projects
• Local authority/college led regional projects
• Third sector led projects
WEFO list of approved projects and ideas underdevelopment
2014 - 2020 projects
0800 2888 329
For further assistance, please contact :
http://www.wcva.org.uk/funding/europe
Introducing Active InclusionWales Council for Voluntary Action
www.wcva.org.uk 0800 2888 329 [email protected] Updated November 2015
Active Inclusion: an overview
Active Inclusion has been designed to build on the previous success of the Engagement Gateway (EG) and the Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) delivered in the 2007-13 programme
Active Inclusion – an overview
Active Inclusion will contribute towards ESF Priority 1: Tackling Poverty through Sustainable Employment.
Active Inclusion will support and provide interventions for specific objective 1 (East Wales) and 2 (West Wales and the Valleys):
To increase the employability of Economically Inactive and Long Term Unemployed people aged 25 and over, who have complex barriers to employment.
Active Inclusion: delivery
Participants will be engaged through two complementary strands of delivery:
• Strand 1: Include• Strand 2: Achieve
Projects will help participants gain qualifications and skills to enhance their employability, undertake job search and gain employability skills to help them progress onto further activities or into employment.
Strand 1: Include
Focus on those furthest from the labour market - a ‘first step’ intervention
Strand 1 is non prescriptive in its delivery models
Participants could achieve:• Part or full accredited qualifications• Positive outcomes• Progression outputs – volunteering, further
learning, supported employment, full time employment
Strand 2: Achieve
Paid supported employment for up to 26 weeks and 35 hours per week
Paid National Minimum Wage
Participants could achieve:• Full accredited qualifications• Positive outcomes• Progression outputs – volunteering, further
learning, full time employment
Participants receive real work experience
Active Inclusion: who can join?
The fund will work with those over the age of 25 who are designated long term unemployed or economically inactive.
Participants will also need to fall into one of the following categories:
• Have low skills (Strand 1 - Include only) • Have a work limiting health condition• Have caring responsibilities• Are over 54 years old• Are from a jobless household
Please note:
Participants will not be eligible to join any Active Inclusion project if they –
• live in Communities First areas• are engaged or eligible to be on the PACE project
• are engaged on the UK Work Programme or Work Choice project
Application process
• Eligibility Questionnaire (EQ)• EQ assessment• Approved beneficiary list (ABL)• Invitations to apply (ITA)• Grant award• Project management
Cut off dates
Grant Round
EQ Deadline Project start date
Project area Project target groups
Achieve 03WWV
10 December 2015
April 2016 Pembrokeshire Jobless households
TBC – Any further rounds for Include in PembrokeshireActive Inclusion Youth
Where to find additional support
WCVA website: Active Inclusion section http://www.wcva.org.uk/funding/wcva-funding/active-inclusion-fund
Email [email protected] Call WCVA Helpdesk on 0800 2888 329
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