Lowlands and Uplands Scotland 20072013 European Structural Funds Programme Pearce Stewart European P

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Lowlands and Uplands Scotland2007-2013 (European
Structural Funds) ProgrammePearce Stewart
European Policy Manager
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Setting the Scene ESF Priorities Horizontal
themesCPP allocationsRound 2 announcementwhere
next?
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Scottish Governments economic strategy, based
around the 5 themes of Wealthier and fairer
Smarter Healthier Safer and Stronger
GreenerSigned a Concordat for Single Outcome
Agreements with all 32 Local Authorities
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Government economic strategy aims to increase
growth in Scottish Economy to equal that of the
UKEuropean Structural Funds compliments this
aim through European Social Fund and European
Regional Development Fund
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Reduced amount of European Structural funding
available for 2007-2013 Programmes halved to
678.7Million More strategic approach to
funding with focus on a lasting legacy for
ScotlandFront-loading of ESF programmes to
ensure maximum use of funds
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Scotland has a budget of 678.7Million Poland
has a budget of 9.71BillionBulgaria has a
budget of 6.67Billion
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Priorities ESF P1 co-ordinated progress of
unemployed and inactive people of all ages
towards sustainable employment Progressing into
Employment ESF P2 improve the skills of the
workforce to enhance employability, productivity,
adaptability, inclusion and entrepreneurial
expertise Progressing through Employment ESF
P3 widen access to post-school lifelong
learning, particularly for key client groups.
Improving access to Lifelong learning
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• Horizontal themes
• Equal Opportunities to increase the
  opportunities within the Programme for all groups
  to benefit and to prioritise and adapt support
  for groups facing particular discrimination or
  barriers to participation
• Environmental Sustainability to ensure that ESF
  Programmes promote sustainable use and
  conservation of Scottish environmental assets by
  enhancing the role of environmental
  sustainability in economic and social development
  policy making
• Social Inclusion to ensure that economic growth
  and social inclusion go hand in hand to help
  people overcome multiple barriers to entering
  employment and progressing in their careers while
  contributing fully to their local and national
  community.

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Community Planning Partnerships13 eligible
areas based on SIMD CPPs have received over 55
Million ESF (P1) and ERDF (P3) funding towards
integrated regeneration and employability
plansEvaluation being commissioned by SG to
look at impact of the CPP model
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Round 2 ESF funding allocations First Minister
announced 95 million in European funding that
will be directed towards Scotland's economic
recovery ESF - 24.7 Million 78 Projects ERDF
- 70.2 Million 50 Projects Will support
75,000 people gain or sustain employmentand
create 8000 jobs
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Total ESF ALLOCATIONS
Does not include Technical Assistance or
Evaluation Allocation and based on a March euro
rate of 0.891300
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Remaining funds in programme P1 25.8 Million -
76 committed P2 70.6 Million - 20
committed P3 23.7 Million - 37 committed
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Where next? Strategic time critical projects (to
be discussed at 27 May PMC) Training for Work
increased support Through TfW in response to
increase in Unemployment levels - 2.8 Million
ESF Support for redundant Modern Apprentices
support to 500 MAs being made redundant - 6.5
Mill ESF
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Where next? Third round of ESF funding Stage 1
Applications Aug 2009 Stage 2 Applications Oct
2009 Advisory Group Meetings Feb 2010 PMC
Meetings March 2010 Ministerial Announcement
tbc 2010
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