CLOSED: Leadership and Management Skills for Women (OC20S19P1485)

Call to run a project to deliver activities to support the leadership and management skills of women in SME businesses in the Leeds City Region LEP area.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 6 August 2019
• Last updated: 30 October 2019 — See all updates

• Fund state: Closed
• Type: Learning and skills
• Location: Yorkshire and Humber
• Funding source: European Social Fund
• Closing date: 29 October 2019

This call is now closed. Please do not submit an application for this call. The information provided on this page is for reference purposes only.

Details

Projects are sought which will support female participants within SMEs to develop the Leadership and Management Skills to support business growth and facilitate progression into management positions and business continuity where there are skills shortages.

Activities should concentrate on business productivity, skills needs and succession planning. Every business is different and training needs to be flexible to respond to these differing circumstances. Support should also be tailored and relevant to support women-owned and BAME owned businesses and to female and BAME employees.

It is also anticipated that the Leadership and Management skills provision will have a particular emphasis on future workforce planning and ensuring participation in the business from those from disadvantaged groups.

All activities must complement and avoid duplication with other provision, thereby adding value. Successful candidates will be required to ensure that ESF provision will clearly add value and not duplicate any provision that can be arranged locally through existing mainstream institutions.

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the Leeds City Region LEP area.

Value

Approximately £2m of ESF is available.

Deadlines

Full application deadline: 29 October 2019

Completion date

Projects must be completed no later than 3 years and 6 months after the proposed project start date, however the ESF Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances. All ESF Projects must be completed by 31st December 2023. Project costs cannot be incurred beyond this date.

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.

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]

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 [email protected]. This address should not be used to request technical support.

Published 6 August 2019
Last updated 30 October 2019 + show all updates

1. 30 October 2019

   Call closed.

2. 6 August 2019

   First published.