CLOSED: Sheffield City Region: Business & Industry (OC28S17P0926)

Call to run a project to provide a mechanism for linking co-ordination of local employers with schools and young people to provide meaningful/inspirational experiences of the world of work, foster and encourage entrepreneurialism and ensure young people can make informed education and career choices in the Sheffield City Region Area (SCR).

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
26 October 2017
Last updated
22 January 2018 — See all updates
Fund state:
Closed
Type:
Learning and skills
Location:
Yorkshire and Humber
Funding source:
European Social Fund
Closing date:
18 January 2018

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

Applicants should clearly outline how they would co-ordinate (as a minimum) the following:

  • working with the SCR LEP and other local stakeholders to embed elements of the CEIAG strategy and other relevant policies (e.g. Post 16 Skills Plan)

  • development of essential work skills (i.e. communication, creativity, innovation and enterprise, critical thinking, team work, problem solving, resilience and character) of young people in both schools and colleges focusing on priority sector where existing provision is not otherwise available

  • fostering enterprise and entrepreneurship

  • development of meaningful/inspirational interactions with employers for young people (i.e. tasters, work experience, mentors, meet the employer sessions), focusing on priority sector where existing provision is not otherwise available

  • supporting employer involvement in curriculum design and delivery, focusing on priority industries where existing provision is not otherwise available.

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the Sheffield City Region Area.

Value

Approximately £1,599,696 of funding is available.

Deadlines

Outline application deadline: 18 January 2018.

Completion date

The project must be completed no later than 26 July 2021.

How to apply

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and send the Outline Application form to the email address provided in the call document. The guidance provides information to help you complete the form.

You will also need to complete the Annex for ESF IP 2.2 calls.

You are also advised to read the details in the call documents in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage.

Where to send completed applications

Completed Outline Applications must be submitted to [email protected].

Failure to send completed applications to this email address by the deadline in the call specification will be ineligible for consideration.

What happens next

If your outline application is successful, we’ll contact you and ask you to make a full application.

Contact details

Contact [email protected] with queries linked to accessing or using the specification, forms, guidance etc. No applications are to be sent to this email address. Completed applications must be sent to the email address provided in the ‘Where to send completed applications’ section above/Section 9 of the Call Specification.

Updates to this page

Published 26 October 2017
Last updated 22 January 2018 + show all updates

  1. Sheffield City Region: Business & Industry (OC28S17P0926) is now closed.

  2. First published.

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