Projects

Projects from all regions are represented here, showcasing and celebrating the wide range of ESF activities that are taking place. Here you can find the project overviews; participant interviews; achievements; and additional information from the projects.



Filters:

  •  
  •  
  •  

You are viewing projects from all regions and all themes and all target groups.   Reset filters

Title Region Co-financer Target groups Priority Themes

1st Step Engagement, West YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber (West Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsEconomically inactive1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
A Sporting ChanceEast Midlands (Nottinghamshire)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Aim Higher, Guilsborough SchoolEast Midlands (Northamptonshire)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceYouth unemployment
Apprenticeships Redeployment Support ProgrammeLondon (Cross London)Skills Funding AgencyApprenticeship1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
BEST: Key Support Worker ProgrammeYorkshire and the Humber (South Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsAdvice and guidance1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Better West MidlandsWest Midlands (Throughout the region)Skills Funding Agency and West Midlands CouncilsRedundancy or at risk of redundancy2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Beyond 2010East of England (Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk)East of England Development AgencySmall and medium-sized enterprise or SME2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Bridging the Gap – Women WorkLondon (London)London Development AgencySubstance abuse - alcohol or drug problems, Offenders and ex-offenders, Hardest to help, Females or women or gender equality1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Brighter Futures PlusEast Midlands (Corby, Kettering)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Care Training East MidlandsEast Midlands (Nottinghamshire)Skills Funding AgencyUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
CCP Peterlee: Customer Services Skills for Work RoutewayNorth East (Tyne and Wear)Skills Funding AgencyLong-term unemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
CCP: Building Futures East (BFE)North East (Tyne and Wear)Skills Funding AgencyLong-term unemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
CCP: Van HeeNorth East (Tyne and Wear)Skills Funding AgencyLong-term unemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
City and Islington College Response to RedundancyLondon (North London)Skills Funding AgencyRedundancy or at risk of redundancy1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Clear about CarbonCornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall)ITMWorkers and employees, Sustainable development, Small and medium-sized enterprise or SME, Skills for climate change, Public administration and service workers, Management and managers, Environment or environmental sustainability5: Improving the skills of the local workforceSkills for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Climate change
Connected — Derby and DerbyshireEast Midlands (Derbyshire)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Cornwall WorksCornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall)Department for Work and PensionsPathways4: Tackling barriers to employmentNot applicable
Cornwall Works 50+Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall)ITMOlder people (aged over 50)4: Tackling barriers to employmentDemographic Change (Older Workers and Migration), 50+ older workers
Cornwall Works 50+ CaresCornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall)ITMCarers5: Improving the skills of the local workforce50+ older workers
Coventry Blaze Community Sports LeadershipWest Midlands (Coventry, Warwickshire)Skills Funding Agency and West Midlands CouncilsUnemployed, No or low qualifications, Level 2 qualifications, Economically inactive, Community grant2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceInclusion
Driving the Future of Skills ESF Train to Gain, NorthamptonshireEast Midlands (Northamptonshire)Skills Funding AgencyEngaging employers2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
DV8South East (East Sussex, Brighton and Hove)Skills Funding AgencyYoung people1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
eBusiness ChampionsEast Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire)ITMSmall and medium-sized enterprise or SME1: Extending employment opportunitiesICT and the Digital Divide
Eco-AdvantageSouth East (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Kent)ITMLow skilled, People with disabilities or health conditions, Skills for climate change, Unemployed, Workers and employees2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceSkills for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Climate change
Employer Responsive Skills Development Levels 2 and 3 in the Built EnvironmentSouth East (West Sussex)Skills Funding AgencyAdvice and guidance2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Employment Finder Service Youth Programme, New College StamfordEast Midlands (Lincoln, Sleaford, Grantham, Spalding, Stamford)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
ESF HorizonNorth East (Newcastle upon Tyne)Department for Work and PensionsEconomically inactive1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
ESF Skills for Life and Work at FordLondon (East London)London Development AgencyWorkers and employees2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
ESF/Wansbeck Centre for Voluntary Services (WCVS), AshingtonNorth East (Northumberland)Department for Work and PensionsAdvice and guidance1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
ESP SunderlandNorth East (Tyne and Wear)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
EUL (Education Unlimited)South West (Bristol)Learning and Skills Council14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Family FocusSouth West (Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset)The Department for Work and PensionsSelf employment, Migrants, Lone parents and other disadvantaged parents, Economically inactive, Advice and guidance4: Tackling barriers to employmentInclusion
Fifteen CornwallCornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall)Skills Funding Agency and Department of Work and PensionsYoung people4: Tackling barriers to employmentYouth unemployment
Finding FuturesSouth East (East Sussex, Brighton and Hove)Skills Funding AgencyYoung people1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
FLOW (Flexible Lives for Older Workers)South East (Bracknell Forest, Milton Keynes, Basingstoke and Deane)ITMOlder people (aged over 50)1: Extending employment opportunitiesDemographic Change (Older Workers and Migration), 50+ older workers
Future FocusEast Midlands (Lincolnshire)East Midlands Local Authority Consortium 14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
GreenWays to Work CumbriaNorth West (Cumbria)ITMEnvironment or environmental sustainability2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceClimate change, Skills for Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Headstart2WorkSouth East (Brighton and Hove)Skills Funding AgencyYoung people1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Initial Steps at Intraining, HullYorkshire and the Humber (north east Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsHardest to help1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Inspiring Women’s EnterpriseEast of England (Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk)East of England Development AgencyEconomically inactive1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Kickstart LifeWest Midlands (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton)Skills Funding Agency and West Midlands CouncilsYoung people, Offenders and ex-offenders, Lone parents and other disadvantaged parents, Hardest to help, 14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
KS4 Pre-Engagement ProgrammeSouth East (Brighton and Hove, East Sussex)Skills Funding AgencyYoung people1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Learning as a stepping stone to employmentSouth East (Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Surrey, North Hampshire, Sussex)Skills Funding AgencyOffenders and ex-offenders, Long-term unemployed, Hardest to help4: Tackling barriers to employmentInclusion
London Councils - ESF Borough ProgrammeLondon (Central London)Not availableAdvice and guidance1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
myUKinfo.comEast of England (Norfolk, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire)East of England Development AgencyMigrants1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Navigate (Responses to Redundancy)South East (East Sussex)Department for Work and PensionsRedundancy or at risk of redundancy2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
New Futures Professional Development Network South EastSouth East (Isle of Wight, Thames Valley, Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire)Skills Funding AgencyWorkers and employees2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
New Start at the QED Centre for Jobs and Training, BradfordYorkshire and the Humber (West Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsMigrants2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceInclusion
New Start at Unity Business Centre, Roundhay LeedsYorkshire and the Humber (West Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsMigrants1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
NewleafSouth West (Devon)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
On TrackWest Midlands (Coventry, North Warwickshire)West Midlands Councils and Skills Funding AgencyYoung people, Active inclusion, 14-19 NEET or early-school leavers2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceYouth unemployment
OptINSouth East (East Sussex, Brighton and Hove)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Parklife Environmental Business Management ProgrammeSouth West (Gloucestershire)Skills Funding AgencySmall and medium-sized enterprise or SME2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceClimate change
Pathways 4 CrayLondon (South London)London CouncilsPathways1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Pathways4Cray – Updated Project ReportLondon (Bromley)London CouncilsHardest to help4: Tackling barriers to employmentInclusion
Personal Best (Surrey and Thames Valley)South East (Thames Valley, Surrey)Skills Funding AgencyEconomically inactive2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceInclusion
Pisces West Midlands: Unlocking the potential of people over 50West Midlands (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton)Skills Funding Agency and West Midlands Leaders BoardOlder people (aged over 50)1: Extending employment opportunities50+ older workers
Pre-Employment Skills and In-work Support (Tomorrow’s People)London (Central London, East London)Department for Work and PensionsLong-term unemployed, Lone parents and other disadvantaged parents, Carers1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Pre-Entry Provision for Adults, LutonEast of England (Luton)Luton Borough CouncilEconomically inactive1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Prevista-Simplifying Opportunities for Start-ups (SOS)South East (Surrey)South East England Development AgencyPeople with disabilities or health conditions1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Project SomersetSouth West (Somerset)Not availableYoung people, Vocational training, Basic skills, Advice and guidance, 14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Race2Discover (Luton Training and Mentoring)East of England (South Bedfordshire)Central Bedfordshire CouncilUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
ReachOutNorth West (Wirral)Wirral Borough CouncilActive inclusion1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
ReActLondon (North London)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
ReEngageSouth West (Gloucestershire)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Response to Redundancy for South London: Real Help, Now!London (South London)Skills Funding AgencyRedundancy or at risk of redundancy1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Rigid ContainersEast Midlands (Northamptonshire)Skills Funding AgencyLow skilled2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
RNID ETSS Employability ProjectNorth West (Greater Manchester)Department for Work and PensionsPeople with disabilities or health conditions1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Routeways to EmploymentSouth East (Medway, Kent)Department for Work and PensionsUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Sefton@Work: Reaching out when times are hardNorth West (Merseyside)Skills Funding AgencyUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Shaw Trust BoltonNorth West (Greater Manchester)Department for Work and PensionsUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Shaw Trust WhitstableSouth East (Kent)Skills Funding AgencyUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Skills for Climate Change (Newham)London (Cross London)ITMSmall and medium-sized enterprise or SME2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceClimate change, Skills for Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Skills for Jobs, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Tribal)East Midlands (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire)Skills Funding AgencyUnemployed2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
South East Regional Response to RedundancySouth East (West Sussex)Skills Funding AgencyAdvice and guidance2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
South West Enabling Environmental Technologies (SWEET)South West (Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire)Skills Funding AgencyEnvironment or environmental sustainability2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceClimate change
South Yorkshire A4E: Employment SolutionsYorkshire and the Humber (South Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsEngaging employers1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
South Yorkshire A4E: Self-EmploymentYorkshire and the Humber (South Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsEntrepreneurship or potential entrepreneurs1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
St Giles Trust: LDA Outreach for the Homeless projectLondon (South London)London Development AgencyHardest to help1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
St Helens Council for Voluntary Services (CVS)North West (St Helens)Skills Funding AgencyActive inclusion2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Starting Point, St Helen’s ChamberNorth West (St Helens)Skills Funding AgencyActive inclusion1: Extending employment opportunitiesActive Inclusion, Not applicable
Stepping Stones into Employment (ESF/LSC)South East (Brighton and Hove, East Sussex)Skills Funding AgencyUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Stepping UpLondon (South London)Skills Funding AgencyAdvice and guidance1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Stepping-StonesEast of England (Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Essex)Skills Funding AgencyWorkers and employees, Vocational training, No or low qualifications, Migrants, Low skilled, Engaging employers, Carers, Basic skills2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Taxi ‘Train Work Train’ Routeway: Teesside WearsideNorth East (Durham, Tees Valley, Sunderland)Department for Work and PensionsEconomically inactive2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
The Jericho FoundationWest Midlands (Birmingham, Solihull)Skills Funding Agency and West Midlands Leaders BoardLong-term unemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
The Liverpool JET (Jobs, Education and Training)North West (Liverpool)Skills Funding AgencyEconomically inactive, Unemployed2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
TNG, WarringtonNorth West (Cheshire)Department for Work and PensionsUnemployed1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
TransQual: English Language TrainingEast of England (Thurrock, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Areas, Southend-on-Sea, Peterborough, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Luton)East of England Development AgencyMigrants2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceInclusion
TransQual: Migrant Worker Qualification ConversionEast of England (Peterborough, Hertfordshire, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Areas, Luton, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk)Skills Funding AgencyMigrants2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceInclusion
Unlocking Cornish PotentialCornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Cornwall)Combined Universities in CornwallGraduates and post-graduates4: Tackling barriers to employmentNot applicable
Women Like Us: From Playground to PayslipLondon (South London)London CouncilsChildcare1: Extending employment opportunitiesInclusion
Work Solutions, LiverpoolNorth West (Merseyside)Department for Work and PensionsUnemployed, No or low qualifications, Economically inactive2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Working Links Liverpool: Ready for WorkNorth West (Merseyside)Department for Work and PensionsUnemployed2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforceNot applicable
Working Links Manchester at SportcityNorth West (Greater Manchester)Department for Work and PensionsAdvice and guidance1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Working Links Manchester: The Wai Yin CentreNorth West (Greater Manchester)Department for Work and PensionsMigrants1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Working Links MiddlesbroughNorth East (Tees Valley)Department for Work and PensionsRedundancy or at risk of redundancy1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Working Links StocktonNorth East (Tees Valley)Department for Work and PensionsEconomically inactive1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Working Skills - Employment Skills Vocational Routeway (ESVR)Yorkshire and the Humber (East Yorkshire)Department for Work and PensionsUnemployed, Redundancy or at risk of redundancy1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Working with Housing Association Tenants (Employment Support)East of England (Bedfordshire)Central Bedfordshire CouncilUnemployed, People with disabilities or health conditions, Low skilled, Long-term unemployed, Lone parents and other disadvantaged parents, Hardest to help, Economically inactive, Advice and guidance, Active inclusion1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
WyldwoodsWest Midlands (Shropshire)Skills Funding Agency and West Midlands Leaders BoardCommunity grant1: Extending employment opportunitiesNot applicable
Young EntrepreneursEast of England (Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire Areas)Central Bedfordshire Council14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment
Youth Enhanced Support (YES)South West (Gloucestershire)Skills Funding Agency14-19 NEET or early-school leavers1: Extending employment opportunitiesYouth unemployment