Resources

The Resources section is a rich source of constantly updated information about how ESF funding supports providers in delivering successful European Social Fund projects. ESF-Works’ Resources are an indispensable source of learning and advice, including multimedia interviews, key policy documents, practical project materials, and useful toolkits to help you discover the keys to successful project delivery.

Interviews

Stay up-to-date with new developments or explore older ESF News items and newsletters to find out what’s happening with the European Social Fund across England.

ESF mid-programme conference

The England and Gibraltar ESF 2007-2013 mid-programme conference, will be held on Wednesday 17 November 2010 at Villa Park, Birmingham.

The conference will:

celebrate the successes of the first half of the programme; and
discuss effective practice and how this can inform the delivery of ESF projects and improve outcomes in the second half of the programme.

The final programme includes:

key note speeches from senior DWP and European Commission officials;
a panel discussion on ESF priorities for 2011-2013;
presentation of ESF awards for equal opportunities and sustainable development;
an exhibition of ESF partners and projects; and
a series of workshops focusing on key ESF themes:
- working with offenders and ex-offenders - speakers including Pertemps People Development Group
- mainstreaming equal opportunities in-work training - including GHK, who undertook the recent national ESF In-Work Training evaluation
- older workers, featuring The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) digital divide, with speakers from the DAIN project
  young people - NEETS
- social enterprise
- green jobs and the low carbon economy, with inputs from Fifteen Cornwall
- community grants
- long-term unemployed and disadvantaged groups, with presentations from Inital Steps and Working Better

Participation in the conference is by invitation only. All delegate places have now been allocated, but ESF-Works will be carrying lots of information before and after the conference, showcasing projects taking part, keynote speaker presentations and interviews with delegates. With so much going on in the welfare-to-work and employment field, and new ESF tendering rounds getting under way, the conference is sure to be of major interest to all working in the field: if you can't attend check ESF-Works for updates.