Call to run a project that will deliver an employer-led approach to undertake a range of activities to improve the labour market relevance of skills provision for New Anglia’s key sectors.

Please note: The attached call specification has been amended to reflect a change in the Minimum Application Level for the project.

Details

This call seeks applications that will deliver an employer-led approach to undertake a range of activities to improve the labour market relevance of skills provision for New Anglia’s key sectors. It builds on the Sector Skills Development Call which was launched in the New Anglia LEP area in September 2019 and which attracted considerable interest and a large number of applications.

Successful projects applying to this Call will show how the priorities identified in the Sector Skills Plans and Cross-cutting report will be delivered through their projects in the light of the new challenges faced. Successful projects may address the particular priorities identified in a single skills plan or by a relevant sector group, or may take a more cross-cutting approach, delivering against the needs identified in more than one plan. Projects may address a single ESF Investment Priority or combine outputs and results, from priority 2.1 and priority 2.2.

For more information, download the Call Specification.

Location

The project must cover the New Anglia LEP area.

Value

Approximately £2,500,000 of ESF is available.

Deadlines

Full application deadline: 04 December 2020

Completion date

Projects must be financially completed (i.e. have a proposed Financial Completion Date) no later than 31st December 2023; however, the Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances.

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.

Please note: the ECLAIMS IT System can only be access from within the UK.

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 30 September 2020
Last updated 2 October 2020 + show all updates

  1. Sector Skills Development in New Anglia (OC24S20P1778) Call Specification amended to reflect a change to Minimum Application Level.

  2. First published.

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