The Workers' Educational Association (WEA) has been successful in its bid to coordinate European Social Fund (ESF) Community Grants Fund across the whole of the North West. The contract starts in September 2011 and it will run to December 2013. Grants of up to £12,000 can be awarded
to groups and organisations who provide help with basic skills, work experience, training advice and guidance, job search assistance, confidence-building, personal development and support to remove barriers to training and employment. Grants can also be awarded to support organisational capacity of groups who fulfil the ESF remit. The WEA anticipates that there will be a great deal of interest in the funding and understand that applying for grants can be a huge undertaking for some less experienced groups. Therefore, the WEA will be running support workshops and events - this will spread the word about the fund and help applicants to submit bids. Details of the first round of grant funding will be published soon. For more information including guidelines about the kind of community projects the ESF supports visit www.nw.wea.org.uk
ESF Community Learning Grants - Briefing Day
Liverpool - Friday 25th November 2011 -Registration & refreshments 9.30 to 12.30
Venue: The Neurosupport Centre, Norton Street, Liverpool, England, L3 8LR
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ESF Community Learning Grants - Briefing Day
Liverpool - Friday 25th November 2011 -Registration & refreshments 1.00pm to 3.30
Venue: The Neurosupport Centre, Norton Street, Liverpool, England, L3 8LR
Book on Eventbrite http://weaesfgrantslpool02.eventbrite.co.uk/
ESF Community Learning Grants - Briefing Day
Lancaster - Friday 2nd December 2011-Registration & refreshments 9.30 to 12.30
Venue: Lancaster& District YMCA, Lancaster & District YMCA 'Heart Of The City', Fleet Square, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1EZ
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ESF Community Learning Grants - Briefing Day
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The programme for the North West is being managed by the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) and the first of several rounds has just been launched, with a closing date of 5pm on Friday 6th January 2012.
Places are limited.
For further details please email ESFgrants@wea.org.uk
Tracy Bailey
Team Administrator
North West Regional Youth Work Unit
Bold Business Centre
Bold Lane
St Helens
WA9 4TX
01925 295837
http://www.nwrywu.org.uk/
http://www.youthforia.org.uk/
