1. ESF update: July 2015 Nehal Depani, LVSC 1

2. 2 1. The programmes

3. 3 CFOs: in brief Big LotterySFADWP GrantsContracts Projects launch June / Oct ‘15 Launch summer 2015? Two stage application process SFA register closes 3 July One stage process Adult employment Adult skills/ youth Adult employment London Councils applied for funding for its own programme: know more in autumn

4. 4 Cyclers progression Older people Troubled families (Lone) parents out of work Disability employment Heathrow employment programme Support for those in social housing DWP: adult employment £10-15m £6-10m £2-6m

5. 5 Sector based approaches (£25m) In work progression (£10m) Start ups and entrepreneurship (£8m) Construction skills (£5m) ESOL (£4m) SFA adult skills

6. 6 NEET outreach Preventative NEET Youth talentLDD Mental health/drug/ alcohol Characteristics leading to disadvantage 16-18 targeted interventions Careers Guidance ILM Careers clusters BAME Gangs prevention SFA youth provision £9-16m £6-9m £2-6m

7. 7 2. The process

8. 8 SFA process SFA register closes today BUT you don’t need to be on it if you are seeking to be a sub-contractor with less than £100k aggregate contract value Hope for July 2015 launch and November award

9. 9 DWP process Invitations to tender through Bravo Solutions: encourage organisation to sign up to the Contracts Finder Any legal entity can bid and DWP encourage local market & specialist engagement Implemented 8-13 weeks after award and expect regular Contract Performance Review meetings

10. 10 3. LVSC resources

11. EoIs and lists of leads Sign up and view other resources: http://vcsassist.org.uk/ http://vcsassist.org.uk/ 11

12. Events Networking for BBO (September) BAME women Partnership training Engaging with employers Supporting lone parents 12

13. Keep up to date Email alerts of new posts vcsassist.org.uk 1 Employment & skills bulletin vcsassist.org.uk 2 Follow @Nehal_LVSC and @LVSCNews 3 13