LSC London ESF

  

Invitations to Tender

There is now a dedicated section of the LSC London ESF website to Invitations to Tender and the results of the LSC London’s ESF Tendering Rounds. Please click here to be redirected to the Invitations to Tender page.
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Strategic Overview

London is one of the world’s most successful, dynamic and diverse cities. However, London’s success is marred by the persistence of deep inequalities and a poverty of aspiration. Around 600,000 Londoners have no qualifications and almost 30% are not in employment. With the lowest rate of employment in England, the Skills and Employment Strategy’s objective is to raise London’s employment rate of 70.5% to 72%.

Through the investment of £740 million in the region over 7 years, the 2007- 2013 ESF Programme, under the strategic responsibility of the Mayor of London, can help achieve increases in sustainable employment and support businesses to raise the skills of London’s workforce.

Together London’s four Co-financing organisations, the Learning and Skills Council, Department for Work and Pensions, London Development Agency and London Councils will work collaboratively to deliver a joined up programme in the region aligned with the London Skills and Employment Board’s Strategy. Supporting documents and strategies for each of the Co-Financing Organisations are available on our Supporting Documents page.
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The LSC London ESF Programme

LSC London region is one of four Co-Financing Organisations delivering the London 2007-2013 European Social Fund (ESF) programme under the direction of the Mayor of London. The programme will contribute to sustainable economic growth and social inclusion by extending employment opportunities and by developing a skilled and adaptable workforce.

Our first Co-Financing Plan for this programme (available below), which runs from 2007 to 2010, sets out how we will distribute our ESF allocation in line with the priorities set out in the London ESF Regional Framework. Links to the Regional Framework and other key strategies linked to delivery of the LSC London’s ESF programme are available on the Supporting Documents page.

 LSC London Co-Financing Plan
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