Preparing to deliver the Greater Manchester ESIF Plan Autumn 2014 Opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations. Alex Whinnom,

Preparing to deliver the Greater Manchester ESIF Plan Autumn 2014

Opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.

Alex Whinnom, Chief Executive. GMCVO

How does it happen?VCSE

advisory☺

DCLG

GMCA LEPGM Strategy

GM ESIF Plan £ Co-Financing organisations

New Economy / GMCA (officers) ☺

LMC“Local

Management Committee”

☺

Local match

SFA DWP Big Lottery

“SOG”☺

Skills & Employment Partnership

☺

VCSE advisory

☺

Positioning the VCSE sector

• Social innovation and social value

• Reach and engagement

• Social and community enterprise

• European Programme• Growth Deal• Further devolution

Where, when and how are the big opportunities?

• ESF – skills, employment

• ERDF – start-ups, business growth, CO², capital works

• Big Lottery co-finance

CALL SPECIFICATIONS FOR LOTS GO TO GMLMC FOR SIGN OFF

CALL SPECIFICATIONS PUBLISHED FOR PARTNER INPUT

CALL SPECIFICATIONS ISSUED BY CLG/ OPT INS

SEPTEMBER 

COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF)

2. Inward Investment and Trade

3. Sector Programmes / Manufacturing Advisory Service / Low Carbon Support

4. Growth Hub & Services

SCIENCE & INNOVATION (ERDF)

1. Asset base science infrastructure

OCTOBER 2014

OCTOBER 2014

JANUARY 2015

JANUARY 2015

NOVEMBER 

COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF)

6. Start Ups

SKILLS (ESF)

A3. GM young residents progress into employment

B1. GM residents progress into employment

B3. Working Well extension

D4. Skills provision which will relate to removing the barriers some people face when entering employment

E1. Social enterprise to adapt to the needs of GM 

NOVEMBER 2014

NOVEMBER 2014

JANUARY 2015

JANUARY 2015

[1] Timing of Lot B6 - In work support for those at risk of falling out of work onto benefits to be confirmed.

DECEMBER 

COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF)

5. Innovation

SKILLS (ESF)

A1. Early intervention progs for 15-18 yrs olds (NEET)

A2. High quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) and career provision including National Careers Service for young people (15+)

A4. Ensure the supply and demand meet future requirements 19-24 yr olds

A5. Youth Contract extension (specific cohort: enhancement of GM Programme)

B2. Innovative to support marginalised groups to help bring them towards economic activity.

B5. National Careers Service- extension 

DECEMBER 2014

DECEMBER 2014

MARCH 2015

FEBRARY 2015

JANUARY 

COMPETITIVE BUSINESS (ERDF)

1. Access to Finance

SKILLS (ESF)

D1. Provision to up-skill the existing workforce (including management skills, focus on 50+)D3. This investment priority will provide skills support at all level jobs for GM priority and growth sectors;E2. Develop the capacity of community and voluntary sector 

FEBRUARY 2015

FEBRUARY 2015

MARCH 2015

MARCH 2015

FEBRUARY 

SKILLS (ESF) A2. High quality information, advice and guidance (IAG) and career provision including National Careers Service for young people (15+)A5. Youth Contract extension (specific cohort: enhancement of GM Programme)C1. Skills provision responsive to the needs of the local economy and employersC3. Skills investment and provider staff development to increase engagement with business and wider community C5. Activities to start and grow a businessD2. Increase access to advanced (higher level) skills for the most disadvantaged 

  FEBRUARY 2015 

  APRIL 2015

What could go wrong

• New to everyone………

• Scale

• Capacity

• Competition

• Delays

PLEASE DISCUSS:

Is this an opportunity for my organisation?

•Please note on the flipchart any thoughts, questions, ideas, suggestions that you have

ANY QUESTIONS?

Next steps

Building Better Opportunities• Should hear by 20th October• Planned:

– “Easy Guide” to the ESIF Plan– Dedicated email address for queries– FAQ log– More events around specific sectors / target beneficiary

groups (may include “meet the buyer” if identifiable and/or support for VCSE consortia)

– Workshops giving technical help– Also support for infrastructure providers to enable them to

cascade information to their members

What technical help would help you?• Diagnostic

• PQQ criteria

• Pricing

• Data collection and monitoring

• Meet the buyer• Would you be willing to pay towards it?

What should you do?

• Make sure you are signed up to receive updates (GMCVO website) – look out for more information

• Start to consider now:– What outputs you could deliver– For which target beneficiary groups– At what price

• Make sure you are “ESIF-ready” and could meet criteria for suppliers

For more information • www.gmcvo.org.uk/european-programme-2014-20

• www.networkforeurope.eu

• http://neweconomymanchester.com/stories/1950-news_from_eu

• www.agma.gov.uk/gmca/european-funding-2014-2020/index.html

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