ESF in Action Conference 3 rd October 2014 Emma Buckman Interim - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ESF in Action Conference 3 rd October 2014 Emma Buckman Interim Strategy Manager Heart of the South West LEP

Strategy Development Strategic Economic Plan ESIF • Finalised in March • Plan setting out how we will use EU Structural funds to • Overarching economic plan deliver our priorities for the area • Formally submitted to Government at the end of http://www.heartofswlep.co.u January, but can’t be k/strategic-economic-plan finalised until the ‘National Operational Programme’ has been signed off

Our core aims

Our priorities in a nutshell Creating the Conditions for Maximising Productivity and Building on our Growth Employment Opportunities Distinctiveness Infrastructure for growth: The infrastructure and facilities The infrastructure and facilities  Transport and accessibility to create more and better needed to support higher value Place  Digital infrastructure employment: growth:    Sustainable solutions for Enterprise infrastructure Specialist marine sites   flood management Strategic employment sites Innovation infrastructure    Energy Infrastructure Unlocking housing growth Our environmental assets Creating a favourable business Achieving more sustainable and Supporting higher value growth: Business  environment broadly based business growth: Innovation through Smart   A simpler, more accessible, Reaching new markets Specialisation   business support system Globalisation Building innovation capacity Businesses and individuals can Increasing employment, Creating a world class workforce reach their potential: progression and workforce skills. to support higher value growth:    Skills infrastructure Moving people into Enterprise and business People  Accessibility to employment skills   education/employment Supporting people to Technical and higher level   Employer engagement and progress to better jobs Skills for our  ownership Improving workforce skills transformational opportunities.

ESIF 2014-2020 • England Programme, steered locally by HOTSW ESIF strategy • The role of the strategy is to set out the types of activity we expect to see funded in this programme • Strategy available on-line • http://www.heartofswlep.co.uk/news/europe an-structural-and-investment-funds-strategy

EUSIF - background • Proposals for Transition More Total Developed investment of: ERDF £43.25m £14.34m £57.60m – ERDF (place blind) ESF £28.84m £14.34m £43.18m – ESF (place blind) EAFRD Not split £15.54m – EAFRD (rural only) • Split by Transition (Plymouth, Torbay and Devon) and More developed (Somerset) • Submitted 31 st Jan

Approach • EUSIF – a tool for implementation of the SEP priorities. • EUSIF investment supporting a large number (but not all) of SEP priorities • Same vision, mission, evidence base • Looked at how we could link SEP priorities together in the form of integrated activities

5 Integrated Activities A. Maximising Innovation through Transformational Opportunities and Smart Specialisation B. Enterprise and SME Competitiveness C. Reaching New Markets D. Digital E. Social and Economic Inclusion

ESF Activities Integrated ESF Activities Activity Group • A - Innovation Employer led solutions to address higher level skills • B – SME Start-up support and leadership and management skills • Competitivenes Linking students and graduates to industry and s retaining higher level skills • C – New No ESF Activity Markets • D - Digital Digital Inclusion • Intermediate, Technical and Higher Level Skills • E – Social Supporting the hardest to reach access economic Inclusion opportunities • Supported approaches for young people • Tackling ‘in work poverty’

Opportunities to input • People theme group consulted on SEP priorities and broad ESF activities • Planned event on14 th November to engage with wider stakeholders and partners to define/shape scope and details

How will activity happen? Opt-Ins ‘Calls for Proposals’ • Three ESF Opt-In providers • Managing Authority to issue ‘Calls for proposals’ – DWP – SFA • Organisations can apply – BIG Lottery against the call • HOTSW currently • ESIF committee sets out an negotiating Opt-In activity implementation plan, • Majority of ESF allocation is identifying areas for calls likely to go through this each year. route

What Next? • Finalising the ESIF strategy, potentially tweaking to reflect UK/EC negotiations up until OP signed off • Setting up the ESIF Area Committee (closing date 9 th Oct) • Working up implementation plan • ESF OP signed in the Autumn • Programme live early in New Year

Heart of the SW – Growth Deal • 130m in total • 63m in 15/16 • 8 th largest overall • 9 th largest per capita

Growth Deal 1+ • Currently in development • Capital funding only • FE Colleges invited to submit proposals • Desire to engage with private sector in future deals

Emma Buckman Interim Manager of Strategy Heart of the South West local enterprise partnership emma.buckman@heartofswlep.co.uk 01364 661137 heartofswlep.co.uk