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European Social Fund (ESF) The HLC Experience

Discover how Humber Learning Consortium, a registered charity and VCS organization, has successfully delivered over £15m of European Social Fund (ESF) programs, including Community Grants, NEETs, and more. Learn about the positives and negatives of ESF funding, such as reaching marginalized groups, dealing with bureaucracy, and achieving financial sustainability.

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European Social Fund (ESF) The HLC Experience

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  1. European Social Fund (ESF) The HLC Experience

  2. Humber Learning Consortium • Registered charity & VCS organisation • Operating in learning & skills sector • Delivered ESF (co-financed) for approx. 10 years • Over £15m of ESF delivery • Mainly Priority 1 (unemployed / economically inactive) • Some priority 2 delivery in the past • Bid via competitive tendering processes

  3. ESF – examples of programmes run by Humber Learning Consortium • Community Grants • NEETs • Adult Engagement • Information Advice & Guidance • Skills for Life • BME engagement • Sector Skills Brokerage • Global Grants

  4. Some of the positives…. • Significant resource for the voluntary sector • No match requirement via co-finance route • Targets marginalised groups • Ability to reach deep into communities via VCOs and wider range of delivery partners • Some “co-design” of commissioning processes • Added value - steering group / partnership working • Value for money provision

  5. Some of the negatives…. • Bureaucracy (esp. co-finance route) • Deliverables • Paperwork for small organisations • Keeping on top of shifting ESF regulations • Audit • Short programme timeframes typically </=2 years • Organisational capacity to bid on multiple tenders • Increasing contract sizes / geographies • Increasing competition • Achieving financial sustainability

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