ENGLAND AND GIBRALTAR EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND CONVERGENCE, COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME

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1 ENGLAND AND GIBRALTAR EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND CONVERGENCE, COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME UK05UPO001 Amended Proposal 15 June 2007 Department for Work and Pensions Department for Education and Skills Version: Amended proposal, 15 June

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3 CONTENTS Summary Abbreviations and acronyms Introduction 1. Analysis 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Employment Overview Worklessness and social exclusion EU Lisbon employment targets Employment rate Employment patterns Unemployment Inactivity Employment, unemployment and inactivity in Merseyside and South Yorkshire Worklessness Workless households and child poverty People with disabilities and health conditions Lone parents Older workers Ethnic minorities People with low qualifications Young people Women Offenders Multiple disadvantages Deprived areas Cities Migrants Childcare People with caring responsibilities 1.3 Skills Overview Skills and social inclusion Young people and qualifications Young people not in education, employment or training Progression to Higher Education Adult participation in learning Version: Amended proposal, 15 June

4 1.3.7 Adult basic skills Qualifications levels Basic skills and qualifications in Merseyside and South Yorkshire Gender and qualifications Ethnicity and qualifications Disability and qualifications Qualifications and multiple disadvantage Market failures in skills Employer training Small businesses, entrepreneurship and social enterprises Employment trends and demand for skills Skill shortages Skill gaps Future demand for skills Occupational segregation by gender Occupational segregation and the gender pay gap 1.4 SWOT analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Conclusions 1.5 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Introduction Employment Skills Social partner joint actions Institutional and administrative capacity building SWOT Conclusions 2. Strategy 2.1 Introduction Overview Programme objective Priorities Programme architecture Concentration Table of strategic links 2.2 EU guidelines and objectives Lisbon Agenda Community Strategic Guidelines on Cohesion Version: Amended proposal, 15 June

5 2.2.3 Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Jobs European Employment Strategy Recommendations to the UK Social protection and inclusion objectives Education and training objectives Gender equality and equal opportunities Sustainable Development Strategy 2.3 National strategies Lisbon National Reform Programme National Strategic Reference Framework National Employment Strategy National Skills Strategy National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2.4 Regional strategies 2.5 Future developments Leitch Review Freud Review Business Support Simplification Programme 2.6 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Employment structure Technology and knowledge intensive industries Regional priority sectors Economic activity and worklessness Learning and skills 2.7 Evaluation recommendations Evaluations of programmes Ex-ante evaluation 2.8 Strategy for innovation and transnational and inter-regional activity 2.9 Programme performance indicators 3. Priorities 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Priority Axis 1: Extending employment opportunities (Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective) Objective Indicative activities Targets and indicators Version: Amended proposal, 15 June

6 3.3 Priority Axis 2: Developing a skilled and adaptable workforce (Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective) Objective Indicative activities Targets and indicators 3.4 Priority Axis 3: Technical assistance (Regional Competitiveness and Employment Objective) 3.5 Priority Axis 4: Tackling barriers to employment (Convergence Objective) Objective Indicative activities Targets and indicators 3.6 Priority Axis 5: Improving the skills of the local workforce (Convergence Objective) Objective Indicative activities Targets and indicators 3.7 Priority Axis 6: Technical assistance (Convergence Objective) 4. Implementation 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Designation of authorities Managing Authority Certifying Authority Audit Authority 4.3 Monitoring and evaluation systems Monitoring Evaluation 4.4 Payment bodies Payments from the Commission Payments to projects 4.5 Financial flows 4.6 Publicity and information Version: Amended proposal, 15 June

7 4.7 Exchange of computerised data 4.8 Good governance and partnership Partnership principle National partnership Regional partnerships and frameworks 4.9 Gender equality and equal opportunities 4.10 Sustainable development 4.11 Innovation 4.12 Transnational and inter-regional activity 4.13 Co-ordination with other community programmes European Regional Development Fund Programmes Rural Development and Fisheries Programmes European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund Lifelong Learning Programme Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development EU Sustainable Development Strategy 4.14 Aid schemes 5. Financial tables 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Financing plan by annual ESF commitment 5.3 Financial plan by priority axis. 5.4 Categorisation of expenditure and Lisbon earmarking 6. Gibraltar 6.1 General description 6.2 Labour market analysis Employment Activity rate for male and female workers Unemployment Version: Amended proposal, 15 June

8 6.3 Strategy Equal Opportunities SWOT analysis 6.4 Implementation Publicity Regional partnership and framework Cross-cutting themes Annexes A B C Targets and indicators Information on categorisation of ESF Summary of consultation Version: Amended proposal, 15 June