Employment, skills and social policy

Progress

Aims to financially support the implementation of European Union objectives in employment, social affairs and equal opportunities, supporting actions against discrimination, equality between men and women, employment measures and the fight against social exclusion. An updated list of calls can be found on the Progress webpage.

Education and skills managers.

Projects contributing to exchange of good practices

Supports exchange of best practice on skills and employability. Two priority areas are set which correspond to two of the Europe 2020 ‘flagship initiatives':

1. The ‘Agenda for New Skills and Jobs' (the flagship initiative on employability)
2. ‘Youth on the Move' (covering youth employability).

Details on these two flagship initiatives can be found on the Europe 2020 webpage. 

The call is open to public authorities and has a budget of €2 million. Deadline now passed: 29/07/2011.

Deadline

Deadline now passed: 29/07/2011.

Restructuring, wellbeing at work, and financial participation

This programme is of interest to:

Supports projects to develop and disseminate best practice in three areas: 

1. Improvement of expertise in restructuring
2. Better understanding of health and well-being at work during change
3. Promoting the financial participation of workers.

The call is open to public authorities but is primarily targeted towards employers' and workers' organisations. The budget is € 2.33 million.

Deadlines closed: 14/06/2011 and 06/09/2011. 

PARES: Partnership between employment services

This programme is of interest to:

Programme summary 

The call is targeted at public, private or third-sector organisations whose main mission is providing services for job seekers. The call supports partnerships between such organisations in different EU countries to design and deliver joint employment services.

Deadline

(Deadline closed: 17/08/2011). Call details and contact details available via the Progress webpage

Regeneration managers, Business advisors.

The facility is aimed help support individuals who want to start or further develop their own micro-enterprise. It will target people who have difficulties accessing the job market or have had trouble obtaining credit in the past. Financing will be provided from the European Investment Bank to intermediary institutions including commercial banks, microfinance institutions, and community development finance institutions. Applications from always welcome from intermediary institutions. More details are available on the Progress
Microfinance webpage.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs 

This international exchange programme funds young entrepreneurs to gain experience working with experienced entrepreneurs in other EU member states.

Competitiveness for Innovation Programme (CIP)

Peter Walters, Telephone: 01932 251260, Email: [email protected]

Programme summary 

Pilot Project: All-Inclusive Cooperation between Public Authorities, Commercial Firms and Social Enterprises and Integration into the Labour Market 

Questions should only be sent by e-mail to: [email protected]

Education and skills managers, economic development teams, business support and voluntary sector.

Programme summary 

The purpose of the call is to set up pilot projects intended to promote innovative models for cooperation and partnership between public institutions and commercial and social enterprises.

Deadline

Deadline closed 15/11/2011
Details