Call to run a project to support industry placements and to establish a robust industry placement programme for T: level learners in the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding region.

Details

The project will broker opportunities with SME employers for young people to engage in industry placements as part of T Level requirements and related activities. They will work with providers to increase the number of opportunities through raising awareness of the quality of the qualification in collaboration with activity provided by the Careers and Enterprise Company.

Applicants must ensure that activity does not duplicate or undermine work that is being delivered by the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC), other funders or through national education and skills policy.

Activity must align with existing ESF funded delivery in the YNYER LEP area and in the Humber LEP overlap area of East Riding and Leeds City Region overlap areas of Selby, York, Craven and Harrogate.

For more information, download the call specification.

Location

The project must cover the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP area.

Value

Approximately £500,000 of ESF is available.

Deadlines

Full application deadline: 14 October 2019

Completion date

Projects must be completed no later than 3 years and 6 months after the proposed project start date, however the ESF Managing Authority reserves the right to vary the maximum duration in exceptional circumstances. All ESF Projects must be completed by 31st December 2023. Project costs cannot be incurred beyond this date.

Full Application Submission

To apply for funding under this call you will need to complete and submit your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT System.

Full Applications submitted in the ECLAIMS IT System after the call closing date shown above and on the call specification will not be appraised.

If you do not already have access to the ECLAIMS IT system, please request an ‘ECLAIMS External Access Form’ by emailing [email protected]

You will need to request an External Access Form for each person in your organisation who requires access.

It is your responsibility to ensure you request and activate your ECLAIMS access in sufficient time. We strongly advise that you obtain and activate your ECLAIMS access at least 2 weeks prior to the advertised call closure date, if not sooner.

You are also advised to read the details in the call specification in order to produce an application that complies with the requirements and meets the needs set out in the ESF Operational Programme. All this information, the related guidance and the European Social Fund Operational Programme can be found from our homepage.

The published ESF Online Full Application Guidance also provides step-by-step advice on how to complete your Full Application using the ECLAIMS IT system. ESF Online Full Application Guidance.

Technical Support

If you encounter any technical difficulties completing or submitting your Full Application via the ECLAIMS IT system, please send an email to [email protected]

The technical support operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm and it is your responsibility to ensure you seek and technical advice in sufficient time to complete and submit your Full Application before the published call closure date.

The Managing Authority reserves the right to reject applications which are incomplete or not submitted in a timely and compliant way.