LDA ESF Capacity Building project
'Supporting Successful Delivery'
GLE delivers the Supporting Successful Delivery project on behalf of the London Development Agency (LDA). The objective of the project is to deliver a range of technical support services to projects funded under LDA European Social Fund co-financing programme 2005-2007. GLE will be supporting 31 pan-London LDA ESF funded projects using this approach.
GLE has a strong track record in ESF programme management and in providing capacity building support. Having worked with various funded organisations GLE is familiar with the issues and challenges an ESF project can face. Data accuracy, comprehensiveness and timeliness are too often compromised through weaknesses in systems and staff expertise, and a lack of systems for checking integrity and consistency of data can jeopardise claims and delay payments, undermining the success of the project itself for beneficiaries.
Funded under the LDA ESF programme, GLE has designed a comprehensive support package designed to meet these needs, including:
- professional advice on systems and financial processes from qualified auditors
- a tailored long-term action plan and ‘support package’
- a programme of workshops tackling specific issues including evaluation techniques and exit strategies
- a programme manual providing transferable project management guidance, templates and procedures
- one-to-one customised training and site visits
- a telephone ‘helpline’ giving support, particularly at quarterly claim times
- a dedicated website to encourage mutual support and information sharing
If you are interested in using this innovative approach for other funded projects, or would like further information about the project, please contact David Moynihan, david.m@gle.co.uk or T: 020 7940 1533
Information about the LDA ESF Co-financing programme 2005-2007
The LDA ESF Co-financing programme for 2005 - 2007 has £9.8m to contract out to training organisations working with economically excluded groups. Under ESF Objective 3, the programme looks to address the needs of a variety of groups who are facing difficulties in obtaining or retaining employment. The projects funded under this programme will seek to:
- Secure sustainable employment or progress economically inactive individuals to further training or education
- Update and upgrade the skills of people currently in employment to increase their basic skills, assist their career progression and retain employment
- Deliver higher skills training to address skills gaps across a range of sectors
- Support employees of SMEs
- Address gender imbalances within the workplace
31 pan-London organisations have been awarded funding to run a range of projects that meet the needs of these target groups. Projects began in January 2005 and will run until September 2007.