Every £25k create
1 job

Work & Skills (£25k + Large)

Every £25k create
1 job

Copeland Community Fund 2019-2022 Strategy continues to prioritise Work & Skills large projects in an annual ‘Call Out’. This financial year’s grant applications should be received by 1st April 2020. There are 4 areas in which a project may focus:

(1) Work & Skills Projects

  • Projects delivering – Advice for Work
    • g. Information, advice and guidance (including CV writing and job searches), employer education focusing on young people
  • Projects delivering – Skills for Work
    • g. Sector based work academies, practical activities, basic skills (numeracy, literacy, personal development), targeted engagement, functional skills, work related course/certificate/licences, IT support
  • Projects delivering – Experience for Work
    • g. Work experience coordination (all ages), volunteering schemes, traineeships, mentoring / coaching
  • Projects delivering – Access into Work
    • g. Apprenticeship schemes/subsidies, job brokerage, graduate scheme, accessibility transport, employer engagement, employment factory

 

(2) Work & Skills Infrastructure

  • To support organisations delivering the Work & Skills agenda. Covering costs which will assist development; training, salaries and associated costs, external evaluations, volunteer expenses

 

(3) Project based – Creating Jobs and/or Safeguarding Jobs

  • Employment and training as direct outputs
  • Sustainability
  • Developing a community business
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Social Enterprises

 

(4) Pathways into Work & Skills

  • Projects which support individuals to overcome barriers into work
  • Financial and / or digital inclusion to support pathways to unpaid and paid employment
  • Access to and jobs created or safeguarded for projects with health and wellbeing output
    • g. Supporting homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, isolation, disability, or age specific targeted projects.

 

  • Projects must demonstrate that they can meet the NDA Socio Economic Policy.
  • Projects will be assessed on value for money / unit cost per job – For every £25,000 of grant, applicants must be able to create at least 1 new full-time equivalent sustainable job.
  • Organisations can apply for the Work & Skills Fund on an individual basis, however, CCF also looks favourably on collaborative projects.
  • Applications to the Fund require match funding of:
    • 50% for projects with a grant request over £25k
  • Any project wishing to apply should consider how they can achieve and demonstrate a mix of the following outputs:
    • Social Enterprises Created
    • FTE Jobs Created
    • FTE Jobs Safeguarded
    • Local People Assisted in their Skills Development
    • Local People Helped to Secure Employment, Education or Training
    • Number of volunteer hours
    • No of Apprentices and/or Trainees
  • Capital costs to support revenue projects may be considered on an individual project basis.
  • Exclusions for the Work & Skills Fund include:
    • Faith based activities and venues
    • Direct replacement of activities which are a statutory obligation

 

Contact Copeland Community Fund on 01946 598352 for further information or email info@copelandcommunityfund.co.uk