Funding Boost to Tackle Employment Barriers
28 August 2015
Funding of 43 million pounds to help support the long-term unemployed and people with multiple barriers to sustainable employment across Scotland has been announced today. Local authorities and Skills Development Scotland (SDS) will receive the funding to support existing services, including those delivered by the third sector.
This is the first stream of funding to be released under the Employability Strategic Interventions (SIs) as part of the European Social Fund (ESF) programme for 2014 – 2020. The funding aims to help those who have had difficulty getting into work to increase their skills and find employment.
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