European Social Fund 

The European Social Fund (ESF) was set up to improve employment opportunities in the European Union and so help raise standards of living. It aims to help people fulfil their potential by giving them better skills and better job prospects.

Over the past seven years from 2000 to 2006, the ESF has helped over four million people in England. In 2007, the EU launched a new round of ESF programmes for the next seven years to 2013.

The new programme will invest £4 billion in 2007-2013 of which £2 billion will come from the ESF and £2 billion will be national funding.
The Government website www.esf.gov.uk/  contains more information.

For Tameside specific information regarding ESF, please contact

Contact Information
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