ESF Priority 2: Skills for Growth WW&V: ESF Allocation EW: ESF Allocation £276,492,211 £76,387,124 Areas Specific Objective Results Target Group Targeting Principles Actions should be demand led, Number of employed or self flexible and responsive to labour employed participants with SO1 for WW&V and market fluctuations, utilising LMI to no formal qualifications identify key skills needs. SO1 for EW: gaining an essential skill or To increase the skills Investment in skills and technical or job specific Employed, including self levels, including work qualifications should look to qualification. employed participants with no relevant skills, of those progress individuals where formal qualifications. All in the workforce with possible, to a higher level of Number of employed or self Employed, including self Wales no or low skills. qualification, with the longer term employed participants with employed participants with goal being progression to up to and including a lower qualifications up to and including WW&V = intermediate level or above on the secondary education a lower secondary education. £133,295,430 National Qualification Framework gaining an essential skills or EW = (NQF). technical or job specific £49,960,598 Actions should incentivise qualification at lower appropriate employer or secondary level. participant contributions.
ESF Priority 2: Skills for Growth WW&V: ESF Allocation £276,492,211 EW: ESF Allocation £76,387,124 Areas Specific Objective Results Target Group Targeting Principles All Wales SO1 for WW&V and SO1 for EW: To increase the skills levels, including work relevant skills, of those in the workforce with no or low skills. WW&V = £133,295,430 EW = £49,960,598 Number of employed or self employed participants with no formal qualifications gaining an essential skill or technical or job specific qualification. Number of employed or self employed participants with up to and including a lower secondary education gaining an essential skills or technical or job specific qualification at lower secondary level. Employed, including self employed participants with no formal qualifications. Employed, including self employed participants with qualifications up to and including a lower secondary education. Actions should be demand led, flexible and responsive to labour market fluctuations, utilising LMI to identify key skills needs. Investment in skills and qualifications should look to progress individuals where possible, to a higher level of qualification, with the longer term goal being progression to intermediate level or above on the National Qualification Framework (NQF). Actions should incentivise appropriate employer or participant contributions.
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