The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is the government’s domestic replacement for the European Structural and Investment Programme (ESIF). It provides local authorities funding for communities, places, businesses, people and skills.
Strand 1: Essential Skills for Life Community Grants
Essential Skills for Life Community Grants focuses on providing opportunities for testing and exploring new approaches to engaging residents who would benefit the most from skills training but are currently not participating.
The community grant activities under this strand aim to identify and address the barriers preventing these individuals from engaging with essential skills programs. By experimenting with different methods of outreach and support, the initiative seeks to discover effective ways to reach and involve these residents, ultimately helping them gain the skills needed for personal and professional growth.
Strand 2: Progression towards Inclusive Employment Community Grants
Progression towards Inclusive Employment Community Grants aims to enhance community engagement and re-engagement efforts in some of Greater Manchester's most underserved areas.
This strand focuses on creating pathways for residents in these hard-to-reach communities to access vital skills and employment support. It recognises that barriers such as language difficulties can hinder access to these resources and seeks to address these challenges by providing targeted support. By fostering connections and offering tailored assistance, the initiative helps residents overcome obstacles and advance towards meaningful employment and skills development opportunities.
UKSPF Successful Community Grants - Essential Skills for Life
Lancashire Wildlife Trust – Project: Wild Works – The aim of this project is to nurture individuals furthest from employment to gain confidence, improve health and wellbeing and develop basic skills out of the classroom.
The Enterprise Centre – Project: Focus on Your Future - The Enterprise Centre aim is to inspire, coach, and empower NEETS post 16 with low qualifications, including single parents. The aim of this project is for participants to gain self-purpose, confidence, enterprise-focused skills and achieve employment or self-employment.
ADAB – Project: Enhancing Employability - Improving Employability supports clients to secure employment by enhancing their employability through job readiness support. This bespoke service includes CV development, interview preparation, job matching and training.
Rammy Men – Project: Nature in Your Home – Through this project Rammy Men volunteers use the benefit of their professional experience to help young adults re-engage with education and employment, specifically in design technology.
For more information or questions about Bury’s employment and health support offer please email us on investin@bury.gov.uk or visit Bury Works work and skills page to check out our other resources.