Social Inclusion priorities for funding in East Sussex

1. SpeakUp Forum is gathering sectors views!

SE LEP (South East Local Enterprise) and Big Lottery will provide £16mln of funding for social inclusion projects over the next 6 years across East Sussex, Kent, Medway and Essex. East Sussex VCS needs to decide on the priorities for social inclusion funding in our area. SE LEP and Big Lottery will use this to determine how to prioritize the funding. Please visit www.speakupforum.org.uk to find more information about SELEP and results of the survey.

1. The SE LEP ESiF (European Structural & Investment Fund) strategy identifies 10 Social Inclusion priorities.
Please RATE your priorities, with 1 being the top priority!
To read more detailed explanation of each priority click HERE
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Work experience for young people
Preventing inactivity among 15-19 year olds
Reducing underemployment
Transition support
Support packages for employers & job entrants to support individuals with specific barriers
Targeted additional support for those facing multiple barriers
Training in soft skills essential to work ;
Increasing numeracy, literacy and ICT skills
Learning in the community
Volunteering as a route to employability

2. Can you share any evidence to support your choice of priorities?
This can include examples from your work or information about the need in the community you support.
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3. Does your organisation already deliver projects on any of the priorities? *

	Yes	No
Work experience for young people s	Work experience for young people s Yes	Work experience for young people s No
Preventing inactivity among 15-19 year olds	Preventing inactivity among 15-19 year olds Yes	Preventing inactivity among 15-19 year olds No
Reducing underemployment	Reducing underemployment Yes	Reducing underemployment No
Transition support	Transition support Yes	Transition support No
Support packages for employers & job entrants to support individuals with specific barriers	Support packages for employers & job entrants to support individuals with specific barriers Yes	Support packages for employers & job entrants to support individuals with specific barriers No
Targeted additional support for those facing multiple barriers	Targeted additional support for those facing multiple barriers Yes	Targeted additional support for those facing multiple barriers No
Training in soft skills essential to work	Training in soft skills essential to work Yes	Training in soft skills essential to work No
Increasing numeracy, literacy and ICT skills	Increasing numeracy, literacy and ICT skills Yes	Increasing numeracy, literacy and ICT skills No
Learning in the community	Learning in the community Yes	Learning in the community No
Volunteering as a route to employability	Volunteering as a route to employability Yes	Volunteering as a route to employability No

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