JESSICA Scotland Fund – Pre-Call Exercise
7 July 2010
The JESSICA Scotland Fund was launched on 6 July 2010 by Housing and
Communities Minister Alex Neil. The new £50m Fund with £24m ERDF
investment will help kickstart a range of regeneration projects in the
target 13 local authority areas of the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland
(LUPS) ERDF Programme.
Read moreApplication Timetable for ERDF Priorities 3 and 4
1 July 2010
The Fourth Round Application timetable for ERDF Priorities 3 and 4 has now been agreed by Scottish Government
Read morePMC Update and Information on Future Funding Rounds
25 May 2010
An outline of the main items discussed at the Programme Monitoring Committee meeting on 19 May 2010, and proposals for the remaining use of the ESF and ERDF programmes, have now been issued.
Read moreMinisterial Announcement of ESF Awards
10 May 2010
Scottish Government announces awards of over £30 million under the Third Round of the Lowlands and Uplands European Social Fund (ESF) Programme.
Read more
Further Information : Labour Market Information
A key source of LMI is Futureskills Scotland which is part of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise.
It aims to :
Analyse the Scottish labour market to inform policy making in Scotland and further afield;
improve the availability, quality and consistency of labour market information and intelligence across Scotland; and
work closely with Careers Scotland to provide the organisation and its clients with labour market information
Futureskills Scotland's website www.futureskillsscotland.org.uk contains the following sections:
- reports on a range of subjects areas, including industry, locality and employment
- research online providing a gateway to the most recent and relevant labour market intelligence
- new publications
- key indicators toolkit providing access to indicators of labour market performance
Scotland's economy contains a diverse mix of industries. Futureskills Scotland produce sectoral reports covering key industries in the Scottish economy. The reports are updated periodically to ensure that the information, dates and analysis meets the needs of users.
The Scottish Sector Profiles for 2007 are available for download from the Futureskills website
