Third Application Round
2 September 2009
At the deadline on 14 August 2009, ESEP received 292 First Stage Applications for the Third Round of the Lowlands and Uplands Scotland Programmes, with a total grant value of over £292m.
Read morePMC Meeting Agenda
1 September 2009
The Agenda for the next meeting of the Programme Monitoring Committee, to be held in Glasgow on 4 September 2009, has been published and is available for download.
Read moreJuly Newsletter
2 July 2009
The July 2009 issue of the UP-date newsletter can now be downloaded from the Newsletters page.
Read moreAdvice Note for 3rd Round ESF Applicants
15 July 2009
Following the Programme Monitoring Committee meeting on 27 May 2009 there is further advice available for Stage 1 applications to be submitted in the third round for ESF funding under the LUPS Programme 2007-13.
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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
