Bude & Food

AMLAG01: Bude & Food - Support and skills development for unemployed / inactive Adults (18+) relating to hospitality, food and beverage services in the Bude area.

Education and skill levels fell in the Bude area from 2010 to 2015 and recently local employers, particularly those in the hospitality trade, have expressed a lack of potential recruits with Food Hygiene, basic catering and customer service qualifications.

Applicants will present projects that demonstrate their ability to engage with local unemployed and economically inactive residents in the eligible area of Bude as well as the neighbouring hospitality businesses to identify recruitment needs and local skills shortages.

Projects will deliver a level of 'skills development' relevant to the needs of participants and move them into employment, into further formal learning or closer to the workforce. Project should seek to address soft skills such as increasing confidence, raising aspiration and boosting self-esteem before participants commence non-accredited and accredited training.

Following the project at least 30 - 50% of participants will be supported into further training, job seeking or employment.

We are looking for:

Projects that demonstrate a link between local employers recruitment needs and the proposed training project.

Projects where skills development and training is provided in a way that also aims to address participants' other issues and the most acute issues identified in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).

Projects may include aspects of healthy eating, cooking on a budget and similar life-skills development.

Projects that include a degree of co-design are particularly encouraged.

Indicatively, the Local Action Group has allocated the following amounts:

£70,000 ESF

£20,000 ERDF (enabling)

ERDF and ESF investment in the CLLD target areas is intended to make a significant impact on local employment, skills and enterprise.

The minimum application level for funding is £15,000

All potential applicant organisations are encouraged to work together with other local partners to generate new ideas, approaches and develop joint proposals.

Typically projects should plan to deliver activity for a minimum of 6 months and can plan to deliver up to June 2022.