2014-2020 Ex post evaluation of ESF and YEI

ESI Funds, and especially ESF, have proven to be crucial instruments for addressing the situation of groups/people in situations of greater exclusion/vulnerability, such as the Roma. Characteristics such as duration, scale (in terms of budget, dimension & geographical coverage) make possible to design and implement interventions with a high potential for impact and social change.

ENSIE is the European Network of Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs), which gathers 33 local, regional and national networks from 23 countries from the EU (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden) as well as Azerbaijan, Moldova…

As trade unions, we represent workers, particularly in forums for consultation and bodies dealing with training issues in Brussels. The feedback we have on the ground mostly refers to the complexity that the ESF system generates in organisations.

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Ladie, the Association pour le droit à l’initiative économique (Association pour le droit à l’initiative économique), Association nationale recognised dutility public, present everywhere in France, was set up in 1988 and then expanded throughout France, including the outermost regions, thanks to the renewed support of European funding, in particular the ESF.

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The ESF in New Aquitaine (NA) has contributed to vocational training for demploi applicants and access to a qualification, support for apprenticeships, vocational training, higher education, support for business creation and entrepreneurship.

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The European Social Fund has been an invaluable tool to guarantee social economy enterprises work for inclusive jobs and training in the circular economy. RREUSE members who were ESF beneficiaries for the 2014-2020 period (e.g.

These initiatives offer the possibility of subsidising the development of students going well beyond the area offered by the study programme. The implementation of such projects has a strong impact on the development of students’ competences, particularly in practical terms, on subjects related to the field of study.

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During the 2014-2020 funding period, the European Social Fund (ESF) emerged as an essential instrument for Eurodiaconia members, addressing social inequalities through a variety of impactful projects. These initiatives, made feasible by the ESF, targeted marginalized groups, fostering their integration into the labour market through vocational training, job placement assistance, and skill-building workshops.

In 2023, EAEA surveyed its members on their experiences with ESF+-funded projects and collected recommendations for improving the ESF+ based on their responses. The responses from our members show that many of the challenges and problems identified remain the same as in previous surveys: the application and reporting process is too complex for smaller organisations, the administrative effort and the required…

As a reorganisation took place in the City of Gothenburg on 1 January 2021 from district administrations to specialist administrations, we do not have the full picture. We are not aware that Hisingen has been the project owner for any project but participated in the form of partners.

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In working with the most vulnerable young people, all attention should be allowed to focus on the first, and often most difficult, phase: building trust. The gap between vulnerable young people and organisations from the so-called system world is often wide. This requires that the system world first takes steps towards the young person, and does not create barriers that hinder the deployment of support.

In light of the details provided, it is evident that there is a compelling need to allocate increased resources towards bolstering youth employment, particularly in rural areas, disadvantaged urban settings, and among individuals with disabilities, migrant and refugee backgrounds

Myself and my co-authors are MA Public Policy students at the University of Galway in Ireland. Our submission consists of research and investigation into the impact of ESF and YEI programs in Ireland, particularly through the organization YouthReach. We also analyze the impact of multiple disadvantage circumstances on young people. The attached file summarizes our findings and recommendations.