Programme Objective

The Northern Ireland European Social Fund (ESF) Programme 2007–2013 aims to reduce economic inactivity and increase workforce skills, by contributing to the Department for Employment and Learning’s (DEL) employment policies.

Priorities

There are three Priorities in the NIESF Programme:

• Priority 1: Helping People into Sustainable Employment;
• Priority 2: Improving Workforce Skills; and
• Priority 3: Technical Assistance.

Innovative, transnational and inter-regional activities are also promoted under the Programme.

Funding

Northern Ireland has available an allocation of almost 166 million € of ESF to fund the Programme.
For further information please visit DEL’s website.