European Social Fund in England

Minister launches ESF-Works

Jim Knight, Minister for

Employment and Welfare Reform

Jim Knight, the new Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform launched the ESF-Works website with a webcast interview on 2 July.

The Minister welcomed the contribution of ESF to the Government’s policies to provide real help to people affected by the economic downturn. He emphasised the role that ESF-Works will play in sharing good practice, ”ESF-Works as a platform to talk about what we’re doing is extremely helpful but it’s only a start…we’ve got to get the message out so that people will visit the site and see all the good work that people are doing up and down the country.”

Jim Knight also responded to questions from ESF managers across the English regions, and highlighted some of the programme’s early achievements in helping people back to work. Looking forward to the second half of the programme from 2011-2013, he spoke about the need for ESF to equip people with the skills for new jobs in the creative industries and a low carbon economy.

To view the interview go to www.esf-works.com