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Concluding Remarks and Next Steps

Dr Richard HutchinsDirector JLR Programmes, Warwick Manufacturing Group and Director, CWLEP

Introduction• Consultation Event – Feedback from the parallel sessions

• Consultation questionnaire (deadline 19th December)– Have we identified the key economic and labour market challenges and opportunities? – Will the strategy help deliver jobs and growth for Coventry and Warwickshire?– Have we identified the most appropriate investment themes and indicative activities?– Are there any other areas of activity that the ERDF and ESF should focus on to maximise

Coventry and Warwickshire’s economic potential? – Do you agree with the funding prioritisation outlined in the ESIF strategy?

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Introduction• Consultation Event – Feedback from the parallel sessions• Consultation questionnaire – deadline 19th December

• Ongoing discussions with ‘opt-in’ organisations and moving towards service level agreements• Redrafting of themes based on feedback from government and stakeholder consultation

• Finalisation of the ESIF strategy and presentation to the CWLEP board (27th January)• Submission to government on the 31st January

• Development of commissioning approach with ‘opt-in’ organisations as appropriate and development of CWLEP open calls.

• Current anticipated programme start – 1st September 2014

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European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) Strategy