The government delegate in Galicia, Pedro Blanco, informed today that Galicia will receive 7.6 million euros in aid for training projects for employment that will allow the training of 2,673 people in the community of which about a thousand will have the possibility to access a job.
In particular, the delegate explained that these funds will be distributed among the deputies of A Coruña and Pontevedra and the municipalities of Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña and Ferrol, which are included in the list of projects selected in the resolution published by the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory and which add a total cost that exceeds 12.7 million euros. “This money will serve to improve the chances of access to a job for the participants, of whom seven out of ten are women and six out of ten are long-term unemployed,” said Pedro Blanco.
These training projects are funded by the Employment, Education, Training and Social Economy Programme (EFESO) of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) for the period 2021-2027. Not all of the State funds a total of 45 projects to which 133.5 million euros of ESF+ aid are allocated with the aim of training 27,885 people and that 8,378 participants achieve a job.
The European Social Fund
The ESF+ aims to achieve high levels of employment, fair social protection and a skilled and resilient workforce, as well as inclusive and cohesive societies aimed at eradicating poverty.
The ESF+ will also support sectoral policies and investments aimed at ensuring equal opportunities, equal access to labour purchases, fair and quality working conditions and #social inclusion and protection, in particular by focusing on quality and inclusive education and training, lifelong learning, investment in children and young people and access to basic services.
The European Social Fund invests in European human capital: workers, new and all those seeking employment or a better job. Its funding, amounting to EUR 10 billion per year, improves the employment prospects of millions of European citizens, especially those who find it difficult to find work.
Other priorities focus on improving access to employment, supporting new students in their transition to the world of work, or training low-skilled job seekers to improve their job prospects.