Scottish Government

ANNEX F: OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND: 2007-2013

LOWLANDS & UPLANDS SCOTLAND
CONSULTATION VERSION

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND
2.1 General background
2.2 Employment and employability
2.3 Workforce skills
2.4 Lifelong learning
2.5 Summary of key challenges
3. POLICY BACKGROUND
3.1 Policy context
3.2 Lessons from 2000-06 programming
4 OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES
4.1 Programme vision
4.2 Priority 1: Progressing into employment
4.3 Priority 2: Progressing through employment
4.4 Priority 3: Access to lifelong learning
5. CO-ORDINATION WITH OTHER FUNDS
5.1 European Regional Development Fund
5.2 Territorial Co-operation Objective
5.3 The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
5.4 The European Fisheries Fund
5.5 The European Investment Bank
6. IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS
6.1 Roles and responsibilities
6.2 Partnership and committee structure
6.3 Horizontal themes
7. EVALUATION, MONITORING AND REPORTING
7.1 Evaluation
7.2 Monitoring
7.3 Reporting
ANNEXES
Glossary of acronyms
References