Managing Exit Strategies (3113)

Tuesday, 30th March 2010, Birmingham City Centre

Overview

With the award of public funding comes accountability and one key measure used by Funders is the project's Exit Strategy. Life beyond public funding varies dependent on the type of project ranging from lessons learnt being integrated into mainstream activities through to commercial viability of the services/infrastructure supported. This workshop will consider the options available to projects backed by practical examples including approaches to marketing and business planning and will prove of use to those preparing applications.

Content

All the major funding agencies require project applicants to describe how the grant-assisted activities will evolve once the funded project has ended as a means of demonstrating value for money.  This is especially the case for all Structural Funded projects whether through ERDF or ESF and Co-financing where the European Commission is keen to promote project “mainstreaming” and activity “pump priming”.  Exit strategies are important in the bidding process in order to win approval but in reality they become a project tool supporting the applicant through the vagrancies of short term funding.

To help project applicants and those now responsible for delivering Structural Fund activities this workshop will cover:

• The key issues of exit strategies from the perspective of project bidding, project design and implementation
• Appropriate methods of consultation and communication that contribute to a “life after the project’s end date”
• How to approach the commercialisation of a public funded project
• Review of relevant tools, techniques and sources of reference available to bidding and delivery organisations

Who Should Attend?

European Funding/Contract managers within LSCs and Business Link franchises, European Officers and project managers in Local Authorities, HE and FE institutions, staff from Careers Service/Connexions, Regional Development Agencies, Employment Service, Government Offices and Community and Voluntary Sector representatives.

 

Programme

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Facilitator

Our Facilitator has been able to combine her practical experience of business and her experience as a project manager/consultant with in–depth knowledge of European funding and its technicalities gained over the last 11 years through FE, HE, Job Centre Plus and Local and National government sectors. During this time she has been involved with project development, management, delivery evaluation and consultation.

She has a varied background of project management in the education, public voluntary and private sector. Working in FE, HE, Chamber of Commerce, and Local and National government on high profile projects out of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. Through this work, she has collaborated with many partners on project design and delivery, including Government Offices, TEC’s, Learning and Skills Councils and the local Regional Development Agencies. Her specialism is in developing strategies for different bodies in helping the long-term unemployed. She continues to work with Local Councils, LSC’s, JCP, RDA’s and project applicants in consultation and application of European work.

Venue and Travel

Venue details and travel information will be included in your confirmation email. If the venue has not been confirmed at the time of booking, then the information will be emailed to you closer to the event.

Booking & Confirmation

Bookings will only be accepted on receipt of full payment PRIOR to the event via cheque, BACS or credit card.  Cheques to be made payable to ‘National Training Resources Limited’.

All reservations will be confirmed by email within two days of receipt of your completed booking form and payment in full and will include venue details and times.

Please direct all conference queries to the Conference Team.
Tel:  0845 130 6152 or 01827 63919.
Fax:  01827 60836 or 01827 61428. 
Email: conferences@national-training.co.uk

Terms & Conditions

Please read our full terms and conditions. Completion and return of the Booking Form constitutes a contract between yourselves and National Training Resources Limited.  Delegate cancellations/transfers are only accepted up to 3 weeks prior to the event and are subject to a small administration charge. Delegate substitutions can be made at any time.  We reserve the right to cancel or alter the event at any time.