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From fighting hackers with the latest cyber security techniques to programming robots, from learning a construction trade to gaining advanced manufacturing skills – the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is running a number of roadshows to inspire people to train for an exciting new career.

£50million has been injected into the region’s firms with the support of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Welcome to the Summer 2019 European Social Fund (ESF) Newsletter that has been produced by Coventry & Warwickshire’s ESF Technical Assistance Team. 

Warwickshire County Council has appointed the contract for the improvement works to help ease traffic congestion around Stanks Island and Birmingham Road during peak periods.

A leading construction company has been awarded two major contracts as part of the £82 million Coventry Station Masterplan to transform the fastest growing station outside London.

Welcome to the May issue of the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds Programme Bulletin. This month, alongside the usual Programme updates, we include an item on ESF online applications and word on some ERDF projects making the news.

Latest Programme News

The Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has today launched a £5 million “Beat the Bots” fund to help train the region’s workers for the jobs of the future.

• The Country’s First Local Industrial Strategy has today been launched by Business Secretary Greg Clark and Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street to drive growth across the region

Thanks to the work of the CSW Broadband Project, over 68,000 households and businesses are now able to get high-speed broadband across the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire sub-region.