Dundee’s SNP politicians have welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of £1.6 million to be invested in Dundee Community Planning Partnership initiatives to support and prepare people for work and programmes to develop Dundee’s workforce and safeguard and create jobs.
Last week at a National Job Summit in Glasgow, First Minister Alex Salmond outlined £34 m new allocations from the European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) that will help 28,000 people to gain or sustain employment opportunities through skills development and support the creation of 193 jobs.
As part of that package, Dundee’s CPP is to receive £1.6 million to support projects such as Craigowl Communities – ‘Skills for Success’ – an initiative offering the skills and experiences needed to allow disadvantaged individuals to progress either to further learning opportunities or directly into work.
Dundee MSPs Shona Robison and Joe FitzPatrick have welcomed the funding for the city.
Shona Robison said: “The Scottish Government is working to ensure Dundee’s economy recovers from the recession and to safeguard existing jobs.
“This £1.6m for Dundee will deliver vital support such as skills upgrading to match skills to jobs and to promote improved learning opportunities.”
Joe FitzPatrick commented: “Dundee’s Community Planning Partnership are well-placed to use this additional cash injection where it will work best to sustain training and employment initiatives.
“The Scottish Government’s Economic Recovery Plan has directly supported up to 15,000 jobs in the Scottish economy and this extra investment will make a valuable contribution to increasing Scotland’s sustainable economic growth.”
