Paddy Leonard, 13 Jun
A new Employability project funded by the Shared Prosperity Fund was
launched this week by the Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Councillor
Patricia Logue.
The new project will provide training and assistance into employment
for people who are economically inactive in Derry and Strabane Council
district.
Programme Manager for the project, Conor Heaney, said: “We are
delighted that this project is now up and running.
“We have eight partner hubs throughout every DEA in the Council
District, that is each area of the city the rural hinterland and
Strabane and Castlederg.”
He added: “Our aim is to reduce economic inactivity in this area which
been consistently at very high levels in comparison to other areas.
“The former ESF project is now funded by the Department of Housing and
Levelling Up through the Shared Prosperity Fund.”