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Over a million jobseekers could benefit from extra training following the latest changes to Universal Credit, helping fill vacancies from the care sector to the engineering industry.

Across Great Britain, Universal Credit claimants can attend full-time work-related training courses for up to 12 weeks while still receiving benefit

More young people aged 16-24 and on Universal Credit will be able to benefit from the Kickstart Scheme, which is being...

When there is an economic shock, its young people whose incomes and career prospects are often hardest hit. when i met megan and dan a year ago in hull, both were out of work. they were skipping meals so their three children didnt go without. ill do anything, you know what i mean? because, at the end of the day, we need that money to live. weve had to get food parcels in numerous times. its been a tough 12 months, but things have improved. dan is training to become a security guard. my work coac...

OVER 100 young people have already started paid work placements across the district through the government’s Kickstart scheme and hundreds more are soon to join them. Kickstart was set up to get young people, aged 16 – 24 years, on Universal Credit back into employment. The scheme gives the young people six months paid work experience, funded by the government, to improve their chances of finding a permanent job. SkillsHouse, which is part of Bradford Council, is acting as a gateway...

From Dundee to Swansea and in London boroughs, young people across all corners of Great Britain are now benefitting from new specialist employment support and advice from local Youth Hubs.

DWP launches 110 hubs to help young jobseekers The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the launch of 110 new Youth Hubs aimed at helping young jobseekers. From these Hubs, DWP Work Coaches will help young jobseekers access local training and job opportunities, as well as a range of services to address wellbeing needs. ‘We’re giving young jobseekers everything we’ve got: Youth Hubs, specialist Youth Employability Coaches and tailored employment programmes, as well as thousands o...

The online training in areas such as IT support and UX design will be available through the Department for Work and Pensions

These Career Certificates include courses in IT support, project management, and UX design

JETS job scheme relaunching 100,000 careers Around 100,000 people who lost jobs in the pandemic are on the road back to work thanks to a government programme providing targeted support to relaunch their careers. From: 25 May 2021 On average, nearly 500 jobseekers a day across Great Britain have started on the government’s £238 million JETS – Job Entry Targeted Support – scheme over the last seven months. And just under 13,000 have already returned to work after securing new roles thr...