Bold new plan needed to help 60,000 more people into work in Wales and tackle economic inactivity.
Wales should set a bold ambition for at least three quarters of working-age people to be in work, closing the employment gap with the rest…
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‘Off the Grid’: Just one in four young people who are NEET get help from the employment support system to find work
New research has revealed a critical disconnect between the number of England’s young people who are ‘NEET’ and the number who receive employment support services.…
More than 700 people engaged and 150 in jobs as housing associations across England trial new model of employment support for their tenants
Over 700 people have engaged in a new, community-led approach to finding work and increasing their earnings as a pilot programme involving social housing landlords…
Not Just Work Experience: The College Turning Internships into Careers
In a country where employment for young people with additional needs remains shockingly low, Landmarks Specialist College is helping to rewrite the narrative. This isn’t…
Nearly 6 million People are Balancing Employment with Unpaid Care, New report finds
Targeted support is required to help them pursue fulfilling careers, new research finds A new report from Learning and Work Institute (L&W) warns the UK…
Pathways to Work: How Work, Health and Skills Services need to work Together to Transform Lives
There’s a couple of things going on in the Pathways to Work Green Paper. Firstly, the Government is worried about the rising costs of disability…
Reforming the ‘benefit trap’ to offer more support to disabled people could help half a million more people into work by 2035
The benefit system is trapping 3.5 million people on sickness benefits – many of whom want to work – in a dead end of too…
UK Skills Funding Needs a Long-Term Plan
Recently, we wrote to Bridget Phillipson, Secretary of State for Education, to ask for more certainty over the future of skills provision that the UK…
New employment programme for people with health conditions launched by Fedcap
A new employment programme aimed at supporting people with health conditions find a job and stay in work, has launched by Fedcap. Inspiring Futures, delivered…
The imperative of a system-wide approach. Building an integrated system for quality service delivery and excellence in employability
Building a joined-up system for quality service delivery is key to developing ‘fit for purpose’ programmes. In this article we look at the importance of…