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DWP shakeup necessary
The permanent secretary of the Department for Work and Pensions has said the current wide-ranging reorganisation of his department is necessary in order to find spending review savings and deliver...
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Another fine mess?
By Morven MacNeil, GO Content Editor Since the recent announcement that German-based contractor Siemens had won the £1.4 billion Thameslink contract over UK firm Bombardier, the question on everyone’s...
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Job skills consultation launched
A new consultation which sets out proposals to promote high-quality teaching and learning for adults, further free colleges to respond more effectively to the needs of their local communities and...
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Jobcentre Plus online to undergo revamp
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has agreed a contract with Monster Worldwide to transform Jobcentre Plus’s online employment market services. According to a contract award notice published...
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Youth Summit to look at key challenges
A Youth Summit organised by Skills Development Scotland, Jobcentre Plus, local authorities, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) is being...
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£5m expansion of Mandatory Work Activity scheme
The Government has announced a £5m expansion of the Mandatory Work Activity scheme, requiring more jobseekers to do a month’s full-time activity to help them back into work. The expansion will allow...
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Highland young people to benefit as SSE launches energy training scheme
SSE is now recruiting for its new innovative training programme which offers 16-24 year olds in the Highlands the opportunity of a career within the energy industry. The 12-month programme will offer...
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MPs say Government youth unemployment package is not enough on its own
In a new report, the Work and Pensions Committee concludes that the Government’s Youth Contract is a good start in attempting to tackle youth unemployment but that, on its own, it will be insufficient,...
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Army helps jobseekers towards employment
A pioneering project in which the Army helps long-term jobseekers become more employable has begun this week. Midlands SPEAR (Supporting People into Employment with the Army Reserve) is a pilot scheme...
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New benefit cap statistics released
Over 8,000 households who had their benefits capped have since found jobs, reduced their benefit claim, or had another change of circumstance – with 40% of these finding work, according to new official...
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Help for 16 and 17 year olds to catch up, keep up and find work
For the first time ever Jobcentre Plus, in partnership with local authorities, will implement a new approach that focuses support solely on 16-17 year olds who are not in education, employment or...
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Majority of entrepreneurial jobseekers still in business
The majority of entrepreneurial jobseekers are still in business, more than a year after launching their start-up, according to the Government. A survey of 1,500 participants of the New Enterprise...
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