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Tens of thousands of adults to benefit from hundreds of free courses next year, including engineering, health, construction and accountancy.
The government has today announced millions of pounds of new measures to tackle unemployment amongst the over 50s on benefits.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has partnered with Google to provide 9,000 jobseekers across the UK with scholarships to gain a Google Career Certificate.
New ‘Help to Build’ scheme will make it easier and more affordable for people to build their own homes.
Skills for Jobs White Paper will revolutionise post-16 education, reshape the training landscape and help the nation build back better
The UK’s female workforce is booming, new figures by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal today.
UK security will be bolstered through a new contract worth £135 million that will equip the Royal Navy with new decoy launchers to counter missile and drone threats.
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.
Millions of jobseekers will be able to access longer work-related training while in receipt of benefits to boost their chances of finding employment.
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the Chancellor has announced.
More disabled people will be helped into work thanks to new government support.
Today, Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey is set to announce that the vibrant city of Leeds will become the Department for Work and Pensions’ second HQ and will house a Ministerial office due to open this April.
Businesses can claim £3000 for each new apprentice they take on.
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.
The recruitment is a further boost for the government’s Plan for Jobs, which aims to help people of all ages move into work.
A new target to move half a million people into jobs by the end of June launches today, under ambitious government plans to turbo-charge our national recovery from COVID-19.
A new national design code meaning areas are beautiful, well-designed and locally-led is being tested across 14 areas in England.
Over 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have so far been created under the government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme - with tens of thousands more expected in the months ahead.
Further 57 English high streets to receive a share of over £830 million to improve transport links, build new homes and transform underused spaces.
Thousands more jobseekers can now access tailored face-to-face job support and meet local employers as 150 new jobcentres are opened, levelling up opportunities across the country.
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