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Yes I heard that it was stopped. I don't know why...At the beginning companies had difficulty getting referrals from job centres but then it seemed to be taking off. I actually thought that it wd mean that small buinesses wd hire, that young long-term unemployed wd get a placement and that social enterprise and others wd grow which is what the economy needs - a kind of BOGOF effect. It was labout policy wasn't it?? I thought that it would have appealed to this Government.
I believe it was launched around November 2009 and I don't think it lasted long enough for it to be of great use. However, a few of the local councils did announce a few success stories. It's a pity it was abolished
What was the future job scheme if you don't mind me asking? And do you know why the new government have axed it so soon??
Future Jobs Fund provides funding for six-month job placements, mainly for young, long-term unemployed people. many social enterprises have used the scheme to expand their business.
The government pays the minimum wage to the employees and also gives the employer a cash incentive to take people on.
In my community I have seen that this scheme has worked really well for both the employees and employers. Employees gain skills and confidence among other things and employers can develop their business. In many cases it has stopped community centres/businesses and social enterprises from folding - great news for the community!
I guess they have axed it to save money but these people will now be unemployed ;/
The Future Jobs Fund was created last year by the former Labour government with the express aim of helping the young unemployed out of work.
Its stated aim was to create 110,000 jobs of new jobs for 18-24 year-olds who had been out of work for more than six months or who had never worked at all to avoid them becoming a "lost generation". About 70,000 jobs have been created by the scheme. But the Conservatives had pledged to scrap the scheme saying it is a failure and now the coalition has announced that it is scrapped in order to save £1.2 billion.
Hopefully all is not lost however, there are chances for Future Jobs Fund providers to help tackle unemployment via the new Government's planned Work Programme: a single initiative intended to help all unemployed people get a job.
I believe those most people that used the service didn't get jobs afterwards because the companies employing them with the scheme weren't monitored properly and didn't give worthwhile training - six months is never enough! Only a robust 3-5 year apprenticeship scheme will work to provide the thorough training that is needed to ensure the person continues in work after the training period is complete
i think if companies don't take things like this seriousley then it is always going to be doomed i believe they got some form of incentive to take part and did not feel it was very good
The placements were only intended to be for 6 months with a view that by taking part it would give those involved the opportunity to develop their skills and hopefully go on to gainful employment. I am sure that some have but many haven't, but the current government believe they can come up with a better plan for the future. I personally think the way forward is with proper apprenticeships and that companies should be given a real incentive to support this. It is always going to be the case that there simply are not enough jobs for the current demand and there will always be those who choose just not to work because the government pay them so much in benefits. The whole system needs reviewing in my opinion, but those that do want to work should be given the opportunity to do so.
Yes I agree, from what you say, and I will be looking into it further, the whole system looks to be in a bit of mess and should be reviewed. They certianly shouldn't cut back on such a worth while scheme.
is it a smiliar scheme to the jobs in sheffield that were cut after the colition got in? where jobs are created and saved by investment in the industry? cause if its anything like that i agree entirely that its a shame. we should be investing and not penny pinching when talking about peoples jobs and future security.
It is a shame but I think it was destined to fail and was a badly thought out knee jerk reaction by the labour government. Bring back apprenticeships and do whatever we can do to ensure that those who do want to work are at least given the opportunity.
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