Youth unemployment fell by 20,000, but the number of long-term jobless hit a 17-year high. The number of Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in June fell by 21,200 to 1.48 million, the first fall below 1.5 million for nearly three years. Ministers said it showed that recovery was taking hold, but critics said the human costs were still too high. Separately, the ONS reported that average earnings increased by 1.7% in the year to May, up by 0.2% on the previous month, giving an
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw
A new project will offer 16 to 24-year-olds in England work experience and training to help them get a first job. Employers such as HSBC, BT, General Motors and Virgin Media are hoping to run youth traineeships under the government’s scheme. The initiative will offer help in writing a CV, interview practice, work placements of up to five months and training in English and maths. It follows complaints from business leaders about poor skills levels. The scheme is funded by the Department
TESYouth organisation will run first E-Commerce workshop for young unemployed in the age of 19 to 25. TESYouth will give £200 off voucher to successful participants at the end of workshop. The E-Commerce workshop includes five full days of training and hands on practice. More information
According to official figures, the number of self-employed people in the UK has risen 374,000 since the start of the financial crisis, reaching 4.2 million in April this year. Kathryn Scott-Fletcher dropped out of three different colleges and, in November 2012, started claiming unemployment benefit. “The dole is pretty bleak, because there’s no reason to get up and no jobs to apply for,” she says. Although she had never thought about setting up a business, she joined the Leapfrog programme and had
