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Any business, large, medium or small, can benefit by the Future Jobs Fund initiative.
It helps by providing "free" work placement for young people between the ages of 18 and 24, to work 25 hours a week, for between four and six months - at NO cost to the employer/business.
The young peopole can work for a business of any size; a charity or volunteer group, even a community group, so everyone can benefit from it.
The young people gain the work ethic - actually getting out of bed and going to work; they also gain by feeling valued and useful and doing something constructive - the work-experience.
These young people are not useless or unintelligent, they are just unemployed - not unemployable.
One young chap there (19 years old) has four languages, is skilled in IT (hardware and software) and wants to have a "proper" job and so is gaining further valuable experience, which will all go towards making his CV more valuable.
They are helped by KCC to build their CVs.
All the young people are going through a two month's assessment for numeracy, literacy, checking out their skills, aspirations and possible future careers.
They are made "job-ready".
I would suggest Charlie comes down to the LSBC and sees for himself what is being done.
A DDC Cabinet member is coming here this week with a Lady from KCC to see what is going on.
Everyone is working very hard to make sure this is a success - for the young people, for their future and for businesses, as they get a free pair of hands (or two or three pairs if they find a good use for them).
The young people's money goes up to reflect their work too.
I am a Conservative and this is a Labour initiative that is doing a lot of good, long may it continue; don't rubbish it just because it isn't a "blue" idea.
Roger
