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Action for Wiltshire - Employment Support Programme

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Employment Support Programme

   Self employment and new business support model

   Address the hardening of unemployment

   Re-skilling a new workforce for Wiltshire

PDFes1a-fredericks-wiltshire.pdf Grow the Business Loan Fund and provide continued revenue support to The Fredericks Foundation in Wiltshire. 68kb

   Build capacity within the private sector to establish a new business support model for pre-start, start-up and small business via an enhanced new business competition for Wiltshire, supported by a business mentoring network.

   Maximise opportunities for self-employment e.g. DWP’s New Enterprise Allowance and support for those wishing to re-invest their redundancy packages in establishing their own enterprises.

PDFes2a-wiltshire-work-grant.pdf In partnership with Job Centre Plus, explore the scope to extend the Future Jobs Fund model to provide employment opportunities to those that have been unemployed the longest and other priorities for early entry, accompanied by appropriate support for employers. 83kb

PDFes3a-and-es3c-work-experience.pdf Maximise opportunities arising from alternative routes to employment, such as apprenticeships, internships, work placements, work trials and diplomas. 61kb

   Address attitude and cultural barriers that face people returning to work.

PDFes3a-and-es3c-work-experience.pdf Deliver a programme of employability and informal skills development for young people and new labour market entrants. 61kb

   Deliver a programme of re-skilling, re-training, skills matching and job search for workers being made redundant.

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Chief Executive’s Office
Wiltshire Council
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Trowbridge
Wiltshire
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Last updated: 19 October 2011

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Chief Executive’s Office
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