'Give us a chance'
Kent Housing Group's seminar on Better Homes, Localism, Aspiration and Choice held in Ashford on 29 September presented an opportunity to inform the 160 delegates from Kent housing providers how the 'Give us a chance' consortiium is aiming to help alleviate youth unemployment.
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Barbara Thorndick referred to the recent riots and explained that whatever one's thoughts and beliefs on the causes, one of the biggest issues to consider was the effect of youth unemployment - now running at 20%.
Barbara explained how the Future Jobs Fund had helped many young people at her former housing association to gain work. The success rates at West Kent had been startling - 58% of the 76 trainees had gone on to employment or further education. An evaluation on the success of FJF across the country carried out by the Centre of Economic and Social Inclusion ('Inclusion') had produced similar findings. Barbara said that she had been so disappointed at the closure of the FJF scheme, she had contacted a number of social housing providers across the country who had had FJF trainees to see what could be done to facilitate a similar scheme. As a result they had formed a consortium, now 20 strong, with the aim of working with the Work Programme's prime contractors to offer paid temporary work. For further information on the Consortium please contact info@wkconsulting.co.uk or ring Barbara Thorndick on 07796 266994. |
Kent Housing Group Seminar
If you would like to download a copy of Barbara's presentation notes to Kent Housing Group, please click here.To view the accompanying slides, please click here.
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