NMD Labour Market Partnership Get Work Ready

The focus for the Get Work Ready Programme will be to support participants to employment alongside additional education, training or other opportunities which will help to improve the participants employability.

Get Work Ready aims to provide personalised effective employment assistance and advice to job seekers.

The desired impact is to support participants to find fulfilling lasting, paid work and for those claiming Universal Credit and in poorly paid jobs to get better paid work.

Eligibility

Out of Work Participants

• Job seekers with a resident location in the district.
• 18 to 24 year olds unemployed 6+ months.
• 25+ year-olds unemployed 12+ months (long term unemployed).

Underemployed Participants

• Universal Credit claimants who are in low paid employment and who want to increase their employment.
• Those at risk of losing their job.
• Others that although not long-term unemployed are considered by the LMP to warrant the provision of intensive employment support services.

Eligible participants can avail of

• Maximum of 12 weeks of intensive and personalised support to find employment.
• For those that secure employment a maximum of 4 weeks additional follow up advice will be offered, including in-work support.
• Assistance with:

• Personalised Action Plan.
• CV Development.
• Job search Technique.
• Interview support and skills.
• Confidence Building/Personal development.
• Signposting to support services.
• Wraparound support (to help participants overcome individual barriers to employment).

The Recruitment for this Programme will commence 01 September 2024 and will be ongoing until 03 March 2025.

Please continue to monitor website for updates on when the recruitment will begin.