Thursday 04 July 2010
A new funding scheme is going ahead in Bootle, Merseyside, which will see
thousands of people being paid to take up basic skills training.
The Job Ready project is being funded by the Skills Funding Agency and will
target people who have either been made redundant or are facing
redundancy.
Anyone who agrees to take 75 hours or more of learning, including adult
literacy and adult numeracy classes, will be paid as much as £1,000.
The funding is extremely welcome in the region as unemployment there now
affects some 56,000 people. The training received by the participants will
be tailored to their needs.
Peter Johnson, who works for an agency that provides training and learning
guidance, said, ”This is a fantastic opportunity for the people of
Merseyside and this free training will help large numbers of people move
into a new career and a new start after redundancy.”
Being made redundant, especially when there is little work around, can be
extremely stressful. It is a good idea, however, to use the opportunity to
brush up on basic skills to make sure you can compete with the other people
applying for jobs in your area.
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