Innovative programme helps 9,000 to find work
The innovative Steps to Work programme has helped nearly 9,000 into employment, according to the latest statistics. It is delivered by Employment Service Advisers throughout the Jobs & Benefits Office/JobCentre network in Northern Ireland and offers a flexible menu of training or work experience tailored to meet individuals’ needs. Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen...
£2.4m project aims to get disadvantaged into jobs
A £2.4m employability programme is helping some of Northern Ireland’s most disadvantaged people back into the workplace. The programme, Step-up to Sustainable Employment (SUSE), is aimed at young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) and disadvantaged adults. The project will be funded by up to £2.4m from the European Social Fund Programme 2007-13,...