04:42 EDT, 4 February 2021
Taking the first step to find work can often feel like a daunting prospect.
Accessing support in your local area can help you make the most of fresh opportunities and land that all important new role.
The UK Government is offering a range of local support for individuals and businesses, whether it s help to switch careers by developing new skills, bespoke support to spot vacancies, or job placements to grow your confidence.
The UK Government s Plan for Jobs is at the heart of the UK s recovery from the economic impact of coronavirus, and is already helping people of all ages back into work.
More than 150,000 jobseekers across Great Britain will benefit from new employment support, helping them build their interview skills, find local vacancies and quickly get back into work.
Thames Water s ambitious plan to create 1,000 new jobs
Thames Water plans to recruit more than 1,000 people in 2021 after launching an ambitious recruitment programme to create jobs and boost access to careers in the water industry.
The company has employed more than 750 new starters since the beginning of the pandemic and plans to upskill people who are out of work due to Covid-19, helping to increase social mobility in London and the Thames Valley.
Thames Water will triple its apprenticeship offer, support 50 unemployed young people as part of the government’s Kickstart Scheme and launch sector work-based academies in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). These opportunities are in addition to the wide-range of jobs available at Britain’s biggest water company, covering areas including customer service, operations, digital, HR, finance and innovation.
638149788 MORE than 4,000 jobseekers in the South West have been supported to upskill, retrain and gain work experience through the Government’s Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP), new figures reveal. Across England and Scotland, the total number of jobseekers supported by the Department for Work and Pensions scheme since April has exceeded the Government’s target of supporting 40,000 as part of the Plan for Jobs – and work coaches are continuing to refer people to the scheme every day. The support sees jobseekers enrol on a six-week training programme in their chosen sector, during which they have the chance to learn new skills, gain hands-on work experience and build their contacts in a new line of work. There is also a guaranteed job interview at the end of the course for an actual vacancy.