The Future Jobs Fund is run by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in partnership with the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) and with input from Jobcentre Plus Regional Government Offices in England and Devolved Administrations in Scotland and Wales. The Fund was announced in the 2009 Budget and it is funded until 2012.
The Fund aims to create 205,000 additional jobs, primarily aimed at 18-24 year olds, and those living in unemployment hotspots, who have been out of work for six months to deliver real benefits to communities. The Future Jobs Fund is a part of the Young Person’s Guarantee. This guarantees everyone between the ages of 18 and 24 who has been looking for work for a year will get an offer of a job, work experience, or training lasting at least 6 months.
Artswork is delighted to announce that following a successful bid to DWP’s Future Jobs Fund, we have been able to launch the ENYAN Future Jobs Fund Programme running from April 2010 to March 2011. The ENYAN FJF Project will provide 105 jobs within the cultural sector for long term unemployed young people. Linking up with 20 cultural organisations in the South East and 50 in the East Midlands, the programme will create new jobs in areas such as youth support work, touring performers, music technicians, arts administration, and many, many more.
The young people are supported in their role via a comprehensive wraparound package. The package includes peer motivation, led by Artswork’s Champions- young people trained in motivation and peer leadership. AQA accredited courses will be available through Artsplan – Artswork’s professional development provider. These courses aim to maximize the young person’s employability and will include essential skills such as interview technique and CV writing. Above this, the young people will be supported by Future Development Strategy towards the end of their role, and will benefit from gaining practical experience and confidence in the cultural and arts organisations.
Participating cultural organisations benefit from the valuable addition to their workforce which will allow them to develop their work in new and exciting ways, as well as gain insight into working with young people at the start of their creative careers.
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