Way to Work is a new partnership between government and employers to get 500,000 jobseekers into work by the end of June 2022.
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The DWP have announced today their plans to help fill the record number of vacancies and get more job-ready people in to work. Read more about the proposals and changes here.
To support this they are promising that:
- Claimants will spend more time with their work coaches. This will improve the work coach’s understanding of their needs and their suitability for certain roles.
- Jobcentres will be working with a diverse range of employers, of differing sizes and sectors. Work coaches will be able to match claimants to the type of employer.
- For those feeling anxious, work coaches will offer a variety of ways and platforms claimants can be introduced to prospective employers, including recruitment days, physical and virtual job fairs and other events.
- The recruitment process will be simplified and shortened.
What support is there for claimants?
Work coaches will now offer increased dedicated face-to-face time for jobseekers, and this tailored support will significantly improve your chances of finding work.
This will be backed up by a focus on taking a job within the first four weeks of your claim, which will help prevent you ending up out of work for a prolonged period.
Meanwhile, Jobcentre Plus is engaging directly with employers across booming sectors like construction, social care and transport and logistics, and organising over 350 jobs fairs across every region in the coming months.
How can employers get involved?
Jobcentre Plus has a range of recruitment services that can help you, including:
- the opportunity to be introduced to people looking for work through a variety of platforms, including recruitment days and other events
- working closely with you to simplify and shorten the recruitment process, so we can put forward better matched candidates to interview
- help setting up work trials to give you the opportunity to see what potential recruits have to offer
- advice about offering work experience and apprenticeships
- support from other employment schemes including Sector-based Work Academy Programmes and business mentoring
- support if you employ someone with a disability (Access to Work)
- advice and guidance on employing someone with a disability or health condition
