Future Jobs Fund recruitment process begins ...

BXL is part of a consortium with Birmingham Children's Hospital and Bournville College, and together we are hosting 44 placements in two separate six month tranches. BXL will provide two administrative posts in each six month period. We will also provide job preparation and CV writing workshops throughout the placements.

The pre-employment training programme lasts six months, providing paid work placements for 30 hours per week. To enable the participants to obtain a qualification as part of the initiative, they will take part in training through an accredited provider.

The major role for BXL is providing a Key Worker to support those undertaking placements in the three organisations. As the young people have been unemployed for a year or more, they may be less confident initially in the workplace. The Key Worker will meet each of those on placement and develop a learning/action plan with them and then continue to offer face to face and telephone interventions as required during the six month placement.

If you have candidates who may be interested in finding out more, please contact your local Jobcentre Plus.

What is the Future Jobs Fund?

The Future Jobs Fund is £1 billion Government programme to support the creation of jobs for long term unemployed young people and others who face significant disadvantage in getting into employment. In Birmingham, the £11 million citywide programme is managed by Be Birmingham, the city's local strategic partnership.

The aim of Birmingham's Future Jobs Fund programme is to provide 1000 placements for 18 to 24-year-olds who have been claiming benefits for a year or more. A further 1000 placements will be created for long-term benefit claimants over 25 in unemployment hotspots across Birmingham. The training will be in the public, voluntary and community and private sectors in skills areas relevant to the local economy.