The Department for Communities has recently launched the JobStart scheme, providing funding to NI businesses to help create new 6-month job opportunities for 16 to 24 year olds at risk of long term unemployment.
Businesses will receive:
Each business will also receive up to £1,500 funding per job opportunity which must be used for setup costs and to support the young person to develop their occupational and employability skills. This skills training can be delivered by the Springboard Charity.
Springboard’s purpose is to futureproof the talent pipeline for the hospitality, leisure and tourism sectors. We have been delivering hospitality specific employability programmes for over 30 years and are a key gateway provider for the same scheme in GB, Kickstart. We have ‘hands on’ experience of supporting similar schemes, which we can share with you, saving time with registration and administration – allowing you to focus on growing your business.
We are well placed (and specialist) in supporting the long-term employability of young people through the JobStart scheme.
We will provide you with the required training plan for each recruit as well as monthly updates on their progress and evidence which you will need for reporting and audit.
