
Latest News
In this section you will find all of our latest news (also see archive at the bottom of this page). We aim to bring you key news about the welfare to work and adult training and skills sector, from local delivery and national policy level and all things around about and in between.
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- August 2011
Families with Multiple Problems
31 August 2011
In light of the ESF for Families ITT, the welfare to work sector has a growing interest in the needs of families with multiple problems. A couple of news update that organisations bidding for th… More…
JSA Skills Conditionality Pilot Report
29 August 2011
DWP have published the evaluation of the JSA Skills Conditionality Pilots where JSA customers would be mandated to participate in training to meet identified skills needs. This is sadly the latest in… More…
Work Programme Contracts
24 August 2011
DWP have kept their word and taken the most open and transparent approach to welfare to work contracts the industry has ever seen. Anyone can now download a copy of the tender documents, and not a ve… More…
Council Tax Support Consultation
15 August 2011
The Department for Communities & Local Government have launched a consultation into the propsed changes for Council Tax support. This is something that all welfare to work practitioners will… More…


