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In this section you will find 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 (also see archive at the bottom of this page). 

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Work & Pensions Committee and the Youth Contract

29 February 2012

The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into the Government's approach to the Youth Contract. It aims to look at lessons learned from other approaches, such as the Future Jobs Fund an… More…

No Sanctions for Work Experience

29 February 2012

Chris Grayling has backed down in the debate around sanctioning young people who leave their work experience placement early. Following a meeting with major employers today, Chris Grayling has finall… More…

Youth Contract Announcement

21 February 2012

Nick Clegg has fired the starting gun on the Youth Contract today at Groundwork South East London.   The Youth Contract aims to work with 55,000 16- and 17-year-olds who are out of work and not … More…

Public Accounts Committee - Work Programme

9 February 2012

The Public Accounts Committee met yesterday to start looking at the Introduction to the Work Programme.  Chaired by Margaret Hodge MP, the Committee heard from Community Links and Tomorrow's Peop… More…

Richard Johnson Speaks Out

7 February 2012

With nothing to lose now that he has moved out of the welfare to work arena, Richard Johnson of Serco and Work Directions fame, has shared his thoughts on the government's approach to the Work Program… More…

Work Programme Statistics

3 February 2012

The Office for National Statistics have published dates for the release of Work Programme data.  At this stage it is only the number of referrals and attachments that will be published. This info… More…