Cuts Impact - End of Future Jobs Fund
18 January 2011 by Paul Rhoades
Today the Evening Telegraph reported the graduation of trainees on the Future Jobs Fund program which has sadly come to an end due to the cuts imposed by the ConDem Government.
As we've said before the Future Jobs Fund is a vital asset for our town, specifically targeting 18 to 24 year olds.
We enjoy the benefits from an excellent 6th form college which achieves some of the highest results in the country, but sadly fail our youth when it comes to post 18 employment opportunities.
The Future Jobs Fund run by Crosby Employment Bureau went a small way to plugging this gap and afforded those leaving further education the opportunity of gaining valuable work experience and on the job training.
Sadly with the removal of funding, only those people currently enrolled on the program will have the opportunity to make use of this valuable service.
Once again here in Scunthorpe we are witnessing that along with ridiculous VAT increases its those that need help and support most which are baring the brunt of the cuts while those responsible for the situation continue to sit by funded by public money and take big bonuses again.
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