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    Young people on benefits to be offered construction and hospitality jobs

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    1. Not_Alpha_Centaurian on

      This would be massively helpful for my little brother if they pull it off. He’s a 19 year old Neet and has had zero luck with any job applications to the point that he’s just about given up on life.

    2. coffeewalnut08 on

      Good news. I’m all in support of it, especially as Brexit and an ageing population has left the construction sector with major staff shortages.

      If we want to get building again, we need to train more young people in the trades and replenish workforce in relevant sectors.

      I also think it would empower young people to have a helping hand in getting a job, training, etc. It’s hard to be out there all on your own, applying for roles and getting nowhere.

      It’s not embarrassing to need help, especially in this economy.

    3. darthyoda76 on

      Have you tried working with youngsters in construction or hospitality. The vast majority jack it in within a week because they can’t handle the hours or the graft

    4. No-Impact1573 on

      Wait until the Neets enter the construction site, absolutely brutal environment – no nonsense anti woke zone. The time served guys in that sector have zero fucks for whatever ism the young apprentice has. Work shy and laziness gets called out immediately.

    5. Breadstix009 on

      Do construction…. That’s skills for life. And easy to scale up and become self employed with. I wish I learnt a skill like that. Id build people their dream interiors and charge them handsomely

    6. callsignhotdog on

      Baiscally “Employer of Last Resort” which is an interesting political concept that exists somewhere on the same spectrum as Universal Basic Income.

      >The government will fund 350,000 training and work experience placements, and will guarantee 55,000 jobs in areas it says are in the highest need from spring 2026.

      Assuming these are genuinely optional jobs that pay real wages (as opposed to some past “work experience” schemes that amounted to using jobseekers as free labour for private firms). My main concern is if this just amounts to the Government paying wages for private companies who then get to benefit from those additional workers. Seems like we could just employ those people directly, but that would require the State to start doing stuff. Eh, call it a step in the right direction.

    7. aegroti on

      More jobs should offer training as part of it.

      Unless things have changed many apprenticeships were paying like £4-£5 an hour. Especially if it’s going to be a trade that’s supposed to comparatively pay well then they should be offering at-least minimum wage for the apprentice.

    9. gemgem1985 on

      My son is about to qualify as a level 2 carpenter, every job wants three years experience, all the specialist jobs want three years experience, we are struggling to find apprenticeships for a level 3 or specialist position, even site carpenter seems to be difficult to obtain, why not work on that first.