In the government’s recent Plan for Jobs policy, it announced additional funding to increase sector-based work academies placements in England for the 2020 to 2021 financial year. The key points of this scheme, which is designed to help Jobcentre Plus (JCP) claimants build confidence to improve their job prospects whilst helping employers in sectors with current local vacancies to fill them, are available in this employer guide. The scheme includes pre-employment training, a work experience placement and a guaranteed job interview. The Adult Education Budget can fund pre-employment training and JCP fund the work placement and job interview components. The ESFA will allocate additional funding before the end of August so delivery can start from Tuesday 1 September. More information will be available in next version (v2) of ESFA AEB funding rules 2020 to 2021 which is expected soon (version 1 can be read here).
