Private sector led New Deal
Private sector led New Deal is the original Welfare to Work
programme, set-up in 1998 for those aged 18 to 24, who have been
unemployed for six months or more.
Since 2000, the New Deal for the Long Term Unemployed has
supported those aged 25 to 60 who have been unemployed for 18
months or more. The New Deal is a mandatory programme, Operated
across the whole of Great Britain by Jobcentre Plus and in ten
districts by private sector providers. We Operate out of:
Our programme is split into three stages with a greater focus on
increasing your skills.
Stage One, known as Gateway, is a 16 week
period focussed on diagnostics, action planning and on securing a
prompt entry to work for those who are able. This includes
motivational and soft skills training for those who possess the
vocational skills to enter employment.
Stage Two, known as Options, provides a range
of activities over a six-month period to enable you to become
better prepared for employment. These Options are:
Full time training and education – Academic or
vocational training programmes to equip you with the skills to
enter work.
Voluntary service option – Community based work
experience programmes which allow you to gain practical experience
and use for existing skills, in order to increase your
employability.
Self-employment – A programme of business
planning and protected trading to allow you to start your own
businesses.
Subsidised employment – A six month paid work
placement with a subsidy payment given to employers.
Environmental task force – Community programmes
with an environmental theme which provide purposeful activity for
those who are not engaged in one of the other options.
Stage Three, known as Follow Through, provides
intensive job search activities over a 13-week period to support
you if you remain unemployed at the end of the Options period.