19th June

We've just received details of New Deal and Programme Centre performance across Great Britain from the DWP. It appears they've only sent details from last October to this March, but we'll put what we can up later in the week.

MAIN STORY - WORK SKILLS

DIUS and the DWP have launched a joint command paper on Work Skills, setting out how employment-related training and basic skills will work in future. Key points include right to £7,000 of free training up to Level 3, mandating attendance for benefit recipients, and integrated Jobcentre Plus and adult training services in Birmingham and Manchester.

Guardian article - http://snipurl.com/2kqn4

Press release - http://snipurl.com/2kqan

The paper - http://snipurl.com/2kqao (pdf)

MORE RESEARCH REPORTS

Migration hasn't stopped British workers getting jobs - http://snipurl.com/2kqap

Why people don't report change in circumstances - http://snipurl.com/2kqaq

The TUC have published a paper attacking private sector delivery of public services, and suggesting use of Public Value instead - http://snipurl.com/2kqar (pdf)

LOCAL NEWS STORIES ON EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES

Exeter - http://snipurl.com/2kqas

Yorkshire - http://snipurl.com/2kqat

Falkirk - http://snipurl.com/2kqau

Lincolnshire - http://snipurl.com/2kqav

NEXT WEEK: Welfare-to-work conference special - reports on keynote speeches and workshops

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