Governments £2BN Kick start scheme

3SC has been appointed by Government (DWP) to manage the supply and placement of unemployed young people into 6 months' work placements, where salaries are met by Government and the employer receives a training grant of up to £1500.

Employers who wish to take advantage of the scheme can apply directly for requests for 30 placements or more but in the majority of cases member Housing Associations will only require low numbers. In such cases 3SC will package requests into parcels of 30.

3SC held similar contracts for Future Job Fund where they placed 6000 work placements, which included 500 to Housing Associations under the National Housing Federation umbrella.

There are several provider intermediaries. Why choose 3SC?

• 3SC provides a tailored service to meet the employers needs
• Employers can access their unique online learning platform to obtain training for their young person and for the rest of their staff too.

To discuss, seek further information or request a work placement candidate please contact our CHIC Social Value Manager Fred Bentley on either fbentley@arkconsultancy.co.uk, fred.bentley@3sc.org or mobile 07553 370037

Supporting Young People into Employment

CHIC places great importance on its Social Value activities which are featured within each Annual Report.

For 2019/20 it is pleasing to report that CHIC recruited 22 Apprentices from harder to reach groups such as NEETS and long term unemployed. An impressive retention rate of 81.4% was achieved.

One of the Local Employment Groups (LEGS) receiving support from CHIC is the Jericho Foundation from Balsall Heath who run a diverse range of Social Enterprises and social projects helping people to become fulfilled, skilled, and employed. They also operate contracts to rescue people from modern day slavery.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE. We feature two testimonials from young people who were employed at the large and very busy Jericho Reuse facility in Sutton Coldfield.