Reduction in level of 18-24 Employment & Skills November 2017 Identification of August 2018 2.5% – Addressing Youth olds claiming JSA by 10% Team pockets of 18-24 year (0.2% increase on the Unemployment (baseline 3.3 April 2015) olds requiring year) – support. (West Midlands- 3.7%) Working with DWP to support the target Revised to claimant count (England 2.9%) – group based on system changes. Provision of support The rise in the through claimant count is likely to Apprenticeship Hub reflect the expanded and Clearing House coverage of Universal Credit rather than the performance of the labour market. Reduction in numbers of Employment & Skills November 2017 Refresh WCC NEET August 2018 2.8% – NEETs by 10% (4% Team / WCC NEET strategy (2.5% in March ) NEET(686 people), 5% Team Identification and Unknown( 918 people) These figures are similar targeting of key baseline July 15) to the 2016 data but groups. belief is due to better and Focus on internal greater data collection, performance at WCC NEETs will be higher this for 17/18 year than last. Working with Shaw Trust to deliver Big
Addressing Youth Unemployment Reduction in level of 18-24 olds claiming JSA by 10% (baseline – 3.3 April 2015) Revised to claimant count based on system changes. Employment & Skills Team November 2017 Identification of pockets of 18-24 year olds requiring support. Working with DWP to support the target group Provision of support through Apprenticeship Hub and Clearing House August 2018 – 2.5% (0.2% increase on the year) (West Midlands- 3.7%) (England – 2.9%) The rise in the claimant count is likely to reflect the expanded coverage of Universal Credit rather than the performance of the labour market. Reduction in numbers of NEETs by 10% (4% NEET(686 people), 5% Unknown( 918 people) baseline July 15) Employment & Skills Team / WCC NEET Team November 2017 Refresh WCC NEET strategy Identification and targeting of key groups. Focus on internal performance at WCC for 17/18 Working with Shaw Trust to deliver Big August 2018 – 2.8% (2.5% in March ) These figures are similar to the 2016 data but belief is due to better and greater data collection, NEETs will be higher this year than last.
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