Council will spend thousands to convince young people to work or go into higher education
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCouncil chiefs are using a £440,000 to drive down the soaring number of young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) in Wigan as a result of the Covid pandemic.
It’s part of the town’s ‘employment and skills strategy’ with town hall bosses aiming to help residents, partners, employers and training providers bridge skills gaps and identify where future job opportunities are likely to be.
A report to Wigan place and environment scrutiny committee said that ‘labour market intelligence’ is already boosting employment in some key areas, like health and social care, construction, manufacturing with digital and the green economy.
The cash has been given to Wigan from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund via the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to tackle the issue.
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