Long-term unemployed young people across the country are getting on the first rung of the early years career ladder, thanks to a £1 billion job creation scheme which is due to run until March 2011.
The Future Jobs Fund aims to create 100,000 jobs for young people, aged 18 to 24, who have been seeking work for a year. It will create 500,000 jobs in areas of high unemployment. Candidates are being given the chance of a job, training or work experience lasting at least six months.
The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), and Pre-School Learning Alliance (PLA) are taking part in the scheme, run by the Department for Work and Pensions in partnership with the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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