Support for unemployed Derby people

Derby City Council has announced a new range of support services for unemployed residents, especially those facing personal or economic barriers to finding a job.

The Derby Employment Hub is a three-year project starting in March 2020, running until March 2023. Part-funded by the European Social Fund, The Hub will support unemployed people who face multiple barriers to work. The project is in partnership with Department of Work and Pensions and will specifically help people without basic maths and language skills, single adult families, people from BAME communities, the over 50s, and people with disabilities or health conditions which have a long-term and significant impact on their daily lives.

A broad range of support will be offered by the Hub, including work preparation and job application advice, plus information about self-employment, work experience opportunities and apprenticeships, basic skills, digital skills and functional English to support eligible non-English speakers.

https://news.derby.gov.uk/derby-employment-hub-launches/

Derby Employment Hub is part of the The Way2Work partnership led by Nottingham City Council, that brings together some of the local authorities in D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire), as well as community organisations and training providers. It will create an integrated network of employment support which will help to meet the recruitment needs of local employers.