Employability Anchor Programme
Swansea Council launched a new Employability Anchor Programme Pathways to Work under the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund People and Skills priority.
The Employability Anchor programme builds on the success of the UKCRF 'Pathways to Work' project to provide a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to deliver employability and skills provision.
Multiple delivery partners will bring specialisms together to provide a more holistic support offer to individuals and create pathways into key work areas through the provision of employability support, skills and training, job search skills, volunteering and placements opportunities.
Delivery partners include:
- Swansea Council External Funding Team
- Swansea Council NEET Team
- Gower College Swansea
- The Wallich
- The Centre for African Entrepreneurship
- The Prince's Trust Cymru
- Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team (EYST) Wales
- Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Mental Health Support
- Swansea Council For Voluntary Service (SCVS)
- Llamau
- Platfform
- Swansea MAD
The Pathways to Work project focuses on gaps in current provision and local needs to complement existing providers by the creation of employment pathways delivered by key workers through the provision of:
- NEET prevention support in secondary schools / PRU
- engagement support for NEETs and economically inactive
- enhanced employability support
- skills and training support
- digital skills
- volunteering, work trials and paid work placements
- job clubs linked to local employers
- niche employability provision through third party grant scheme
The aim is to progress unemployed or economically inactive individuals through a bespoke package of interventions into or closer to the labour market.
For further information please contact 01792 637112 or pathwaystowork@swansea.gov.uk.