Correspondence Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)Found: restricting further • Impact on overall competitiveness • Internal demotivation • The type of vacancies
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Conservative - Romford)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to help fill job vacancies in Romford constituency.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In the constituency and across the London Borough of Havering, the local Romford Jobcentre team are supporting residents into work and helping those in work to progress to higher paid jobs. We are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs), recruitment days, Job Fairs, and work trials.
The weekly job club in Romford Jobcentre provides support on CV preparation, job applications and interview techniques, along with information sessions on a range of subjects to help customers into work, including information about different employment sectors, advice on childcare, support for those with additional health needs and motivational sessions.
The Jobcentre provides a bespoke service to employers, to match and screen candidates, and offers regular Job Fairs focussed on specific sectors and customer groups, with recent events to coincide with older workers week and national apprenticeship week. The team are also working with the London Borough of Havering to develop local support.
In partnership with the College of North East London we have recently offered SWAPs for local customers to gain skills and enhance their applications for the Logistics and Warehouse sectors. Care Provider Voices deliver a range of adult social care opportunities, with Springboard offering opportunities in the hospitality sector.
Mar. 28 2024
Source Page: Understanding industry perceptions and experiences of 17 of the measures to reduce the HGV driver shortageFound: Prompt: number of drivers filling vacancies, better skilled drivers.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is he is taking to support job seekers in rural areas.
Answered by Jo Churchill - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In Lincolnshire, and across the country, our Jobcentre teams are supporting people back into work and helping those in work to progress. We have a comprehensive range of support in place and are working with local and national employers to help fill vacancies quickly, delivering sector-based work academy programmes (SWAPs), recruitment days, job fairs, and work trials. Jobcentres have the flexibility to work alongside national and local organisations to help meet the needs of their communities, including in rural areas.
In Lincolnshire, the department worked with the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership on provision to assist with a shortage of drivers in the logistics sectors, with training delivered through Boston, Stamford, and Lincoln colleges with good levels of take up.
Adequate transport links can be a major factor that affects employment, and claimants are made aware of the bus fare cap operating throughout Lincolnshire and the East Midlands, operated by local bus companies.
DWP works closely with Boston College that provides outreach services in Spalding, as well as bus transport to facilitate access to their services from rural areas. Boston College also delivers their digital course within Spalding Jobcentre, for those unable to travel into Boston. Where access is still difficult, we have engaged with other providers to deliver virtual programmes, for example NetUK and Steadfast. We have also worked with Lincolnshire County Council for delivery of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision to be delivered in the Spalding Jobcentre.
Feb. 16 2024
Source Page: Back to work boost as quarter of a million workplace training places deliveredFound: Unlike traditional work experience, SWAPs are often backed by employers looking to fill active vacancies
Found: complaint or whistleblowing disclosure Our historyAuditing government through the ages JobsSee our current vacancies
May. 03 2024
Source Page: Sector-based Work Academy Programme: qualitative case study researchFound: Facilities Management 1 1 Healthcare 2 3 5 Hospitality 3 1 4 IT & Communications 1 1 Logistics
Mentions:
1: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) That is the right thing to do: to support people in this country to take on those roles and fill those vacancies - Speech Link
2: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) That is where our focus lies, and it would be entirely inappropriate to share the logistics on the Floor - Speech Link
3: Tom Pursglove (Con - Corby) right that immigration ought not to be the first port of call in meeting our skills needs and filling vacancies - Speech Link
4: Steve Brine (Con - Winchester) However, with 152,000 vacancies to the end of March this year, is that decrease the intention or the - Speech Link
Found: complaint or whistleblowing disclosure Our historyAuditing government through the ages JobsSee our current vacancies
Mentions:
1: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) across the country and those that are found in relation to the increased number of skills shortage vacancies - Speech Link
2: Andrew Jones (Con - Harrogate and Knaresborough) We have a strong local economy, but the companies within it often report difficulties in filling vacancies—the - Speech Link
3: Seema Malhotra (LAB - Feltham and Heston) Logistics apprentices from the Institute of Couriers are in Parliament today to celebrate their achievements - Speech Link