Recruitment:

• Temporary and permanent employment and recruitment services for the third, public and private sectors

Management Services:

• Professional end to end contract management services for the public, private and third sectors

Investment:

• Continued and growing investment in our membership and communities of interest

We shall be holding a launch event in early 2010 and members and stakeholders will be receiving details and invitations in the New Year.

Meanwhile if you are interested in joining the London Learning Consortium (LLC) or wish to know more please call us on 020 8774 4040 or send an email directly to sllc@sllc.org.uk or via our website www.sllc.org.uk


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Future Jobs Fund

What is it?

The Future Jobs Fund is designed to create jobs for young people and individuals in unemployment “hotspots”.

The South London Learning Consortium is now able to offer funding to our members and our employer network an opportunity to recruit people under this Government funded scheme.

The future jobs fund has been set up as a response to the recession and rising levels of unemployment – in particular amongst 18-24 year olds and in “unemployment hotspots”.

Its aim is to avoid, or minimise, the impact of long-term unemployment for individuals and for the future of the economy.  Consequently it only covers individuals on Job Seekers Allowance and is a Great Britain wide programme.

What is in it for employers?

The fund allows you to recruit a young person for an initial 6 month period for a minimum of 25 hours per week on the minimum wage.

The fund covers this level of wage subsidy and some support funding. This is paid directly to you as an employer via SLLC in arrears via a simple claim process.

The job opportunities that you offer are advertised via job centre plus after an individual’s eligibility for the fund has been checked by the job centre, then suitable candidates are referred to you for interview all of which SLLC can help with.

The job role has to be a new position and demonstrate a benefit to the local business or third sector communities. The type of role is up to the employer. However SLLC is required to visit the employers premises and conduct all necessary health and safety and insurance checks before a young person can commence employment.

What is in it for young people who apply?

The main benefit to young people who join the scheme is that they get an opportunity to get real a work history on their CV.
 
It also gives them new skills and experiences and the chance to impress an employer who may wish to take them on as a permanent member of staff after the 6 months.  

Who is eligible?

Initially, jobs are open to young people aged 18-24 who have been on job seekers allowance for 26 weeks by the time the job starts. If the job remains unfilled after 4 weeks, the job becomes open to those aged 25+ or who live within one of London's unemployment ‘hotspots.’

I am an employer and wish to apply?

There are limited places available on the scheme and we wish to ensure that both the employer and individuals needs are met.

Therefore if you are interested please send us an email to sllc@sllc.org.uk. Once you have expressed an interest we can speak with you to go through the process and fund remuneration in more detail.

We see this fund as a great way to recruit new talent into an organisation and help support some of the large numbers of young unemployed back to work. 


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Free ICT courses for adults (& funding as well!)

LLC is offering a range of free ICT focussed courses aimed at London adults.  

These sessions are funded by LLC and lead to accreditation in a range of qualifications such as ICT, ESOL, Literacy and Numeracy.

• All delivery costs are covered
• All accreditation costs are covered
• Contribution to hosting costs (£20 per learner enrolment)
• Range of ICT focussed courses at different levels

We deliver most of our sessions in local community centres, organisation premises or employer premises.  

We are looking to offer members a funding opportunity to help LLC recruit and administer the sessions.

If you want to know more about this opportunity with a view to taking it up then please contact Simon Forzani on 020 8774 4040 or email s.forzani@sllc.org.uk



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Free Information, advice and guidance sessions for clients (& funding as well!)

Last year we worked in partnership with a number of our members to deliver free information, advice and guidance sessions to their clients on their premises.

These sessions were funded by LLC under our Next step service and LLC members were paid an administration fee by LLC to set up appointments and host the sessions.

We are looking to offer this funding opportunity to members again this year and are able to pay a flat fee of £5 per client, payable after the session has been delivered.

If you want to know more about this opportunity with a view to taking it up then please contact  Pam Sargent on 020 8774 4040 or email p.sargent@sllc.org.uk.
 

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Member training event

Grenfell Housing and Training are holding a subsidised half day Employment Law Briefing on 18th February 2010.

Further information can be downloaded below:

• Grenfell HR Briefing 
• Grenfell Booking Form