A pioneering scheme to give young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) in Sheffield opportunities to get back on track was launched today, by Deputy PM and Sheffield Hallam MP, Nick Clegg. The scheme is targeted at 16-17-year-old NEETs in Sheffieldand is part of Liberal Democrat Leader and Deputy Prime Minister, [...]
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Councillors hail Clegg’s Youth Contract to tackle unemployment in Sheffield
Local councillors in Sheffield have welcomed Lib Dem action in Government today as the Coalition Government’s £1 billion Youth Contract begins. The Youth Contract, which was announced last year by Deputy Prime Minister and Sheffield Hallam MP, Nick Clegg, aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage [...]
£16,425,092 to get Sheffield’s young people earning or learning
Liberal Democrat councillors in Sheffield have welcomed the announcement of £16,425,092 new Government funding to be targeted at unemployed young people in the local region. Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat Sheffield Hallam MP, announced the new fund to get unemployed young people today (Feb 21). Yorkshire & the Humber will see £16,425,092 [...]
Nick Clegg writes: We won’t let a generation fall behind
Having risen steadily since 2004, the number of unemployed young people hit the one million mark this month. One million. One in five 16-24 year olds not in education, training or work, not because they are lazy or feckless, but because of factors well beyond their control. It’s not good enough. Youth unemployment is an [...]
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Local Elections 2012
