Talk training has secured a contract, which will commence 2 April 2012, for the delivery of the recently announced Job’s Growth Wales programme to companies located in the City and County of Swansea.

The programme will provide unemployed young people aged 16-24 with a job opportunity for a six month period. Participants will be paid by the Welsh Government at or above the National Minimum Wage for a minimum of 25 and a maximum of 40 hours per week.

The programme will cater for those that are job ready but have had difficulty securing employment and aims to provide the work experience valued so highly by employers which so many young people, of differing skills and abilities, find the most significant barrier to securing that first step into employment.

It will offer job-ready participants an enhanced package of support from day one of unemployment, with the focus on supporting the individual to remain in, or progress into, sustained employment, where appropriate through an apprenticeship.

Opportunities will be made available for all job-ready young people, including disabled people and those from ethnic minorities. Talk training will also seek to ensure young people have the opportunity to enter jobs using both English and Welsh languages.

If you require any further information please don’t hesitate to contact either Tanya Parmee tparmee@talktraining.co.uk or Emma Tanner etanner@talktraining.co.uk