The Government has recently launched a new employability skills programme developed jointly by the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Innovation Universities and Skills, the Learning and Skills Council and Jobcentre Plus.  The aim of the programme is to help people back into work by improving their skills.  The programme will help people find a job, progress their career and improve their life chances.

The employability skills programme has been developed to meet the needs of Jobcentre Plus customers and will enable them to gain an employability award that is based on the skills, behaviours and attitudes that employers want to see in someone they recruit.

Read the full press release on the employability skills programme here.

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