PEOPLE in South East Cornwall who’ve been left without a job because of the Covid-19 pandemic will be able to benefit from a new employment programme which launches today.
JETS – Job Entry Targeted Support – is backed by a £238 million investment and is specifically dedicated to supporting those left jobless due to the coronavirus.
The scheme is targeted at those who’ve been out of work for three months or more, and will offer a range of help, including specialist advice on how people can move into growing sectors, as well as CV and interview coaching.
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Therese Coffey said: “JETS will give recently unemployed people the helping hand they need to get back into work, boosting the prospects of more than a quarter of a million people across Britain.
“We have provided unprecedented support for jobs during the pandemic including through furlough and subsidising the incomes of the self-employed, doing all we can to protect peoples’ livelihoods - but sadly not every job can be saved.
“This scheme will help those left out of work as a result of Covid-19, and is one strand of our wider Plan for Jobs which will also support young people onto the jobs ladder through Kickstart, offer the training needed to pivot into new roles through our Sector Based Work Academy Programme and prepare people for getting back into work.”