Kickstart Scheme job placements should increase future chances of work, providing young people with work experience and real Kickstart employability skills.
As a requirement for the Kickstart Scheme, placements must be provided with Kickstart Employability Training, this requires you to outline:
You must show that you intend to support the young person on their Kickstart Scheme job placement so that they increase their chances of finding work once their six-month job placement has ended.
A Kickstart Scheme job placement should give the young person real workplace skills that will make a difference to their prospects of finding work in the future.
This can include training, the opportunity to try new tasks and build new skills, or helping them to improve their existing skills. In selecting Kickstart Scheme Grant Recipients, the government will carry out checks to ensure all of these criteria are met.
As part of our optional support, Pathway Group has created an employer package that will offer Kickstart Scheme participants the opportunity to develop their skills, which will include: