Issue - meetings

To consider the joint report of the Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods and the Director of Children’s Services detailing proposals regarding an employability initiative targeted at young people, which offers a tailored programme of skills training, work experience and continued support to enable up to 600 young people between the ages of 16 – 24 to move into employment, an apprenticeship or accredited learning. 

The Director of Environment and Neighbourhoods and the Director of Children’s Services submitted a joint report detailing proposals regarding an employability initiative targeted at young people, offering a tailored programme of skills training, work experience and continued support enabling up to 600 young people between the ages of 16 – 24 to move into employment, an apprenticeship or accredited learning.

In response to Members’ enquiries, assurances were received in respect of the involvement of the private sector, together with third sector organisations and the manufacturing sector in the initiative.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the proposed programme be agreed, and that expenditure of up to £500,000 from the Council’s revenue budget for 2011/12 be authorised. 

(b)  That further update reports on the progress made in relation to the initiative be submitted to the Board in due course.

(Having declared a personal and prejudicial interest in this item, Councillor Murray left the meeting for the duration of this item).