National Tackling Worklessness Conference

Dec. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- Expert speakers include:

•   Brandon Lewis MP, Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee
•   Lucy Brown, Labour Market Strategy Division, Department for Work and Pensions
•   Sir Robin Wales, Mayor, London Borough of Newham
•   Claire McGuckin, Work Services Director, Jobcentre Plus
•   Shilpi Akbar, Assistant Director of Employment, Birmingham City Council
•   Kirsty McHugh, Chief Executive, Employment Related Services Association
•   Gordon Keenan, Head of Fundraising and Partnerships, National Housing Federation
•   Tim Johnson, Executive Director for Regeneration, Walsall City Council


Chair: Roy O’Shaughnessy, Chief Executive, Career Development Group

As unemployment reaches its highest figure for seventeen years, and with welfare reforms looking to move thousands of people off benefits and into sustainable employment, Capita’s 7th National Tackling Worklessness Conference successfully addresses the main challenges and opportunities.

This timely event will offer you an insight into the impact of welfare reform on welfare to work programmes, explore the role of private sector investment in creating jobs and will highlight the most effective methods of engaging with partner organisations in tackling worklessness.


Benefits of Attending

•   Hear from the Department for Work and Pensions on the latest Get Britain Working policy and developments within the Work Programme
•   Learn the most effective methods of partnership working between housing providers, charities and the private sector in the delivery of skills and work-related training
•   Understand the role Local Enterprise Partnerships and Social Enterprises can play in creating jobs locally
•   Gain insight from a successful scheme engaging with ex-offenders and prospective employers in overcoming barriers to accessing  work
•   Explore the future of welfare to work schemes and the potential role of the Institute of Employability Professionals
•   Examine a Housing Association’s innovative approach to providing tailored training and support for unemployed tenants

Contact: Fran Langham – fran.langham@capita.co.uk /020 7960 7751


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