3rd March 2008
Categories: Funding - North East
Grant to employers for taking on young people aged 18 - 24 who have been unemployed for six months or more. £60 per week for full time employees, £40 per week for part time and up to £750 towards the cost of certified vocational training.
Potential employees must be between 18 and 24 and have been unemployed for at least six months.
t: 0845 601 2001
w: http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Employers/Ourservices/Programmes/New_Deal/index.html
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