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What is Jobs Growth Wales+?

Jobs Growth Wales+ (JGW+) is a training and development programme for 16–19 year olds that gives them the skills, qualifications, and experience they need to either gain a job or enter further training.

 

There are 3 strands to the programme:

 

1. Engagement

A starting point for young people who aren’t sure of what they’re interested in. This strand offers short work trials, centre based learning and a variety of enrichment opportunities.

2. Advancement

Developed for young people who have an interest in a particular career. This strand offers industry focused work tasters and placements, a Level 1 qualification and a variety of enrichment opportunities.

3. Employment

For young people who are ready for full-time employment. This strand offers employability sessions, job preparation skills, interview technique training, essential skills qualification and enrichment activities.

Jobs Growth Wales+ at ACT

Tell me more about these strands…

 

In the Engagement and Advancement strand, you’d work with us to offer work tasters or placements for our young people to help develop their skills. Learners on these strands receive a training allowance of up to £60 per week depending on their hours, up to £19.50 per week for meal allowance and support with travel costs.

If you do provide a placement opportunity, and those learners work well, you may want to consider providing either a job or even an Apprenticeship opportunity for the learner. We’re also equipped to support with the Apprenticeship qualification.

On the Employment strand, if you decide to employ a young person via the Jobs Growth Wales+ programme, we’ll pay up to 50% of each young person’s employment costs at the National Minimum Wage for the first six months and they’ll continue to get guidance and ongoing training from us, to support their development with you.

 

We'll pay up to 50% of each young person's employment costs on the employment strand for the first six months, at the NMW. We'll provide Support, Training & Guidance.

Short term commitment

If you are not quite ready to offer a placement or job opportunities, you could help inspire and motivate our young people to help them get ready for employment. We find by providing opportunities like this, it can make a massive difference to our young people and help prepare them for the world of work.

You could provide opportunities like:

 

Employability workshops Taster days Employer visits Mock interviews Career talks

If you are interested in working with ACT…

If you would like to advertise your placement on our website, please email worldofworkteam@acttraining.org.uk.

 

Take a look at our current JGW+ vacancies:

JGW+ Vacancies
“ACT was a really good experience, I saw progression in terms of my confidence and talking to others as well as my learning and the support was really good. I’m now going to do my Level 2.”
Megan Nedrud, Automotive
“These skills are going to help me when working with large groups of people in university, it will help me with presentations and future work placements. This will enable me to showcase the skills that I picked up and learned during my time at ACT.”
Kerene Kipulu, Customer Service
“I have developed my communication methods and feel more confident in speaking with customers. The employer provided constant help and support with the role. Staff members took the time to go through tasks with me. Everyone has also helped to make me feel valued and part of the team.”
Lois Denatale, Business Administration
“ACT was a really good experience, I saw progression in terms of my confidence and talking to others as well as my learning and the support was really good. I’m now going to do my Level 2.”
Megan Nedrud, Automotive
“These skills are going to help me when working with large groups of people in university, it will help me with presentations and future work placements. This will enable me to showcase the skills that I picked up and learned during my time at ACT.”
Kerene Kipulu, Customer Service
“I have developed my communication methods and feel more confident in speaking with customers. The employer provided constant help and support with the role. Staff members took the time to go through tasks with me. Everyone has also helped to make me feel valued and part of the team.”
Lois Denatale, Business Administration