FIGURES show that Jobs Growth Wales, the Welsh Government’s youth employment programme, has filled 14,094 job opportunities.
The news was welcomed by the deputy minister for skills and technology, Julie James.
The programme has created a total of 16,888 job opportunities across Wales.
January’s statistics show that during the last month this European Social Fund-backed programme successfully offered job opportunities to 185 job hunters.
This flagship Welsh Government programme provides unemployed young people aged 16-24 with a job opportunity for six months. Jobs Growth Wales helps employers to grow their business by paying the young person’s salary, with the hope they will be offered sustained employment after six months.
The latest figures published on the Welsh Government’s website, success rates for the programme continuing, with eight out of 10 young people working in the private sector progressing into employment or further learning after completing their Jobs Growth Wales six month opportunities.
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