DIUS Proposes Compulsory Training
Posted: 15 July 2008
Benefit claimants who need to improve their skills in order to get a job will have to attend compulsory training, under new proposals announced by James Purnell and John Denham.
Under the plans, published in a Government welfare and skills paper Work Skills, people claiming Jobseekers Allowance who have gaps in their skills will have to attend training to help them find a job. The Government is also announcing that it also intends to consult on making it compulsory for lone parents and people on Employment and Support Allowance to attend skills training.
Read the press release on the DIUS website.