The Prime Minister today announced his plan for “Building Britain’s Future” and claimed that  “It is a radical vision for a fairer, stronger and more prosperous society for all.”

This robust new plan contains several new measures aimed at driving economic growth and creating more jobs and included the follwing commitments from the Governement:

• We will not lose another generation to work. Every young person who has been out of work for a year will have to take a job, training or work experience place.

• A new, more active industrial policy to drive growth and create the high value jobs of the future. We will establish a new £150 million Innovation Fund which will lever up to £1 billion of private sector funding.

Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was quoted as saying…… “We’re determined to do everything we can to help people who are being hit by the world recession. Never again must we lose a generation to work.”

She went on to say:

• We will not lose another generation to worklessness. We will guarantee a sixth form, college or apprenticeship place to all school leavers. From next year, every person under 25 who has been out of work for a year will have to take a job, training, or work experience place.

• Adults who have been out of work for six months will get help with setting up a business, skills training, or volunteering opportunities.

• The £1 billion Future Jobs Fund will provide 100,000 jobs for young people and a further 50,000 new jobs in areas of high unemployment.

Is the Government doing enough?  What else could or should be done? Have Your Say, tell us what you think!!

see the full announcement here: