Employment

Jobs, Training & Local Enterprise

1. Reduce the Worklessness rate by 10 percentage points

2. Reduce the proportion of working age NDC residents with no qualifications by 12 percentage points (from 39% in 2002 to 27% in 2011)

 

Featured Projects

  • Local Project Gathers Speed

    An innovative new volunteering project designed to encourage learning, employment and enterprise opportunities for Doncaster residents is gathering momentum. Managed by A4e (Action for Employment) and Icon Events, the Community Learning and Employment Project (CLEC) has already recruited 31 CLEC ‘Champions’. These individuals from nine specific neighbourhoods – Hexthorpe and Balby, Intake and Wheatley, Edlington and Sprotbrough, ...

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  • A successful journey to employment

    A 19-year-old with a flare for IT has proved to be a real success story for the Doncaster Foyer. For almost ten years the Foyer has offered safe, secure accommodation, training and a 24-hour support service to young people aged 16 to 25. James Manton moved into the Foyer, based on Chequer Road, in February ...

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  • Improve your literacy and numeracy skills – for free!

    Improving on maths and English is now easier thanks to free numeracy and literacy courses for Nether Hall residents. The courses, which focus on small groups in a relaxed environment with content tailored to individual needs, are being run in partnership with Doncaster College. The venue has been funded by NDC and is fully equipped. Visitors can ...

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