Future Jobs Fund

The Future Jobs Fund is still open for business.   Up to 6,400 jobs worth around £40m are being created in the region following the first three rounds of the Fund.  The first jobs have already started.

The region has got off to a strong start, but bids are still welcomed – and extensions to existing bids may also be possible.  Under the Future Jobs Fund bidders can propose jobs to start right up until March 2011, though contracts are currently just for the first 6 months.

Our successful regional bids, predominantly partnership bids led by local authorities, will create up to 5,350 jobs.  Up to a further 1000 jobs will come from national bids that will operate in the region, from organisations such as Groundwork or the Football League Trust.   Regional bidders that were successful in the first three rounds are:

 

South Yorkshire:

West Yorkshire:

North Yorkshire:

Humber:

Region-wide:

Sheffield City Region (2,100 jobs covering Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster)

Barnsley (644 jobs)

VC Train (60 jobs)

Kirklees (350 jobs)

Leeds (734 jobs)

Wakefield (700 jobs)

Calderdale (158 jobs, first six months only)

North Yorkshire (189 jobs)

North Yorkshire Learning Consortium (40 jobs)

Humber, including all four authority areas (350 jobs)

Yorkshire and Humber Regional Forum (30 jobs)

 

Partnership bids are still strongly encouraged, and organisations may wish to get in touch with their nearest local authority to explore working with them.

More information, and guidance on how to bid, can be found here: http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/futurejobsfund/index.asp

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