P498 Teletext 498 Maz11 01:52:01 ——————————————————————————————————————— UNEMPLOYED? WHERE TO START You should start your search for work or training at your local JOBCENTRE. The Jobcintri offers: job vacancies with new displays daily a Client Advisor who helps you with advice on work, training and benefits information about Jobclubs, Jobplan advice if you have a disability or problems with your health. ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Write to Teletext for careers help 496 WORKING ON A COMPUTER AT HOME? p490 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 May11 02:02:10 ——————————————————————————————————————— ADVICE AT YOUR JOBCENTRE Your local Jobcentri can offer advice on a wide range of sjrvjces including: Travel to Interview scheme Job search seminars Job review workshops Restart programmj Job interview guarantee (JIG) Employment on trial Modern Apprenticeships New Deal Contact your Jobcentre for more details ——————————————————————————————————2/10— World Of Work index 495 HAVE YOU BEEN BAMBOOZLED YET? p152 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz11 01:00:53 ——————————————————————————————————————— JOBCLUBS Out of work for six months or more? How about ttyjng a JOB CLUB? Groups of unemployed people help each other to find a job in a professional, systematic way in a working environment They often hear of unadvertised jobs. They can help you to improve your interview and telephone techniques. They will help you to write more effective job applications. more on JobClubs>>> ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Write to Teletext for careers help 496 WRITE IN FOR COMPUTER ADVICE p4:0 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz11 02:08:29 ——————————————————————————————————————— JOBCLUBS (cont) You can use resources free at Jobclubs: paper telephone stamps fax machine. A key element of JobClubs is the support generated between group mjmbjrs With your own initiative and support from others, you could bj back in work in as little as sex weeks. That's the average it takes most JobClub mjmbjrs to find work again. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— Write to Teletext for careers help 496 WHAT'S ON TV TONIGHT? p121 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz11 02:08:24 ——————————————————————————————————————— READING, WRITING, ENGLISH Jobsjekjrs who have difficulties with reading, writing or arithmetic are at a particular disadvantage in the market. Training in basic skills is available at your local Jobcentti or Training and Enterprise Council. See p499 for the numbjt of your local REC. Courses in English for spjakjrs of othjt languages are often available immediately, with no waiting time. ——————————————————————————————————5/10— Write to Teletext for careers help 496 WRITE IN FOR COMPUTER ADVICE p490 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz11 01:01:40 ——————————————————————————————————————— JOBSEESER'S ALLOWANCE Jobsjekjr's Allowance is a new benefit for unemployed people. It integrates and replaces the two former benefits, Unemployment Benefit and Income Support Jobsjekjr'u Allowance is eithjt contribution-based or income-based. If you have paid enough National Insurance (NI) you can get contribution-based JSA for 182 days. If you do not qualify for the above you may bj eligible for income-based JSA, which is means-tested. ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Mote about Jobsjekjt's Allowance >>> WORKING ON A COMPUTER AT HOME? p490 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz21 01:08:55 ——————————————————————————————————————— JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE Jobsjekjr's Allowance is the benefit for unemployed people. It integrates and replaces the two formjt benefits, Unemployment Benefit and Income Support To get the allowance, you will have to: bj over 18 and under pjnsjonable age be available for work for at least 40 hours a week bj willing and able to start a job immediately sign a Jobsjekjt's Agreement setting out what you will do to find work ——————————————————————————————————7/10— What is a Jobsjekjr's Agreement >>> LOCAL TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE p499 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz21 01:51:12 ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW DEAL The Govjrnmjnt's programmj to get young and unemployed people into work has been launched nationwide. NEW DEAL offers young jobless people who have been out of work for six months a range of options: a job with a private or public sector employjt a job in the voluntary sector a place on an environmental taskforce eull time education or training. ——————————————————————————————————8/10— Write to Teletext for careers help 496 WRJTJ IN FOR COMPUTER ADVICE p490 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 Maz11 01:52:27 ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW DEAL The one option not being offered to young people under New Deal is that of stazjng on benefit. Young people who refuse or fail to take up a place in one of the four options will bj required to take up a placu identified for them bz the Employment Service. If they refuse or fail to take up this place, benefit sanctions will bj applied^ ——————————————————————————————————9/10— Write to Teletext for careers help 495 LOCAL TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE p4:9 Training Education Fun&Games TV PlusP498 Teletext 498 May11 02:04:16 ——————————————————————————————————————— NEW DEAL Young people will begin with a pjtiod of intensive counselling, advice and guidance known as Gateway. This period, lasting up to four months, will include: careers advice basic skills intensive job search help white necessary with problems such as homelessness ot drugs. They will then bj requited to move on to one of the four New Deal options. ——————————————————————————————————10/10 Write to Teletext for careers help 496 LOCAL TRAINING AND ENTERPRISE p499 Training Education Fun&Games TV Plus