Fusion21 helps to place 107th person into employment

Through the Future Jobs Fund initiative Fusion21 has been able to help the lives of many unemployed people struggling to find suitable employment in the local area.

This week the Fusion21 Skills team managed to place their 107th candidate into employment, an impressive number, especially considering the current state of the economic climate and with official figures for unemployment in the region rising in the last month.

Working closely with the regions social housing landlords, Knowsley Housing Trust, Liverpool Mutual Homes, Helena Partnerships, Villages Housing, Riverside, Wirral Partnership Homes and Venture Housing, the Fusion21 skills team has been able to find jobs for unemployed people through the governments Future Jobs Fund.

Jan Agger, Head of Skills at Fusion21 commented “We are committed to helping the long term unemployed get jobs, through the future jobs fund and our own construction skills initiatives we help provide opportunities for people who want to work.”

She further added, “It’s fantastic to see the response we are getting from job seekers, local contractors and our partners. People are actually beginning to take action and by working in partnership with other companies, we are helping to improve the lives of many local people by creating job opportunities.”

The Liverpool Regions Social Landlords are aiming to create nearly 400 jobs over an 18 month period with the help of Fusion21.

Fusion21 are part of the City Employment Strategy’s Liverpool City Region Bid, playing an essential role in the Future Jobs Fund on Merseyside, we help to source opportunities and place the unemployed into jobs.

Working with the Job Centre Plus Fusion21 has been holding a number of successful recruitment days that give candidates the opportunity to be interviewed for Future Jobs Fund positions.

Fusion21 is working with partners from across the Liverpool City Region to create 6,500 jobs for long term unemployed people.  Funded through the Government's Future Jobs Fund, these jobs will provide opportunities for training and experience in a wide range of areas. These jobs are open to those who have been on Job Seekers' Allowance for over 6 months.

To find out more about these opportunities and to confirm your eligibility you should make an appointment to talk to your Job Centre plus Personal Advisor.




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