Minister urged to be bold on youth

Published on Friday 10 February 2012 00:00

YOUTH employment minister Angela Constance has singled out £8.5 million which she says will create 1,000 jobs and 800 voluntary opportunities for young people.

The second tranche of funding from the £30m youth employment package announced in December will fund the continuation of the employment partnership Community Jobs Scotland into 2012-13, creating the jobs for young people at a cost of £6m.

Announcing the funding yesterday, Ms Constance said: “It is important that we build on the success of the initial pilot of Community Jobs Scotland within the resources we have available.”

Labour youth employment spokeswoman Kezia Dugdale called for more: “If the minister has a social conscience, then she should apply it by setting out to eradicate youth unemployment. Be that bold.”

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spacecadetrik

Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:12 AM

What, like Glasgow City Council offering every young school leaver who is eligible being offered an apprenticeship. Are you telling me that is a crap idea?? Really? Are the SNP that out of touch?

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Kinghob

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 06:19 PM

Better than the daftie labour no hopers would manage-they are too busy looking after their OWN jobs (for the boys) such as in Glasgow council to be genuinely concerned about Scottish jobs.

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spacecadetrik

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:35 AM

Wow, 1000 jobs? Only another 99,000 to find.

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