{"id":69181,"date":"2026-03-19T14:19:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=69181"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:02:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:02:51","slug":"council-backs-new-government-funding-help-young-people-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/council-backs-new-government-funding-help-young-people-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Council backs new government funding to help young people into work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We welcomed a major new government announcement this week that will help young people find jobs and training.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/major-employment-drive-to-help-unlock-200000-new-jobs-and-apprenticeships-for-next-generation\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed \u00a31 billion of funding to support jobs, apprenticeships and work experience.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim is to help young people who are not in education, employment or training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Businesses will be offered grants to take on young people. There is also extra support for apprenticeships and guaranteed jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We already works with local businesses, colleges and training providers to help people gain skills and find work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the council says that this new funding will open more doors for young people across the county.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"block_acf-block-69bc05d9e875d\" class=\"councillor-quote align-right dcc grid-x\">\r\n\t<blockquote class=\"councillor-quote-blockquote medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n                    <div class=\"councillor-quote-title\"><p>Councillor Simon Clist, our Cabinet Member for Training and Skills, said:<\/p><\/div>\r\n        \t\t<div class=\"councillor-quote-text\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cWe\u2019ll need to see the detail behind this announcement, but on the face of it, this sounds like good news for young people and for local businesses.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cMany employers want to recruit but need support to bring someone new into the workforce.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cThis funding helps remove that barrier.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cIt gives young people a real chance to earn, learn and move into long\u2011term work.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u201cI want to make sure that Devon businesses and Devon young people benefit from this as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n        <div class=\"councillor-quote-aside medium-auto small-12 cell\">\r\n\t<figure class=\"councillor-quote-image grid-x\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-6 cell medium-12\" src=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/UserData\/3\/7\/5\/Info00011573\/bigpic.jpg\" alt=\"Councillor Simon Clist\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\r\n        <figcaption class=\"councillor-quote-description small-6 cell medium-12\" >\r\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.devon.gov.uk\/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=11573\" rel=\"noopener\">Councillor Simon Clist, Cabinet Member for Assets and Resources<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n            <\/figure>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":63629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22,2176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-economy-and-skills","category-skills"],"acf":[],"featured_image":{"ID":63629,"title":"apprentice news page","alt":"A young apprentice working as a mechanic in a garage. 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