Wow! For once the Government are on my side.
So you choose to better yourself by going to university. You get yourself in masses of debt because of up front fees, rent and bills, food and entertainment all on a loan that doesn't really cover all the costs. You get help from your folks and when you're finished both you and your folks have heavy debt problems.
It seems like you're royalry screwed unless you find work fast. 6 months pass and you start to panic. No-one seems to want to hire you, there is many options to persue and you can't afford to move somewhere where there's more work. It seems there's no light at the end of the tunnel.
Then you get assigned to New deal and everything changes. It's only available to 18-24 year olds but it's so great. I finding the pressure is off as even if I don't get a job there's plenty of options I can take, and most are fantastic.
Firstly you have 4 weeks of normal job searching. Then for two weeks you have to do the course I'm doing at the moment. Then 10 weeks after that something is sorted for you unless you choose a path to follow.
In the meantime you have £300 from the government to give you things that will help you find work (they don't hand it over, they cover expenses). It could be used to buy a good suit or pay for driving lessons. And any expenses on the course are covered, including travelling and lunches. You get free clothes, a free haircut and a free hygeine goody bag.
The course itself involves team building. Yesterday we spent the day doing quite fun tasks in the great outdoors, from building a raft to all sorts of exercises which have long explanations.
If after the 10 weeks you haven't found a job 5 options are there for you. In all of them you recieve extra benefits (about £60 a week). You can go back to full-time education, while still on your benefits. You can get a job sorted for you in construction, environment issues and retail/admin for a voluntary company. You can even start your own business risk free with assistance from specialists.
These options are really interesting. I'm finding myself unsure of what kind of career I want, and these options allow me to experiment with barely any risk. Sure I will still be living with my folks but at least now I have good options. I don't have to follow a career I may not like.
New Deal rocks, you get so much help and options that you didn't get before. For once the Government are doing all they can to help me.
It seems like you're royalry screwed unless you find work fast. 6 months pass and you start to panic. No-one seems to want to hire you, there is many options to persue and you can't afford to move somewhere where there's more work. It seems there's no light at the end of the tunnel.
Then you get assigned to New deal and everything changes. It's only available to 18-24 year olds but it's so great. I finding the pressure is off as even if I don't get a job there's plenty of options I can take, and most are fantastic.
Firstly you have 4 weeks of normal job searching. Then for two weeks you have to do the course I'm doing at the moment. Then 10 weeks after that something is sorted for you unless you choose a path to follow.
In the meantime you have £300 from the government to give you things that will help you find work (they don't hand it over, they cover expenses). It could be used to buy a good suit or pay for driving lessons. And any expenses on the course are covered, including travelling and lunches. You get free clothes, a free haircut and a free hygeine goody bag.
The course itself involves team building. Yesterday we spent the day doing quite fun tasks in the great outdoors, from building a raft to all sorts of exercises which have long explanations.
If after the 10 weeks you haven't found a job 5 options are there for you. In all of them you recieve extra benefits (about £60 a week). You can go back to full-time education, while still on your benefits. You can get a job sorted for you in construction, environment issues and retail/admin for a voluntary company. You can even start your own business risk free with assistance from specialists.
These options are really interesting. I'm finding myself unsure of what kind of career I want, and these options allow me to experiment with barely any risk. Sure I will still be living with my folks but at least now I have good options. I don't have to follow a career I may not like.
New Deal rocks, you get so much help and options that you didn't get before. For once the Government are doing all they can to help me.
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