More than a quarter of a million workplace training places for benefit claimants have been delivered in just three years, new data reveals.
- 266,000 workplace training places delivered – boosting skills and long-term economic growth
- Target hit early as more than 80,000 jobseekers start already this year
- Programme tackling skills shortages in key sectors as £2.5bn Back to Work Plan expands employment support for over a million people
The latest figures show that in the last financial year 81,190 places were delivered – smashing the 80,000 target two months ahead of schedule. It brings the total number since the Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAPs) was set up to 266,330.
As part of the government’s long-term plan for growth, these programmes give jobseekers a unique work opportunity with six-weeks on-the-job training and experience before a guaranteed interview, helping them prepare for and move into work.
There has been 266,330 starts on a SWAP since 2021, with 81,190 in the latest financial year – smashing an 80,000 target for the year two months early.
