Deputy Minister for Skills, Julie James has dismissed any question of the Welsh Government’s flagship Jobs Growth Wales programme being scrapped, and has confirmed the successor programme will be in place by next month.
She has also reassured young people already accepted onto the scheme that their six month placements will not be affected by the current transition period and that they will continue to receive full Welsh Government support.
The Deputy Minister said: “Contrary to reports in the media today, there is absolutely no question of our flagship Jobs Growth Wales programme being scrapped.
“Jobs Growth Wales has been hugely successful, resulting in almost 15,000 young people finding a meaningful job opportunity.
“One of the reasons we have been able to invest so much in the Jobs Growth Wales programme is because it is partly funded by the European union and as such is delivered as a project with a planned start and end date
“The current EU funded project came to its planned end date on 31st March for new entrants only and we are now in a transition phase.
“ We will launch the successor programme next month and I look forward to helping many more young people from across Wales to find meaningful and sustainable employment with the help of Jobs Growth Wales.”
The Welsh Government is currently working with WEFO to progress an application for additional funds for the successor Jobs Growth Wales project under the new European programmes.
The original Jobs Growth Wales programme was launched in 2012 with a target of creating and filling 12,000 jobs.
Yet again the “European funded” line is trotted out, of nothing else the EU is good at self promotion. Europe pays us back a portion of what we, as tax payers, pay into the EU. The EU does not fund jobs growth Wales or anything else that it claims.
It was only recently (October 2014) that the EU hit us with a bill for an extra £1.7 Billion, France to receive a rebate of £790 Million. Our Conservative government hailed the agreement that they did not have to pay it all at once as a victory for their prowess at negotiaton. Imagine what £1.7 Billion invested in factories, power plant, and steelworks could do for Wales.
Yet again the “European funded” line is trotted out, of nothing else the EU is good at self promotion. Europe pays us back a portion of what we, as tax payers, pay into the EU. The EU does not fund jobs growth Wales or anything else that it claims.
It was only recently (October 2014) that the EU hit us with a bill for an extra £1.7 Billion, France to receive a rebate of £790 Million. Our Conservative government hailed the agreement that they did not have to pay it all at once as a victory for their prowess at negotiaton. Imagine what £1.7 Billion invested in factories, power plant, and steelworks could do for Wales.
“Our Conservative government hailed the agreement that they did not have
to pay it all at once as a victory for their prowess at negotiaton.
Imagine what £1.7 Billion invested in factories, power plant, and
steelworks could do for Wales.”.
But would you really trust them to do that Rich?????? i.e. spend any of that money in Walrs?.
The Tories? No they would not, neither would Labour as their once proud tradition of investing is industry is now dead. Plaid would spend the money on better Welsh language programmes and beter facilities for the AMs in Cardiff. All irrelevent as all the above worship the European Union of the Regions (To use its correct title) and will fight tooth and nail to stay in the EU club.
Perhaps it is time to vote for somebody else?
“Our Conservative government hailed the agreement that they did not have
to pay it all at once as a victory for their prowess at negotiaton.
Imagine what £1.7 Billion invested in factories, power plant, and
steelworks could do for Wales.”.
But would you really trust them to do that Rich?????? i.e. spend any of that money in Walrs?.
The Tories? No they would not, neither would Labour as their once proud tradition of investing is industry is now dead. Plaid would spend the money on better Welsh language programmes and better facilities for the AMs in Cardiff. All irrelevent as all the above worship the European Union of the Regions (To use its correct title) and will fight tooth and nail to stay in the EU club.
Perhaps it is time to vote for somebody else?