19 Oct Job Entry Targeted Support (JETS) programme goes live!

We are pleased to announce the start of the Work and Health Programme Job Entry Targeted Support (WHP JETS), an expansion of the existing WLA Work and Health Programme. Launched on Monday 19 October 2020, WHP JETS is designed to support West London residents that have recently become unemployed due to Covid-19 and the associated economic downturn, gain sustainable employment. The programme aims to deliver innovative digital employment support and skills interventions, integrating with local services and supporting the economic recovery of West London residents and businesses.

The £12.41m programme will support over 9,000 West London residents over the next 18 months. The focus is on helping those that have recently become unemployed to develop new skills and retrain to enhance their resilience in a difficult labour market. This programme forms a key part of our West London Build and Recover Strategy.

Chairman of the WLA’s Economic Prosperity Board and Leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Cllr Stephen Cowan, said: “West London has been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 so there is a greater demand for this kind of support. It has seen some of the highest increases in unemployment and this is before furlough finishes at the end of this month.”

The WLA have appointed Shaw Trust to deliver this service; they are already delivering the market-leading devolved Work and Health Programme in our boroughs and we look forward to working closely with them on this innovative new programme.

Read a case study on how the WHP has impacted the lives of one young Harrow resident and our statement to the press on the launch of WLA WHP JETS.

WLA WHP JETS is co-financed by the European Social Fund.