Job centre overhaul outlined by British government
As the number of unemployed people in the UK is almost 2.5 million, the UK government has outlined plans to modernise job centres to help more people find work in the recession. The plans involve making better use of technology such as text messaging and the internet to communicate with job seekers.
The changes follow criticism that job centres have not responded well to the rising number of people who have lost their jobs during the downturn.
Broadband access
The proposals include helping people get online to perform most of their day-to-day job searching using their own personalised web page. The page would allow job seekers to find jobs specifically suited to them, and allow them to track benefit claims. The plans also outlined a “technologies budget” to help some people get connected to broadband at home. Job centre advisers will also be able to send out text messages about new jobs, and reminders about interviews and appointments.
Personalised service
The proposals also outline individual budgets that people can allocate towards various training and development options. “We’ve got a service that works pretty well for the people it was designed to help,” Employment Minister Jim Knight told the BBC. “But with almost a doubling in the number of people coming through the door, we’ve got a much bigger range of people coming in, with different sorts of skills.” Mr Knight said the service was getting more than half of people into work within three months, but that it needed to be “more personalised and more universal”.
The plans will be formally outlined in a government White Paper later this month.
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