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Kickstart: A RetrospectiveIn February 2021, Premier Advisory Group (PAG) was approved by the DWP as a national Kickstart Gateway, focusing on schools. The £2 billion scheme was launched in September 2020, enabling organisations across the UK to recruit government funded 16–24-year-olds. The scheme was designed to provide work opportunities for people in receipt of Universal Credit and considered at risk …
Hassan Qayyum: Kickstarting my career goalsIn January 2021 Premier Advisory Group (PAG) launched a specific Kickstart for Education service. The aim was to enable educational settings to benefit fully from this brilliant initiative and through this, improve life chances and social mobility for young people in the communities they serve. PAG was approved as a Kickstart Gateway in March 2021 and became a DWP National Gateway provider in June 2021. With a firm belief in the …
My Experience as a KickstarterIn February 2021, Premier Advisory Group (PAG) was approved by the DWP as a Kickstart Gateway. Having helped dozens of schools access new staff, adding to our own team via Kickstart was a no-brainer. Since joining the company, our Kickstarters have made a valuable contribution to all areas of the business and we are proud that …
Kickstart in review Now the academic term has ended, Premier Advisory Group (PAG) reflects on our journey since approval as a DWP national Gateway for the Kickstart scheme. Since then, we have worked tirelessly across England, Scotland, and Wales to ensure the education sector makes the most out of this fantastic opportunity. The £2 billion Scheme, which launched back in …
DWP encourages employers to recruit Kickstart candidates at local Job CentresThe Kickstart Scheme is a £2 billion programme which was launched by the government in September 2020 with the aim of creating new job placements for 16–24-year-olds at risk of long-term unemployment. The scheme aims to create hundreds of thousands of placements for young people and support the post-COVID economic …
PAG in the Press: The Success of the Kickstart Scheme Having been involved with the Kickstart Scheme since its inception, Premier Advisory Group knows the difference that it can make to the thousands of young people across the UK who are paying the price for the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Leveraging its knowledge of the education sector …