National Welfare to Work Conference

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Voluntary Sector North West
St. Thomas Centre

Ardwick Green North
Manchester
M12 6FZ
Tel: 0161 276 9300
Fax: 0161 276 9301
Email: info@vsnw.org.uk

3 November 2010

QEII Conference Centre, Westminster

The new Work Programme will replace the current back to work schemes and provide a coherent package of support for people out of work, regardless of the barriers they face or the benefits they claim. The government is inviting expressions of interest from the private, public and voluntary sectors to help deliver this.

Welfare to Work 2010 is a timely opportunity to understand the new agenda and discuss the latest strategies to achieve both long-term and sustained employment in Britain.

This conference will enable you to:

• Hear how the government is enhancing the role of charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises in public services;

• Learn how to help people with mental health and learning disabilities into meaningful and sustained employment;

• Explore the ways to reduce the proportion of 16 to 18 year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET);

• Share your concerns, experiences and ideas with 300 other delegates from across the third, public and private sector.

Pat Samuel CBE, Deputy Director, Public Sector Partnerships, Office for Civil Society, Cabinet Office willalso provide a plenary address on a ‘Partnership Working – Welfare to Work and the Potential for charities, voluntary and community groups and social enterprises’. This is a key session for the third sector to gain insights into how the government is enhancing the role of charities, voluntary groups and social enterprises in public services.

For more information: http://www.govnet.co.uk/welfare/programme.html

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