Thank you to Camden Boxpark for hosting our Youth Guarantee Jobs Fair this morning.
Wide selection of employers. Lots of vacancies and opportunities available. All about giving young people a better chance in life.
Pat McFadden
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Pat McFadden
@patmcfaddenmp
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Labour’s Campaign Co-ordinator for the 2024 General Election. For casework email [email protected]
Joined March 2009
- 'We can't ignore AI risk to entry level jobs as over one million young people unemployed or not in education' - The Mirror
- Great initiative from M&S. More opportunity for young people and the chance of a good job and career.
- Thank you to everyone who came to The Big Lunch at St Martin's church in Bradley. So much goodness and positive energy in the room and so many people doing good work for our local community.
- On this day in 1944...RIGHT NOW in 1944, this is the scene in Normandy. The liberation of France is underway #DDay
00:00 - And....she got the job. I visited a great work experience scheme at Gatwick Airport which finishes with a guaranteed interview. We are expanding these schemes by 300,000. All about helping people change their lives."Work experience builds confidence, it gives you something extra to put on your CV" - Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden at Gatwick Airport Young people will be helped onto the career ladder by 300,000 new work experience and training placements ow.ly/5e2J50Z7xp0
00:00 - As I often say in interviews and in the Department, "we have to change the question the system asks from "what benefits are you entitled to" to "how do we help you change your life". From BBC PM programme...last Thursday (28 May).
00:00 - I’m today building on Alan Milburn’s report by announcing former M&S and Morrisons chief exec Marc Bolland will turbo charge our #YouthGuarantee offer when it rolls out next month - because the best way to tackle the welfare bill is to get young people into work
00:00 - Some countries have high rates of youth inactivity. The Netherlands' rate is about one third of ours. I'm going there shortly to look at what they do. UK to learn lessons in 'Neets' crisis fight from European country with lowest rate - The Mirror
- Pat McFadden reposted
Exclusive: UK to learn lessons in 'Neets' crisis fight from European country with lowest rate Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden will travel to the Netherlands - where the Neet rate is a third of the UK's - next month. - Great article from @ChrisWebbMP. Chris has done fantastic work promoting employment and opportunity in Blackpool. His jobs fair is among the best of its kind in the country. Pleased to work with him on this agenda.
- Introducing Alan Milburn to present his interim report. More work. More opportunity. A better offer for young people.Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden responds to the Young People and Work interim report published by Alan Milburn today We want young people, whatever their background, to fulfil their potential – and our Youth Guarantee is a part of what we are doing to make that happen
00:00 - Rest in peace Meta Ramsay. A lifetime of service to her country, to politics and to the Labour cause. 🌹
