Kent and Medway Get Working Plan
The Get Kent and Medway Working Plan is our plan to help Kent and Medway residents back into work.
To find out how we can best help residents to find employment, we asked for the views of a wide range of stakeholders, partners and people with lived experience.
We asked what works well, what does not work well, and how to help those looking for a job. We did this through:
- surveys
- workshops
- one-to-one interviews.
From our research, we created the Get Kent and Medway Working Plan. This joint strategy was created by us and:
- Kent County Council
- Jobcentre Plus
- the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board.
Our plan focuses on health, work, and skills across Kent and Medway. This includes:
- an analysis of key local labour market challenges for different groups of people and employers
- an overview of the support available for individuals and employers
- how local organisations can work together to support those looking for a job
- how to tackle barriers that prevent people from working.
View the Get Kent and Medway Working Plan.
The UK plan
The government want to improve the UK's economy and get people into work.
In the UK there are:
- 2.8 million people who are not working due to long-term sickness
- 1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
- 9 million adults lack the basic skills they need to work.
The government's Get Britain Working White Paper outlines how they will:
- raise the UK employment rate to 80% for 18 to 66-year-olds
- boost the economic activity of the UK
- improve living standards to fund public services
- improve the quality and security of work through the Plan to Make Work Pay
- create a job market that welcomes everyone and gives them a chance to work.