Steve Chapman and Jo Kidd Kent Jobs Action Group

Steve Chapman and Jo Kidd

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Kent Jobs Action Group

Kent Jobs Action Group

• To make sure that more people with learning difficulties get real, paid jobs.

• Feeds into the Kent Partnership Board.

• We meet every 2 months• We meet in Maidstone• The group is made up equally of people

with and without learning difficulties• Everyone is paid

What we have worked on…

• Worked on the big plan for jobs in Kent

• Put together our action plan.

A Day in the Life of Kent County Council

Feeding back to the Department of Work and Pensions

Advising the Government

Toolkit about Jobs

“Better to work than be on benefits”

Tender to make a film about jobs

Media Workshop

What do we want to do next?

• Finish the toolkit and film

• Have a launch in February

• Make sure that the big plans in Valuing People

Now and Valuing

Employment Now actually

happen.

Work more closely with Jobs Centre Plus

South East Jobs Action

Network

Thanks for listeningDo you have any other

questions?

Thanks to CHANGE Picture Bank for some of the pictures.www.changepeople.co.uk

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