UK Launches New Scheme Kick-Starting Careers for Unemployed Youth

Job adverts are seen in the window of a job centre following the outbreak of COVID-19, in Manchester, Britain, on July 8, 2020. Phil Noble/Reuters

The UK government on Wednesday launched a new subsidized jobs scheme to help young people secure employment. The scheme is part of the government’s effort to “protect, support, and create jobs” amid the devastating economic impact of the CCP virus pandemic.

Therese Coffey, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, urged businesses to get involved in the scheme, in which she said “young people taking part will receive on-the-job training, skills development, and mentoring.”