Flexible New Deal
The New Deals have been the most successful innovation in the history of the UK labour market. During the last 10 years, the New Deals have helped more than 1.8 million people into work. Over the last decade, the labour market has changed beyond recognition: the New Deals are now 10 years old and so they too must evolve to ensure we are ready for the challenges of the next decade.
On 2 January 2008, the Government announced exciting new plans for transforming Britain’s labour market and this includes the introduction of a more flexible New Deal. Details can be found on the link below:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/docs/PMNewDeal2-01-08.pdf.
This is a fundamental part of the Government’s wider welfare reform and will underpin the principles of working towards eradicating child poverty by 2020. The flexible New Deal will replace the current New Deal 18 – 24 and 25+ and Employment Zones programmes. It will provide an inspiring opportunity for Prime Contractor organisations from the private, public and third sectors to work together in partnership to deliver this new programme across all Jobcentre Plus districts from Autumn 2009.
The five core principles of the flexible New Deal
- A stronger framework of rights and responsibilities to move benefit customers from being passive recipients to active jobseekers.
- A personalised and responsive approach to individual customer needs which will provide tailored employment and skills support to meet the needs of both customers and local employers.
- A partnership approach with public, private and third sector organisations working together to maximise innovation, leading to more and better outcomes.
- Devolving and empowering communities for future sustainable employment which will be at the heart of neighbourhood renewal.
- Not just jobs, but jobs that pay and offer opportunities for progression, with an emphasis on sustaining and progressing in work to ensure all customers who need help to develop their skills have access to the relevant pre-employment and in-work training.
Latest news about flexible New Deal
- Presentation at the FND Finance
Surgeries 15 September - 22 September
- FND Question and Answer Log
- Potential subcontracting organisations
that attended the speed networking events (published 9 September 2008)
- Phase One Flexible New Deal Invitation to Tender Regional Presentations (published 27 August 2008)
- Flexible New Deal performance expectations
and funding workshop slides (published 26 August 2008)
- Invitation to Tender pack for Phase One Flexible New Deal (published 1 August 2008)
- Shortlist of Organisations
Successful at PQQ Stage for Phase One of the flexible New Deal
(revised 13 August 2008)
- Finance questions and answers for Phase 1 of the flexible New Deal (published 17 July 2008)
- Flexible New Deal Networking Opportunities (published 30 May 2008)
Previous notices and other information about flexible New Deal
- Potential commercial conflicts of interest (published 09 May 2008)
- Update on Phase One fND and TUPE (published 02 May 2008)
- PQQ Bidder Events contact details of all delegates (published 17 April 2008)
- PQQ Bidder Events presentation slides (published 15 April 2008)
- Q&A log for the PQQ (published 04 April 2008)
- Phase 1 of the flexible New Deal (published 20 March 2008, revised 01 April 2008)
Further information
Further details about the procurement of flexible New Deal will be advertised on this site and in other appropriate media. In the meantime if you require further information please email sheffieldmayfieldcourt.flexiblenewdeal@dwp.gsi.gov.uk