Gloucester JobLink project was a pilot stage for the Gloucester City Employment Plan and the planning for the future interventions possible by the Westgate Community Trust's Four Gates Community Centre. It arose from one of the aims in the previous Gloucester Partnership Community Strategy, 'Our Gloucester - Our Future'.

This one-year action research project focused on the "hidden workforce" (those who are economically inactive, unemployed and/or benefit claimants or underemployed) in the wards of Westgate, Barton and Tredworth and White City and used community engagement activities. It focused on the local job market that the target workforce could engage with and how both sides currently approach adults' return to work and work skills training.

The final report highlights a number of findings and makes recommendations around partnership working; employer facing work; and learning training and job seeking support provision.  The Learning, Skills and Employment activities have now been absorbed into the City Employment Plan and if you have queries and activities related to their work, details of the team can be found on the www.glosfirst.co.uk website.  

To download an executive summary of the report click here.

To download a full copy of the report click here.