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Completed 2 Years Work Programme , What Next?

I have completed 2 years work programme (a4e), and also completed my 6 months back at the job centre with general advisor appointments.

Does anyone know what next? My advisor has now told me that because I have completed my 6 months after going on the work programme, all I have to do now is just sign on every 2 weeks, with no more appointments!?

Surely I am going to have more appointments and not just sign on?

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  • YKay
    YKay Posts: 751 Forumite
    Anyone?? ?
  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    Mandatory work activity.

    Is there no prospect of you securing work soon? Retailers are taking on Christmas staff at the moment.
  • James_B.
    James_B. Posts: 404 Forumite
    YKay wrote: »
    Surely I am going to have more appointments and not just sign on?

    Possibly not. They've tried all they can, you've not got a job, they may well feel it's not worth their efforts to keep trying.

    Probably a good idea to get yourself seasonal work for the next few months, and turn your attentions back to your main choice come January.
  • Dear Ykay

    Surely the question is not to ask what the JCP will do for you but what you will do for yourself.

    I am asuming that you have now been job-seeking for at least 3 and a half years. You need a PLAN. You need a DIRECTION. You need to CHANGE.

    Choose a job goal that you ( perhaps with JCP assist ) can get vocational training in - aim for L2 - and you can get work exp ( volunteering ) in. Examples are retail, care assistant, warehousing, catering assistant.

    You need to start thinking strategically, think long-term - not 2 weeks ahead but 6 months.

    It has ever been the case that the only person that is going to get you a job is YOU.

    Good luck
  • YKay
    YKay Posts: 751 Forumite
    tomtontom wrote: »
    Mandatory work activity.

    Is there no prospect of you securing work soon? Retailers are taking on Christmas staff at the moment.

    They already tried to put me on that when I had my 6 months after Work Programme but I already had enough experience so they left it.

    How would they put me on it if I don't have an advisor anymore?
  • tomtontom
    tomtontom Posts: 7,929 Forumite
    Who knows.

    Now how is that job search going?
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