Before you start you will need:
  • Your Companies House reference number or Charity Commission number
  • Contact details of a named contact at your company for the placements
  • Supporting information to show that the job placements are new jobs and meet the Kickstart Scheme criteria
  • Information about the support your organisation can give to develop employability skills of young people

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* 1. How many new Kickstart Scheme job placements can you offer?

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* 2. Do all of your Kickstart Scheme job placements meet the following criteria?
  • 6 month placement
  • at least 25 hours per week
  • paying at least the National Minimum Wage through PAYE
  • paying the statutory employer duties for the health, safety and welfare for young people, National Insurance and pension contributions
  • include support for young people to help them get work after they finish their Kickstart Scheme placement
  • placement would not exist without Kickstart Scheme funding
  • not replace existing or planned jobs
  • not cause existing employees, apprentices or contractors to lose or reduce their employment

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* 3. Are your job placements just for the Kickstart scheme?

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* 4. Please provide supporting information about how the job placements are new jobs, you can do this by telling us:

  • about changes to your workforce in the last 6 months and why (for example redundancies and changes to hours worked by existing staff)
  • the number of people affected by changes to your workforce in the last 6 months as well as the size of your overall workforce
  • about the kinds of roles, functions and average salary of those who were made redundant or who had their hours reduced in the last 6 month
  • if you would be able to create these job placements without Kickstart Scheme funding what funding source would you use
  • what recruitment you have completed, started or paused in the last 6 months, including how similar these vacancies are or were to the roles you are creating for the Kickstart Scheme
  • if the job placements will be similar to existing or planned roles or the roles previously done by those made redundant or with fewer working hours, why you are using Kickstart Scheme funding to create similar roles
  • if you've engaged with any relevant trade unions and any advice the unions have given

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* 5. How will you support the long term employability of young people through your Kickstart Scheme job placement(s)?

Young people need support so that they are in a better position to find work in the future.  By creating a Kickstart Scheme job placement you are helping young people who are at risk of being unemployed in the long term.

The Kickstart Scheme job should help them get basic work skills.  This includes:
  • attendance
  • timekeeping
  • teamwork
  • communication
  • travelling to work
Kickstart participants may also need help with:
  • CV and interviews
  • looking for long term work

You need to offer employability support to the candidates so they are employable by you or other organisations.  You can also work with other organsiations to provide employability support on your behalf.

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* 6. Will there be set up costs, for taking on a candidate, such as for equipment, clothing and training that the £1500 placement funding will be used for?

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* 7. Employer Details

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* 8. Company Details

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* 9. Organisation Address

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* 10. How many employees do you have?

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* 11. What area and postcode will your Kickstart Scheme job placement be based?

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* 12. Do you have Employers Liability Insurance

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* 13. What are the roles you are planning to create for the Kickstart Scheme?

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* 14. What are the job title/s for the placement/s?

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* 15. Are you involved in any other Kickstart applications>

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* 16. Do any of these job roles require specific training?

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* 17. What are the expected start dates of the job(s)?

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* 18. By submitting this application you confirm that you have the authority to represent the organisation stated in 'Organisation Name.'

You confirm that:
  • the information in this application is correct and complete
  • the organisation meets and will continue to meet all Kickstart Scheme qualifying criteria
  • the organisation has the legal authority to participate in the Kickstart Scheme, is financially solvent and has not been the subject of any judgement for fraud, corruption or illegal activity
  • you understand an application does not in any way signify eligibility for Kickstart Scheme funding or confirm that a grant will be approved or provided

We may be in touch to ask for more information about your application 

Important - if your organisation gives false or incomplete information to obtain a grant or uses funds for a purpose not outlined in this application, you risk prosecution and any funding provided may be repayable and future payments stopped.

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