Career Coaching for ESA Claimants Awaiting Work Capability Assessment in Reading
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS · Awarded contract
AwardedCareer Coaching for ESA Claimants Awaiting Work Capability Assessment in Reading
Awarded 26 Apr 2015
Awarded26 Apr 2015
Value£87,000.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryPublic Services & Welfare
Ended 10y 6mo ago1y term
Awarded 26 Apr 2015Expired 25 Apr 2016
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Department for Work and Pensions awarded a contract to Best Practice Training & Development Ltd for an intensive, specialist, career-focused coaching programme for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants awaiting their Work Capability Assessment (WCA) in the Reading area.
The programme targets Jobcentre Plus claimants with entrenched worklessness or multiple long-term significant barriers who cannot be addressed through existing provision or who are unable to access existing provision due to personal reasons.
The contract value is AUD 87,000.
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