Successful bid will create 3,000 new jobs

A bid - backed by Sports Leaders UK - to create 3,000 new jobs within the sports sector has been successfully approved by the Government’s Future Jobs Fund. The bid, submitted by the National Skills Academy for Sport and Active Leisure in response to recent unemployment figures, will create almost 3,000 new employment opportunities for young, long-term unemployed people in the sports sector. Young people aged 18-24 are currently the most at risk of unemployment and the new jobs will offer training and employment opportunities to these individuals. The Future Jobs Fund allows employers to pay for the development of employees in the first months and removes barriers to recruitment. Chief Executive of Sports Leaders UK, Linda Plowright said: “The creation of 3,000 new jobs is a huge step forward and will benefit local communities and young, unemployed people. “Sports Leaders UK’s awards and qualifications help young people to gain the skills they need to prepare them for further education, volunteering opportunities and employment.” Note to editors: Sports Leaders UK is a charity delivering sports leadership awards and qualifications to more than 200,000 people a year, through 4,000 schools, colleges, local authorities, prisons and young offender units. It acts as an Awarding Body providing nationally recognised qualifications, and has a Foundation to deliver free or subsidised courses in areas of greatest need. Sports Leaders UK Anne Compton, Public Relations T: 01908 689212 E: media@sportsleaders.org