JobStart
The JobStart scheme provided Department for Communities funding to allow employers to create new job opportunities to help unemployed people aged 16-24 and 50-64 enter or re-enter the job market.
Please note: The JobStart scheme is now closed to applications.
Employer applications for opportunities for 16-24-year-olds are closed - the deadline was Sunday 30 June 2024.
Employer applications for opportunities for 50-64-year-olds are closed - the deadline was Sunday 21 July 2024.
Additional support for local employers is still available through the Work Experience Programme, which offers access to people for short work experience placements ranging from two to eight weeks for 16-65-year-olds or a fixed-term placement of 13 weeks for 16-24-year-olds.
Support for Employers currently participating in JobStart
If you have a query or any other issues regarding your current JobStart participant, please contact the Department for Communities JobStart & Work Experience Programme Branch using the following:
- Email: jobstart.scheme@communities-ni.gov.uk
- Telephone: 028 9072 6788
