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WELCOME . Microsoft Britain Works NGO Event Monday 7 th December. Britain Works NGO Programme. Matt Lambert Director of Corporate Affairs and Citizenship Microsoft Ltd 7 Th December 2009. UK unemployment. The number of unemployed people is now 2.46 million, up 30,000 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WELCOME Microsoft
Britain Works NGO Event Monday 7th December
Britain Works NGO ProgrammeMatt Lambert
Director of Corporate Affairs and CitizenshipMicrosoft Ltd
7Th December 2009
UK unemployment• The number of unemployed people is now 2.46 million, up 30,000• The number of people unemployed for more than 12 months increased by
71,000 over the quarter to reach 618,000, the highest figure since Nov 97• The unemployment rate for 18-24 year olds increased by 0.7% on the
quarter to reach 18.0%, the highest figure since records began in 1992.
Digital skills
• Knowledge economy equal to traditional economy
• 77% of all jobs require some digital skills
• 10m people digitally excluded
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Microsoft Employment Initiatives
Industry Alliance for Jobs100,000 x Basic Digital Literacy
Black Country Project28,000 x Basic Digital Literacy
PartnerApprenticeship
Pilot
Help 500,000 people into work (over 3 years)
100,000 pa 7,000 pa10,000 pa50,000 pa
Economic Evidence through 2009 IDC Survey & Work Foundation
Foster technologyinnovation
Support employment focussed charities
Create pathways into IT industry
Enhance basicemployability skills
Support Employment Focussed NGOs
Volunteers
Software
Cash
Thank you and enjoy the Britain Works NGO day!
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