Three-year project planned to get 350 adults with learning disabilities into jobs.
Nottinghamshire county council is to spend £750,000 over the next three years in an attempt to make it easier for adults with learning difficulties to get a job, it has been reported.
The goal is to help a total of 350 people during this time, with job clubs, work placements and mentoring schemes to be set up as part of the process, according to the Mansfield Chad.
"By helping disabled people to earn a living, develop their skills and feel like an important part of the community, their confidence and self-worth can really be boosted," commented councillor Alan Rhodes, an adult services and health cabinet member.
The news follows a two-day event at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, which aimed to give teenagers aged 14 to 19 hands-on experience of working life.
More than 6,000 youngsters attended the North East Skills jobs fair, the Evening Chronicle newspaper reports.