A body representing learning providers has welcomed the government's plans to implement skills conditionality on job seekers. Employment minister Chris Grayling MP has proposed that claimants could be mandated to undertake activity to address an identified skills need, putting this on the same basis as other conditionality requirements. "The government believes it is right that claimants who are able to look for work should be required to do so as a condition of receiving benefit. Getting the right skills is one way of preparing for work and failure to meet those responsibilities should result in a financial sanction," said Grayling.
Yahoo News, April 2011
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