A Scottish approach to training for the unemployed: work‐start Ltd., Dundee |
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| Authors: | Hugh Begg Greg Lloyd David Newlands |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor and Head of the School of Town and Regional Planning, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art , University of Dundee ,;2. Department of Land Economics , Aberdeen University , |
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| Abstract: | This article discusses the structure and performance of Work‐Start Ltd., a company located in Dundee and providing training for the unemployed. The company has attracted national and international attention by its innovative approach. Set up to meet the specific problems of peripheral housing estates, it is now responding to rapid changes in the local labour market. |
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| Keywords: | Community‐based development Economic development Employment planning Local initiatives |
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