Annex 6: Activities
There is no definitive list of the activities that DWP may add to a claimant’s to-do list. As such, the following list is collated from various sources. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- any other actions which reasonably increase the likelihood of obtaining employment
 - apply for jobs and apprenticeships
 - apply for other work related training or work experience opportunities
 - assessing prospects for remaining in or finding paid work
 - attend a Commitments Review
 - attend a Self-Employment Review in the start-up period
 - attend vocational training
 - attend a Work Focused Interview
 - attend a Work Search Review
 - attend a Youth Obligation 5-month stocktake assessment
 - attend a Youth Obligation 6-month stocktake
 - attending a skills assessment
 - basic skills training
 - carrying out work searches
 - creating and maintaining an online history
 - develop an up to date CV at the start of their claim, updating it throughout their claim
 - develop realistic job goals
 - developing a business plan
 - developing confidence
 - developing personal presentation
 - developing social or conversational skills
 - employability training
 - English Speakers of Foreign Languages (ESOL) training
 - identifying opportunities to improve their Curriculum Vitae (CV), time keeping
 - identifying their employment strengths, existing skills and how they could present them to a potential employer
 - identifying training or educational opportunities
 - improving personal presentation
 - in depth diagnostic skills assessment – giving a specific breakdown of claimant’s skills need and identifying claimants’ skill levels to make appropriate decisions about training courses for claimants
 - information & communication technology (ICT) training
 - making applications for jobs
 - participating in an employment programme
 - preparing a CV
 - registering with an employment agency
 - researching childcare costs and provision
 - researching prospective job requirements or travel options
 - review a job advert
 - searching for and undertaking Voluntary work
 - sector based work academy placements
 - seeking references
 - take part in a “sector-based work academies”
 - taking part in programmes or provision
 - taking part in training
 - to get early advice and support from the relevant departmental experts to help prepare for employment
 - to support mental health/wellbeing, where it is a barrier to work
 - training courses offered by organisations locally that are on the District Provision Tool
 - training funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency
 - training funded by the Scottish and Welsh governments
 - undertaking work experience or a work placement
 - updating a curriculum vitae (CV)
 - use the ‘Build your CV’ tool (Scotland postcodes and selected proof of concept sites only)
 - use the ‘Choose your activities’ tool
 - use the ‘Explore work you can do’ tool
 - use the ‘Job applications’ tools
 - use the Money Manager from the Money Advice Service
 
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“Work Search Activities”, http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/155._Work_search_activities_v4.0.pdf ↩
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http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/150._Work_Preparation_activities_v1.0.pdf ↩
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“ Work related requirements and ongoing contact in the health journey”, http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/153._Work_related_requirements_v15.0.pdf ↩
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“Sector-based work academies”, http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/110._Sector-based_work_academies_v1.0.pdf ↩
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“Sanctions”, http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/109._Sanctions_v11.0.pdf ↩
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http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/84._National_provision_v23.0.pdf, “National provision”, ↩
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Labour Market Tools, http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2019-0980/72._Labour_Market_Tools_v7.0.pdf ↩