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 ↩