Purpose

Decision to approve the
findings and recommendations of the Pathways to Work
Commission.

Decision

RESOLVED
that Cabinet:-
 

1.   
Endorse the findings of the Pathways to Work
Commission and note the impact the report will have locally,
regionally and nationally; and
 

2.   
Endorse the recommendations made by the Commission
for the “national enablers” required to unlock higher
rates of labour market participation across the country and
particularly in places like Barnsley; and
 

3.   
Approve the Commission’s recommendation to
invest in developing a local Proof of Concept to tackle economic
inactivity in a more coherent, holistic, and personalised way with
system partners in the borough and South Yorkshire Local
Authorities and Mayoral Combined Authority; and
 

4.   
Endorse the two further local recommendations to
invest in closing educational attainment gaps and raising the
quality of work through investment in digital skills as part of the
inclusive economy strategy; and
 

5.   
Approve a 2-year extension of the Pathways to Work
Secretariat staff funding to support the
recommendations.