Government officials drop into Ingeus’ Restart Scheme in London

Ingeus’ Restart Scheme centre in Lambeth was recently visited by senior government officials from the Department for Work and Pensions to see first-hand the employability support provided in the area.

They met with local residents to discuss their experience of the programme in a friendly ‘sip and search’ job search group.

The guests also toured the centre, heard from London Learning Consortium providers about sectorbased work academies, British Transport Police about vacancies, and observed CV and interview skills workshops.

Emma Warren, Ingeus Regional Director said: “The Restart Scheme was designed to give personalised support to anyone in the local area trying to move toward a working life. Some became unexpectedly unemployed due to the pandemic, others face health, skills, or social barriers – breaking down these obstacles is an important part of our work. Our teams and partners have the specialist knowledge to do that and I am proud to have been able to give our commissioners a taste some of our training workshops and skills opportunities, and introduce them to our partners, local employers and wonderful participants.”