In order for a participant to remain on CE for more than one year, certain conditions must be met. One condition is that a participant must have a minimum of 156 weeks on the Live Register, on Community Employment or other recognised training interventions such FAS training, or a combination of all these. Of the 156 weeks, 52 weeks must have been continuously spent on the Live Register prior to starting in order to qualify for CE in the first instance.
In the case of the 203 EGF participants that availed of CE places, all met the initial qualifying criteria, as laid out in current operating guidelines as set out above prior to commencement. These clients occupied additional places, funded by the EGF from their commencement date up to 29th June 2011, the final day under which funds could be claimed from the EGF. Participation from that date was funded from the regular CE budgetary allocation and was dependent on employer requirements as part of the mainstream allocation of places on CE. Approximately 109 clients remain on CE for a further 52 weeks. This is the period of time for which they would have been eligible to participate on a mainstream CE place under current guidelines.
Of the 109 former EGF clients remaining on CE, 40 will finish on 22nd June 2012, the final date on which their maximum participation has been reached under current guidelines. The remaining 69 will finish at various dates in the future, depending on their individual circumstances, as governed by the guidelines on participation.
