Education Minister Leighton Andrew has welcomed £471,000 from the Future Jobs Fund to create 71 jobs in Wales. Since the Fund began in July 2009 the scheme has created 4,300 jobs and attracted £27 million to Wales. The ‘Future Jobs Fund’ supports the creation of jobs for long term unemployed young people. Run by the Department of Work and Pensions, the scheme aims to create 150,000 temporary temporary jobs until 2011.
