Division
Records of the Special Programmes Division
Catalogue reference: Division within ET
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Division within ET
Records of the Special Programmes Division. Comprises: Registered files, ET 22
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- Division within ET
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Special Programmes Division
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1980-1986
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Special Programmes Division. Comprises:
- Registered files, ET 22
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Manpower Services Commission, Special Programmes Division, 1978-1983
- Manpower Services Commission, Training Division, 1982-1986
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 series
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Special Programmes Division was responsible for the Youth Opportunity Programme (YOP), which provided training and work experience for unemployed young people, The division also oversaw the Community Enterprise Programme (temporary work for long term unemployed adults), and Community Industry scheme.
The oversight of the Division's work was undertaken by the Special Programmes Board, which advised the Commission on policy and development. Members of the Board were nominated by the CBI, TUC and local government, the education and careers services, and youth and voluntary organisations.
The programmes were planned and supervised at local levels by 29 Area Boards whose members were drawn from the local community on broadly similar lines. Each of the Area Boards were supported by the regional and area offices of the Special Programmes Division, which was responsible for developing opportunities and projects, marketing and monitoring the progress and quality of the projects, and and general administration. The Division also undertook extensive surveys and research on young people leaving work experience.
Support for apprentice training was managed through the Training Services Division
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1439/
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Records of the Special Programmes Division