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<p>DWP stands ready to support anyone affected by the closure of Thomas Cook, with
our Rapid Response Service (RRS) offer. This is a redundancy service designed to give
support and advice to employers and their employees when faced with redundancy. It
is coordinated nationally by the National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) and
is managed by Jobcentre Plus.</p><p>The RRS has been mobilised to help people find
a new job as soon as possible by offering tailored support. Each Jobcentre Plus district
deploy resources according to the situation and the requirements of the workforce.
The RRS is delivered in partnership with a range of national and local partners, including
National Careers Service and local service providers.</p><p>Our local teams are monitoring
all new claims to benefits to identify where the claimant is an ex-employee of Thomas
Cook so that they quickly receive the right level of support.</p><p>The Department
is working closely with over 100 employers to offer support and opportunities. We
are delivering over 65 Job Fairs nationally, where ex-employees can meet local employers
with vacancies.</p><p>The full range of support available from Jobcentre Plus and
partners includes:</p><ul><li>Information advice and guidance.</li><li>Connecting
people to jobs in the labour market.</li><li>Help with job search including CV writing,
interview skills, where to find jobs and how to apply for them.</li><li>Help to identify
transferable skills and skills gaps (linked to the local labour<br>market).</li><li>Training
to update skills, learn new ones and gain industry recognised<br>certification that
will improve employability.</li><li>Help to overcome barriers to attending training
or securing a job or <br>self-employment such as child care costs, necessary tools,
work clothes, travel costs etc.</li><li>On-site presentations to those affected.</li><li>Job
Fairs and Job Clubs where appropriate.</li></ul><p>Please note that the data supplied
are derived from unpublished management information which was collected for internal
Departmental use only, and have not been quality assured to National Statistics or
Official Statistics publication standard. They should therefore be treated with caution.</p>
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