Evaluation of Communities for Work

Communities for Work (CfW) is a voluntary programme to help those adults furthest away from the labour market into employment. The programme targets long term unemployed and economically inactive adults and 16-24 year olds not in employment education or training. It seeks to increase their employability and to move into or closer to employment. The evaluation has been delivered over three phases between October 2016 and June 2018. The first two reports were published in April and December 2017. The first report outlines the theory of change and the inherent logic model underpinning CfW. The second report assesses how the programme was set up and how it is operating. The third report builds on the theory of change to assess the emerging outcomes and impacts of the programme.

The methods included an online survey of front line delivery staff, interviews with operational managers across the Welsh Government, the DWP and Lead Delivery Bodies, reviewing the database of participants and qualitative fieldwork in 19 cluster areas.

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