The Refugee Employability Programme (REP) is a Home Office initiative for the specific needs of refugees, to give them the support they need to find work and build their lives in the England. The REP aims to remove barriers which cannot be fully addressed by mainstream services.
The REP provides three types of support:
Employment support
Ensuring an appropriate level of support is provided to refugees to build their skills and talent in the workplace, including:
- CV writing classes
- sector specific training
- interview practice
English language
- English Language classes, including English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL)
- invitations to formal and informal conversation clubs
- lessons to support learning capacity such as literacy
Integration support
Helping refugees to integrate and settle into their local communities by signposting services such as:
- community groups
- healthcare
- childcare
Eligibility
You are eligible to apply for the Refugee Employability Programme if:
- you arrived at any time on one of the following:
- UK Resettlement Scheme
- Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme
- Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy
- you were granted Refugee Permission to Stay on or after 28 June 2022
- you arrived on or after 25 February 2021 on one of the following:
- Mandate Resettlement Scheme
- Community Sponsorship
- you arrived on the Refugee Family Reunion scheme and your sponsoring refugee is eligible
In addition, you must either:
- have Indefinite Leave to Remain, also known as settled status, or
- be on the 5 year pathway to settled status
You do not need to fulfil any economic conditions. The REP is available to anyone who has come through the New Plan for Immigration.
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