Alan Reid, Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll & Bute, welcomed the announcement of 85 new jobs in Argyll & Bute from the UK Government's Future Job Funds.

Mr Reid said, "I am delighted that these 85 new jobs are coming to Argyll & Bute. I congratulate the Council's Employability Team and Argyll Training on submitting successful bids. These jobs will go to people who have been out of work for a long time and they will be doing work which will benefit local communities."
 
EXTRACT FROM SCOTLAND OFFICE  PRESS RELEASE
MONDAY 11th JANUARY 2010
 
JIM MURPHY ANNOUNCES UK GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR 300 MORE SCOTTISH JOBS
 
More than 300 new community-focused jobs in Fife and Argyll and Bute are to be funded via the latest round of the UK Government’s Future Jobs Fund, Jim Murphy announced today.
 
Three bids have been approved in the sixth monthly round of the Future Jobs Fund – two from Argyll and Bute and one from Fife -  providing funding for a total of 323 posts by 2011 in areas including recycling, conservation, retail, administration and construction.
 
The successful Scottish bids in the sixth round of the Future Jobs Fund came from:

• Argyll and Bute Council Employability Team - 50 green sector roles to be filled by 18-24 long-term unemployed in the Argyll and Bute area. The roles include village hall environmental assistants, project craftwork environmental assistants, research assistant, and handyperson.

 

• Argyll Training - 35 jobs of which 23 are to be filled by 18-24 long-term unemployed and 12 to be reserved for 25+ long term unemployed in the Argyll and Bute area. Of the proposed jobs, 15 will be green sector roles. The roles include local produce assistant, social enterprise administrative assistant, marketing assistant, cultural heritage assistant, and social enterprise catering assistant.