Eight Activity Agreement pilots (AAPs) and four Entry to Learning pilots were due to run until March 2011. But the government has now written to service providers delivering the pilots to tell them their work will end on 31 December. In a letter to the pilot areas, the Department for Education said the decision was taken as part of the £6bn of savings being made across government.
Delivered through Connexions, the pilots were created by the previous government in 2006. They offer young people intensive support and incentives to take part in activities that will help them move into employment and training.
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