The agency, which employs 65 people and receives total funding of around 7m a year, is taking the action to address an anticipated funding shortfall of approximately 150,000 in its communications functions, which include its enquiries service, library and publications.
This shortfall is a result of the shift by the Department for Education and Skills from focusing on infrastructure funding to national project funding linked to the Resourcing Excellent Youth Services agenda.
Tom Wylie, chief executive of The NYA, said: "We are doing what we can to deal with it." He said that where possible staff would be redeployed: "We expect some to have opportunities in other posts." Any changes to the services provided by The NYA will be implemented by June 2004. Consultants have been brought in to "examine creative options for the future".
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