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By JANE WILD
 
Charity chief hits out at government over youth training

THE head of a training charity met Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday – and told him that rising numbers of Camden’s troubled teenagers and vulnerable adults are being failed by the government.
Richard Jackson, (pictured) chief executive of vocational training agency Camden Jobtrain, had been invited to Downing Street for his work with teenagers who had left school with no qualifications. He told Mr Blair that drastic changes to the charity’s funding has meant they can no longer help those with the most severe problems.
Mr Jackson said: “We are a last chance saloon: if we can’t help, nobody can. These people often end up getting into the black economy, committing crime or just don’t integrate into society.”
Mr Jackson has now been asked by education minister MP Philip Hope to produce an official paper on the failings of the current arrangements. Camden Jobtrain, a training organisation, was nominated for the honour due to its work in helping people from disadvantaged backgrounds into employment or college. Camden Jobtrain helps more than 2,500 people a year, most aged between 16 and 19 and have suffered problems such as abuse, drug misuse, and homelessness.
 
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