Unemployed people on benefits are to be given training on how to make content such as videos and graphics for social media platforms like TikTok or Instagram to help them get jobs, The i Paper can reveal.

The idea is to provide them with the skills to use social media and digital marketing in a professional capacity, like a so-called “influencers”, and help them break into creative industries.

It is part of a government drive to improve employment support and advice for people out of work and claiming benefits. New Feature

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Writing in The i Paper , the Minister for Skills Jacqui Smith said: “The next generation of creative talent that will define British culture, drive our economy, and tell our stories is in our classrooms right no

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