Are all jobcentres really harsh when it comes to putting you on those long courses?

I might be going on the dole when I finish my college course as I don't feel confident enough yet to seek employment. I read online that the government have done this shake-up where as soon as you go on the dole they try to kick you onto these long 13-week courses where you spend the whole day in there calling places up asking for jobs. Just wondering if anyone has first-hand experience if this is true or not or if it's just scaremongering to dissuade people from going on the dole?