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 One Manchester - CV Workshop
The One Manchester Virtual Workshop - Understanding CV’s will be
running every Thursday from the 11 February, 1pm to 2.30pm. Open to all ages, no restriction around being on an out of work benefit.
Standguide’s AEB COVID-19 Response Courses
They are offering support with a bespoke package if you are furloughed, at risk of redundancy or currently unemployed. Learners can choose from online courses with their specialist tutors and gain qualifications in;
- Adult Social Care (Core qualifications at Level 1 & 2 and 13 specialist qualifications at Level 2)
- Digital Skills
- Business Start Up
- Money Management
- Employability
- Customer Service
- Volunteering
- Information, Advice or Guidance
- Maths Functional Skills
Course start dates throughout February and March.
For more information please visit www.standguide.co.uk or call their referral team on 0161 8814826 (Option 5)
MAES Digital Workshops
Every Tuesday
Presentation Skills - 10am to 11am
Email Basics - 2pm to 3pm
Spreadsheet for Beginners - 2pm to 3pm
Every Wednesday
Google Docs - 10am to 11am
Social Media for Parents - 2pm to 3pm
Scams and Phishing Awareness - 2pm to 3pm
Every Friday
Video Calling - 10am to 11am
File Management - 10am to 11am
Joining Instructions
Step 1 - If you are interested in joining one or more of these sessions, please complete the following taster enrolment form: MAES Taster Enrolment Form (you only need to complete this once even though you may wish to join more than one online Skill Up workshop)
Step 2 - Once you have completed this form, you will receive a Google Meet link and joining information.
Step 3 - Join your chosen online workshop via the Meet link.
Interested in Working in Adult Social Care?
These courses are for you, if you are working or want to work in Adult Social Care.
Level 2 Prevention and Control of Infection
Suitable for those that work in, or would like to work in, the health care sector. It will provide knowledge that may be applied to a wide range of job roles within health and social care settings.This qualification aims to help learners to understand:
Level 2 Adult Social Care Develop knowledge and skills for working with adults in this sector. It would be beneficial to be working or undertaking work experience as part of this course.
Level 2 Adult Social Care
Half a day once a week in a centre for 18 weeks
Second Session:
Tuesday 19 January
Sign up for Level 2 Adult Social Care
If you have difficulties completing the online form or have any questions, contact us on 0161 219 6733.
Retrain in Social Care
12 week retrain programme to gain an accredited Adult social care qualification
Other Skills and Training
Antz Junction
Kick-start Your Health & Wellbeing
An online session designed to give you the tools to improve your general health and wellbeing and delivered in partnership with Kate Thorpe Therapy & Coaching.
Thursday 11 February
1pm to 2.30pm
Kick Start Your Social Media for Work (flyer)
An online session to support and guide your social media activities to support your job search delivered in partnership with City Folk Digital.
Wednesday 10 March
12pm to 1.30pm
Book now for Kickstart Your Social Media for Work Wednesday 10 March
City Careers
City Careers is a new City in the Community (CITC) initiative to get young people (16-24) from Greater Manchester into employment or apprenticeships.
Customer Service Level 1 Course with Job Opportunities - SSE
SSE are working with Concentrix,who are recruiting for customer service roles for a large number of employers. Once you complete the course you will be able to apply for a custumber service role.
Courses start every Monday, from Mon 8 February.
To find out more download the Customer Service Level 1 Course flyer or get in touch with ssemanchester@gcemployment.uk.
Digital Skills Festival
Are you between 16-30, based in Greater Manchester and looking to boost your digital skills and kickstart your career in tech?
Download the Digital Skills Festival flyer to find out more about how the Digital Skills Festival can help you.
Creative Careers 2021 - recruitment pack
The Festival of Making - challenge brief
National project to connect students and tutors in post 16 education with an industry led challenge designed to support students’ skills development across the combination of creative and business skills needed to thrive as a professional, whether freelance or employed.
Essential Digital Skills effective practice share and support meet up
These free practitioner-led open discussions will explore effective practice in the delivery of Essential Digital Skills (EDS) in specific parts of the FE and Skills sector.
- Online - Exploring Essential Digital Skills for teachers and trainers supporting learners in prison or probation services
- Online - Exploring Essential Digital Skills for teachers and trainers to support ESOL learners
- Online - Exploring Essential Digital Skills for teachers and trainers working with learners with special educational needs and disabilities
- Online - Exploring Essential Digital Skills for teachers and trainers supporting learners in preparation for life and work programmes
More information about Essential Digital Skills effective practice share and support meet up.
Family Reading 'Share a Story' Course
Are you a parent who would like to develop your story sharing skills?
Share a Story is an online course for parents to pass on and enjoy the wonderful benefits of book sharing with their children. It is aimed at the parents of children aged 3-7 years and seeks to help parents to discover how books and stories can spark a child’s imagination and interest through trying out fun activities together.
For more information, please contact Anne: anne.jacobsen@manchester.gov.uk or parents can sign up to the Family Reading 'Share a Story' Course.
GMCA
Launch your career in customer support
On the course you will learn the skills, mindsets and behaviours you need to speak to and support customers over phone, email, webchat and social media. You will also perfect your interview skills to stand out from the crowd in a competitive job market.
Duration: 5 weeks
Launch date: 22 February
Time Commitment: 9am to 5pm daily
Location: Remote
Cost: Free (Expenses covered where needed)
Government - Skills Toolkit
Free courses are available through an online platform launched by the government last year. The Skills Toolkit gives you access to free, high-quality digital and numeracy courses to help build up your skills, progress in work and boost your job prospects.
Help to become more confident with your smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer
Do you know someone who has Internet access at home but doesn't have the skills or confidence to use it as effectively as they would like? Whether you have a smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer, free telephone support is available. Support is given on a wide range of things from turning on your device, setting up an email address, making video calls, downloading apps, booking your online supermarket shopping, finding health information and booking GP appointments etc. Calls can be made in 16 languages.
Text: 07860064128. Leave your name and area of Manchester where you live, or
Email: digitalinclusion@manchester.gov.uk with the person's details including their name and area of Manchester where they live.
MAES
MAES offer both face-to-face and online opportunities, so you can learn at home or come into one of their friendly centres. To find something that suits you have a look on the MAES website.
Manchester ESOL Advice Service
Manchester ESOL Learn at home, gives links to useful websites and YouTube videos that you can use to practise English.
Manchester ESOL Learn at home - Pre-entry
Manchester ESOL Learn at home - Entry 1
Manchester ESOL Learn at home - Entry 2
Manchester ESOL Learn at home - Entry 3
Manchester ESOL Learn at home - Level 1
Manchester ESOL Learn at home - Level 2
If you or someone you know is interested in ESOL advice assessments online and over the phone please email: esol@manchester.gov.uk and include full name, DOB and telephone number. Any adults interested can also text 'ESOL test' to 07307810376, and you will be sent a link to start the test.
Manchester Libraries
Closures, change in service and restrictions (Manchester Libraries)
You can also look at their online resources. Find out how to download books and audio books, comics and e-magazines. You can also get free courses and tutorials (Manchester Libraries) as well as an online learning package offering 100+ language courses.
M-EET Your Match - new website with opportunities for young people 16 to 24, who are not in education, employment or training.
M-EET Your Match lists volunteering opportunities, educational courses, work placements, life and employment skills courses, and Level 2 apprenticeships for young people age 16 to 24 in Manchester, who are not in education, employment or training.
Motiv8
Motiv8 are continuing to support vulnerable adults during Covid-19 and are still accepting referrals. They are working to support people into the many job and online training opportunities that have recently become available.
Agencies and individuals can email info@manchesterbbo.co.uk or contact the Manchester office on 0161 946 3556.
National Careers Service
Skills Assessments
The National Careers Service have free online careers assessments which anyone can fill in to find out what sort of careers you may be suited to. Whether you are out of work at the moment, furloughed or interested in exploring other career options, you are invited to have a go at one of their short assessments.
One Manchester and The Growth Company - Work Placements
Eligibility:
Need to be unemployed (not working any amount of paid hours and not on furlough)
Need to be a resident of Greater Manchester (with proof of address dated in the last 3 months to prove this)
Need to have ID (strictly needs to be either an in-date passport from UK or EU, Biometric card if outside of EU, Driving Licence or Provisional Licence with current address on and in date, or birth certificate- if UK or EU resident)
Need to have National Insurance Number
Cannot be in full time education
Skills Support for Employment - placement information:
Multi Skilled Operative, Bricklaying, Groundworker
Contact: Sarah.thornber@onemanchester.co.uk
One Manchester - Skills to Support Growth
For 15 to 20 year olds in Manchester, who are not in employment, education or training. Download the Skills to Support Growth Flyer
You will get tailored support specific to your individual needs, abilities and aspirations. The aim of the programme is to you back into education, training or employment, helping whilst also working with you to improve and nurture your motivation and confidence. You will be supported to upskill, gain valuable and exciting work experience as well as open doors for you, that may become the starting point for your dream career. Support includes:
· 121 tailored advice and guidance and employment support
· High quality work experience opportunities in various sectors
· Accredited training linked to your aspirations
· Access to functional skills support in maths and English
· Activities that develop confidence and skills
· Interview and Pre for Work skills
· Support to make the transition to mainstream education/ employment easier.
Get Your Future Started (flyer)
Drop Amber an email amber.gelder@onemanchester.co.uk a text or phone call to 07884 747 164 to sign up for the SSG programme.
Reform Radio
Work Club - Work Club runs on the last Thursday of every month with a full session based on opportunities for the future. It includes a number of speakers who discuss various opportunities available, as well as 1-1s and pastoral sessions, are also available. Their pastoral team also runs a clinic every Wednesday to support young people in their next steps to getting their job. This includes CVs, applications, interviews, etc, and will help you whilst you’re looking for a new role. If you want to get involved, please send an email to projects@reformradio.co.uk.
Web-being - Web-being sessions run weekly, hosted by Dan, their wellbeing manager. The aims of the sessions are to provide you with the skills needed to maintain and improve your wellbeing, especially while being online. The topics vary week-by-week. The sessions are highly interactive but there is no pressure to share or speak if you prefer not to. The sessions are 1 to 3pm every Tuesday.
Facilitation Training - This is a two-part workshop with part one on the
5 February and part two on the 12 February. This is a training program for people who want to learn more about facilitation, project planning, funding, evaluation, working with partners, and developing creative social action projects. If you would like to get into project leading or youth work this workshop is a great place to start.
BuddyLine - BuddyLine is a series of intergenerational telephone conversations between people from the Sonder Radio Community, (our sister station that uses radio to overcome isolation and loneliness in the over 60s) and the Reform Radio Community of young adults under 30. Taking advantage of the technology available to us, the conversations will be recorded from each of their homes during isolation. Through these honest conversations, our listeners enter into an intimate and genuine meeting between two people who would not otherwise interact in everyday society. We will match people, who will share their stories enlightening both the listeners and each other. They will demonstrate that isolation does not have to be isolating and that they can create long-lasting friendships. Participants will be committed to a week-long training learning different transferable communication skills such as storytelling, active listening, and radio presenting. As well as the technology side of radio with the responsibility of recording, producing, and editing these calls into radio shows that will get played weekly on sonderradio.com. This project starts on 23 February.
Please contact projects@reformradio.co.uk. regarding any of the sessions.
Shift Click
Shift Click is a brand new, completely free coding bootcamp, aimed at Greater Manchester residents aged 18-30 who are either under-employed or unemployed.
No experience is required, all you need to bring is a willingness to dive in and engage - in return, you’ll come out of the programme with real, current, employable skills, setting you up to succeed in a busy industry in need of skilled people.
The course is delivered online and remotely, and is supported fully by a group of Manchester’s best digital educators and mentors. It also doesn’t affect things like Universal Credit, so you can engage with the course while being supported.
The places are free but space is limited so apply as soon as possible
Check out the Shift Click website.
Skills Support for Employment - The Growth Company
Skills Support for Employment will help to improve your skills and knowledge, boost your confidence and ultimately put you in a better position when it comes to finding work. They can provide you with a wide range of employability courses that are designed to give you the skills and knowledge you need to progress into employment.
You’ll even have access to exclusive job opportunities that you won’t find advertised anywhere else.
If you’d like more information on Skills Support for Employment in Greater Manchester and to see if you are eligible, call them on 0161 240 6123 or email EmploymentGM@gcskills-support.uk.
Small Business Leadership Programme - free
Free, government-funded, 10-week programme for small businesses
This practical programme supports you, as a leader, to enhance your business’ resilience and recovery from the impact of COVID-19. It’s a series of eight, 90-minute webinars, plus online group workshops with small business leaders from across the North West.
For more info and to apply see the webpage Small Business Leadership Programme
Start dates: 8 February or 9 February
Springboard
Digital Hospitality Academy 2 week course
Are you over 16 and seeking employment? Have you been made redundant? If so, this course may be for you. It includes industry qualifications and employability skills. For more information and to register, see the Springboard webpage.
The Edge Theatre
New courses for unemployed people
They will be opening again in January and are launching three new 10 week courses for people who are unemployed. The courses are 2 hours a week.
There are 10 free places on each course:
2 x Acting for Fun and Confidence
1 x Creative Writing.
The courses will be helpful for people’s confidence and self-esteem, mental health and wellbeing, communication skills, focus and concentration and of course creativity.
The Manchester College – Enrol now and start this month
There’s still time to apply online and start 2021 on the path to industry excellence with a course at The Manchester College and our Centres of Excellence.
STEP 1: Apply
Browse our wide range of courses for 16-18 year olds and adults aged 19+ this month and throughout 2021 and apply online today.
STEP 2: Enrol
Once you’ve applied, our team will be in contact to enrol you over the phone.
If you’ve applied to start in January, you’ll be enrolled this week and over the next few weeks!
STEP 3: Start online this month
Courses starting this month will begin online until face-to-face learning can start again, meaning you don’t have to wait to get started!
Please visit tmc.ac.uk/enrol or call 03333 222 444 for more information.
Good News – Pupils now have 12 weeks to accept their TMC course offer
Good news for all Year 11’s making an application to The Manchester College, they can now confirm pupils have up to 12 weeks to accept their college application offer. This was originally 3 weeks but they have increased this period following feedback from schools and pupils which they really hope will help everyone going forward now.
After pupils receive their offer they will be sent reminder emails at 4 and 8 weeks to accept their place at the College, if the offer has still not been accepted after 12 weeks it will automatically be made inactive. After the 12 week period if a pupil is still interested in going to the College and wants to re-activate their application, all they have to do is contact their Admissions Team on the details below and they will reinstate the offer.
Please note: Pupils are not required to make a new application to the College if they have already applied.
Contact:
Email: enquiries@tmc.ac.uk
Phone: 033 33 222 444
Time to Grow North Manchester
Time To Grow North Manchester supports women that are developing or scaling a social enterprise, community organisation or local project to tackle social issues, unlock potential and create sustainable change in communities in North and East Manchester.
WEA
Customer Service initial assessment
This session will provide you with information about their accredited customer service course. You will be asked to complete an assessment task that will help them to see which course is right for you.
Contact manchesterskills@wea.org.uk
Young Enterprise - Toolkits for Parents, Teachers and Youth Workers
Young Enterprise has worked hard to adapt a wide range of its programmes, to ensure that children and young people can still develop crucial work and money related skills from their own homes. There are three unique toolkits available for children and young people ages 4 to 19 years – to download by teachers, parents and youth workers.
Young Enterprise Digital Toolkits
Young Enterprise E-Brochure (PDF)
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