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Family Benefits Advice Service
Tax Free Childcare
Did you know that nationally, take up of Tax Free Childcare is very low with only around 25% of all of the families who are entitled actually applying for it? It’s the same here in Manchester where lots of working families who meet the criteria are missing out. Family Benefits Advice Service want to make sure that all eligible families in Manchester are accessing Tax Free Childcare and any other financial support available to them from the Government.
Apply for Tax Free Childcare here or seek advice from the Family Benefits and Advice Service (Employers for Childcare) by calling 0800 028 3008 between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
Starting Soon
The Starting Soon section includes all the offers in date order.
 Keep scrolling to see the new content added in under the relevant date.
The Ongoing section has offers without specific dates attached. All new content will be at the top and the rest is in alphabetical order
Reform Radio
The Drop
Tuesday fortnightly 6:30pm to 8pm until 5 July
This course will see you explore all mediums of audio production. You will create your own content for a radio show, learn how to creatively write for podcasts, learn how to mix and make your own beats all whilst learning employability skills along the way. At the end of the course you will have a volume of content that you can be proud of and share with others.
For 16 to 18 year olds who have experience of being in the care system or living in supported accommodation, with foster parents or guardians.
To get involved in any of their sessions call or text 07943820153 or 01618060879 or email projects@reformradio.co.uk
One Manchester
Basics of Book-Keeping
Event date: Tuesday 21 June, 10am to 3:30pm
This workshop will help you understand the basics of recording transactions in a way which will help you keep compliant with HMRC and understand how profitable you are. Review what can be claimed as a sole trader, how long data needs to be kept and what HMRC expect you to record.
This workshop is only suitable for sole trader businesses
Sales and Marketing for start-up and micro businesses
Event date: Tuesday 28 June, 10am to 3:30pm
Where does marketing finish and sales start? And vice versa. Why do the 2 become confused? In this FREE workshop we will examine the relationship between sales and marketing:
• Their different objectives
• Why there is a blurring of the lines between the two
• Marketing techniques and how they differ from one business to another
• General sales techniques
South Manchester Enterprise Network
Event date: Friday 8 July 12 to 2pm
The purpose of the network is to:
- support the local business community through the provision of information from various support agencies
- encourage business growth and partnerships.
There will be guest speakers and an opportunity for you to promote your business via one of the five two minute business updates, please contact the organiser directly if you wish have one of these slots. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Generation
Manchester Tech Employment Bootcamp
Information session for applicants on the 22 June
Application deadline is the 1 July
Their 8 week programme will equip you with all the skills to start your career in tech, where you will have progression opportunities and the chance to specialise further.
- Start date: 25 July
- 8 week IT Support bootcamp
- No previous qualifications or experience necessary
- Course covers technical skills, real life scenario training, mock interviews & lots more
- Course is fully funded so you receive training for free
- Guaranteed interviews for all course participants
This course is open to anyone aged 19+ who is not in education, training or stable employment (this means we can only accept unemployed people, or those working less than 16 hours / zero hour contracts)
The Airport Academy/Manchester Airport Group
Security Officer & Security Ambassador
Initial assessment: Wednesday 22 June at 10am
Initial assessment: Wednesday 6 July at 10am
Initial assessment: Wednesday 20 July at 10am
The courses includes a certificate for introduction to customer services entry 3, an NCFE certificate E3 in employability skills and a guaranteed interview.
Southway Housing Trust
Southway Summer Jobs Fest
Friday 24 June, 11am to 2pm.
Southway Housing Trust are excited to be hosting a free jobs fair. Organisations will include Trafford College Group, the NHS Christie Hospital and British Airways and all will have live employment, volunteering or training opportunities. There will also be advice available on the day with employability skills such as CV’s and getting ready for work.
No tickets are required to attend at Southern Gate offices (Southern Gate, 729 Princess Road, Manchester, M20 2LT). For any queries, please contact EmploymentSupportReferrals@southwayhousing.co.uk
The Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Careers Hub
Program of events for summer 2022
Friday 24 June, 4pm to 5pm: Careers Insight: Nursing
Wednesday 6 July, 12pm to 1pm: Applying for a role in the NHS
More sessions and dates in the Program of events for summer 2022 flyer.
Their events are currently online and can be accessed as a group or as individual learners. Events vary from skills sessions on applications and the job search, to insight sessions about nursing, social care and non-clinical roles.
You can find further information and sign up form here.
Proper Job Theatre Company
See all Lab Projects
Lab Project
2 week course to build confidence and employability skills.
Lab Wellbeing
1-week course to help you cope even when things get tough
Lab Up
A taster session to find out about LAB Online & in-person courses
UCEN Manchester
Degree Open Day
Saturday 25 June, 10am to 12.30pm
Are you thinking about degree level study? Don't miss their open day on Saturday 25 June.
The event is the perfect opportunity to speak to their tutors and find out more about their courses. As well as the opportunity to speak to tutors, you'll also be able to have discussions with their Future U Support team and discover how they can make your university journey a positive and supportive one.
You can find out more about the following subject areas:
- Access to Higher Education
- Business
- Childhood and Youth
- Computing
- Construction
- Counselling
- Creative Arts and Digital Media
- Criminology and Social Justice
- Health and Care Professions
- Make-up Artistry and Special Effects
- Sport and Exercise Science
- Teacher Education
- The Arden School of Theatre
- TV and Film at Manchester Film School
- Visual Arts
Find out more and contact UCEN Manchester
NCVO
Engaging and Supporting Young People To Volunteer
Workshop date: 30 June, 10am to 12am
According to NCVO's members, during the height of the pandemic young people under 18 were actively engaged in volunteer roles. However, these suitable and meaningful opportunities are now increasingly difficult to find. This workshop will explore ways in which you can design age-appropriate volunteer roles for young people aged 13 to 17 years old.
Standguide AEB Courses
Level 2 Information, Advice or Guidance - Online
Initial Assessment: Friday 1 and Monday 4 July (morning or afternoon slots available)
Course Start Date: Wednesday 6 July for 6 weeks (9:30am to 3.30pm, Mon to Fri)
WEA
L1 Award in Mental Health
Online course begins Monday 4 July
It runs for 3 consecutive Mondays, 9:30am to 3:30pm
Learn how to improve your own wellbeing and resilience in challenging
times, to support others with their mental wellbeing or to gain a valuable qualification, and developing new skills to take the first steps into voluntary or paid work in the mental health field.
These courses are free to anyone over 19, if you are in receipt of a benefit or earn under £19.305. To discuss your eligibility please contact manchesterskills@wea.org.uk or call 0161 696 5474.
Royal British Legion Industries
Employability Course
Course date: 4 to 7 July
This free course is open for ex service personnel who are job ready or those that may need a little bit of extra specialist advice and support to take that final step into work. .
For more information please contact Nigel Rowe on 07500 602023
Find out more about the Armed Forces Covenant
Connect Manchester
Jump into July - South
Start date: week beginning 4 July
For young people aged 16 to 18 not in education, employment or training
Willow Park Youth Centre, Wythenshawe
For more information or to get involved contact eet@careerconnect.org.ukor call 07973936418
Jump Into July - North
Start date: week beginning 25 July
For young people who have just left school - year 11 leavers
Manchester Youth Zone, 931 Rochdale Road Harpurhey, Manchester M9 8AE
Southway Housing Trust
Southway’s White Rose Beauty College Taster Day
Tuesday 5 July, 10am to 12pm.
Southway Housing Trust are happy to announce a free taster day with the White Rose Beauty College, the UK’s largest Beauty Therapy training provider. No tickets are required, and attendees can try their hand at activities such as nail art, special effects make up and more, as well as finding out about the range of courses available from White Rose.
The event is being held at Westcroft Community Centre, 24-26 Westcroft Road, Burnage, M20 6EF.
For any queries, please contact EmploymentSupportReferrals@southwayhousing.co.uk
Catch 22
The Creativity Project
Induction Date: 13 July
The programme runs for 3 days a week, for 4 weeks, and is done completely remotely using Microsoft Teams. After completing the programme, you will have access to 1-2-1 career coaching and in work support once they find employment. Over the 4 week programme you will get vital employability skills training, insight into the creative sector whilst doing practical activities and gain confidence in applying for creative apprenticeships or creative roles, with the view of launching your career.
Their participants are:
- Interested in a creative role
- 16 to 24 years old
- Access to laptop/computer/smart phone and headphones
- Based in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and London
- Not in Education or Employment
- Have the right to work within the UK
The programme covers the different type of creative roles available in the industry, how to create creative CV to these specific positions, showreel training, how to build a personal brand and we even do group projects. Alongside our facilitators we do have guest speakers from Creative Apprenticeships providers, and TikTok staff also speak to the group about the creative industry.
Find out the next start dates for the Cath 22 Creativity Programme
If you would like to take part in the programme you can either email Meghan.Dyer@catch-22.org.uk with the following information: Full Name, Date of Birth, Address, Phone Number, Email Address. Or you can fill out their referral contact form: The Creativity Project: Contact Form - Catch22 (catch-22.org.uk)
Santander
Santander Universities has been supporting Higher Education over the last 25 years with a range of support aimed at improving access to Education, Entrepreneurship and Employability by providing opportunities for students across the globe. To further extend their support across the UK, they are also turning their attention to lifelong learning to help a new audience of UK adults with a range of opportunities to support them in the long term. You do not have to be a Santander client or customer to take part in any of them either.
Your Digital Pathway
Application is now open and closes on 29 June 2022.
Santander's new, free introductory digital skills course built in collaboration with the Institute of Coding, and the TechUP initiative. The course has been developed to support individuals who want to take the first step on the pathway to building their digital skills, and can help people to:
- Return to, or start education
- Return to or start work, or to pivot their career
- Set up a business online
MBA Essentials
Application is now open via and closes on 30 June 2022.
The MBA Essentials programme, in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), offers a fast and practical way to boost your professional career. The 10-week online course will teach you the three pillars of business leadership that are taught in any MBA: Strategy, Finance and Leading Team. Suitable for professionals from any sector or industry seeking to develop their business skills and no previous qualifications or extensive professional experience required
SODA and PlayStation
Summer School
Teaming up with the PlayStation Career Pathway Program for SODA’s first non-residential summer school. This is an exciting chance to explore and experience our SODA building and get taste for creative subjects at university and in SODA specifically.
The Non-Residential Summer school will run across 3 days between the hours of 10am and 3pm:
- Tuesday 19 July, 2022
- Wednesday 20 July, 2022
- Thursday 21 July, 2022
Find out more: Career Pathway Program Mentoring and Summer School 2022
Ongoing
We Love MCR
Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund
The Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund is unique. It supports ambitious, talented 15 to 24 year olds to achieve their potential by funding vital equipment, training and resources to enable them take their next steps to success in Work, Qualifications or Entrepreneurship, via grants of up to £5,000.
Basic Criteria:
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Aged 15 to 24 (or up to 30 with lived experience of homelessness)
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You need to live in the City of Manchester
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You need to have a clear and realistic ambition or goal around employment, education, training or entrepreneurship.
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You need to demonstrate inability to access funds themselves due to personal or family circumstances
Digital Advantage
DISC (Digital Inc. Specialist College)
They have both full and part-time opportunities for 6 to 12 months agency work experience in their Manchester city centre workspace. DISC will be opening its doors to support young people with a flair for digital and creative technology to prepare for adulthood and employment. Over the course of their time, the groups will develop their digital and creative work-based skills, improve their confidence and employability prospects and be supported into an apprenticeship, employment, self-employment or other positive destinations.
The Growth Company
Traineeships
Their Traineeships are designed to prepare you for progression on to an apprenticeship or employment. You will develop the valuable skills that employers are looking for. You may also be eligible for up £75 per week whilst you are on your Traineeship.
Find out more Traineeships (gceducationandskills.ac.uk)
Summer Programme
This summer programme offers a fun & friendly introduction to young people transitioning form school to further education. The programme is brilliant for anyone aged 16 to 18, who is looking to work on confidence, self-esteem; gain work experience; have fun and develop themselves to help build their job prospects.
Participants will receive the following:
- Support throughout the programme to help decided on their next steps
- If students are on Universal credit - they can still claim
- If parents or carers claim child tax credits, they will continue to do so as we are an approved training centre
- These students could be entitled to a £7.50 per day
- Children in care or care leavers 18 and under will be able to claim a bursary
- Refer a friend bonus of £20 for each student, on completion of 6 weeks on programme
- £10 bonus for 100% attendance on the programme
This summer programmes is designed to improve your employability skills with activities to build your confidence, team building and digital skills. You will be given the opportunity to achieve a nationally-recognised qualification. Please see their website here Summer Programme 2022 (gceducationandskills.ac.uk) Check out their website for apprenticeships, courses, pre-apprenticeships: Education and Skills (gceducationandskills.ac.uk)
GMCA and Stay Nimble
Friendly career support for over 50s
Are you over 50 and need help figuring out your next work move, or finding a path to better-paid work? You may be eligible for free 6 hours online support from a qualified career coach, if you're aged 50+ and:
- are in receipt of one or more of: Universal Credit (UC), Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA), Employment Support Allowance (ESA), Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC), Working Tax Credit (WTC) or Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
- earn less than £25,000 per year or less than £14.00 per hour
With dedicated coaching time and an easy to use website, you will have help to understand your strengths and skills, build confidence and be inspired to explore future career goals.
Manchester Museum In Partnership with Southway Housing Trust
Grey On Green
Are you 50 years old or over? Do you love and care about nature and the environment? You could make a real difference to the future of our planet.
The Grey On Green project will explore the contributions older people make to a sustainable world. Workshops will take place that will see people over-50 sharing sustainable everyday habits and discussing their thoughts on the future.
Gain A New Qualification This Summer
MAES are delivering a range of accredited courses for you to choose from, all of which are free to Manchester residents who are aged 19+.
Find out more and apply at the links below:
Community Interpreting courses
Counselling & Mental Health courses
Digital Skills and IT courses
Teaching Assistant courses
Teaching and Training
Ambitious About Autism
Latest Opportunities
Keep an eye on their website for the latest opportunities as they are working with employers to secure working placements for autistic young people.
Be a Short Term Foster Carer
If you’ve worked with children with additional needs - we need your help!
Manchester City Council is recruiting shortbreak foster carers – people with experience of working with children who have a physical or learning disability.
You’ll help to look after a child in your own home between one
and four nights a month, helping to give their family a break.
Download the poster for Short Break Foster Carers
Foster now at manchester.gov.uk/fostering or call 0800 988 8931
Blue Apple Training
Health and Wellbeing Level 1
You will learn:
- The importance of mental and physical wellbeing
- Self-help techniques to improve your sense of wellbeing
- Strategies to help manage stress
- How the food you eat can affect your mood
- How to create a healthy & balanced diet
- The importance of alcohol awareness
- Where to get extra help & support
Ongoing courses
To find out the next course dates get in touch by ringing 0113 235 0722 or emailing:
admin@blueappletraining.com
Business Growth Hub
Start Up Vision
Start Up Vision is a brand-new initiative, aimed at pre-start or early-stage businesses (less than 1 year old) based in Greater Manchester.
Programme participants will get fully funded access to practical, hands-on advice and support from an experienced business adviser. Together, you will develop a personalised action plan for your new business to enable you to take the next steps to success.
Where relevant, you could also gain access to funded training courses and workshops or practical ‘done for you’ support services.
Whether you want to learn more about business registration; cashflow management and bookkeeping; brand identity and marketing strategy; developing ecommerce capability; improving your social media skills; building a website; getting started with e-marketing; or something else, they want to help you gain the knowledge and skills you need to put your ideas into action.
Catch-22 LifeSkills
Catch-22 is an employability support service offering advice and guidance to unemployed people throughout the Greater Manchester area including people who may have barriers to get into work. Working with individuals 16 years and above, they support a vast range of individuals in this community-based programme. Creating a bespoke career plan and access to apply for training funds means career options are endless on this programme.
Their trained Lifeskills advisors will support you to develop skills and experiences to prepare you for work through:
• One to one mentoring with a personal advisor
• Job search and application support
• CV writing and interview preparation, including mock interviews
• Support with funding for interview clothes, bus travel to interviews, PPE, DBS checks and subject to approval, we offer funding for courses to allow you to upskill and expand your knowledge
• Signposting to support services
• In-work support and coaching for 6 months after you have found a suitable role
• Personal development opportunities – including the chance to take part in the Catch-22 Ambassador Programme by sharing your views and personal back to work journey, helping to inspire others.
For more information visit www.catch-22.org.uk
or email: sharon.foster@catch-22.org.uk
Citizens Advice Household Support
Citizens Advice Manchester currently have a pot of funding for Manchester residents who may be struggling financially. Families can receive support of up £100. There are no fixed criteria, and Citizens Advice will speak to residents directly to assess.
Code Nation
Coding and Cyber Security training courses
If you are interested in IT, tech, computers, or even video games Code Nation are offering both Coding and Cyber Security training courses, with career outcomes. These courses are officially work experience and accredited qualifications, and they employ for over 200+ companies, with plenty of roles available.
- Learn to build websites, blogs and text based video games
- Learn to build your own Cyber Security system
- All completed remotely, from the comfort of your own home
- 85% of students have no experience, so you are able to join either way
- New start dates regularly
If you are interested, please either email ezra@wearecodenation.com or call Ezra on 0161 533 0541
Creative Aging Development Agency (CADA) website
CADA is England’s new national development agency for creative ageing. Their aims are to:
Challenge ageism in the arts and heritage sectors and in society more widely
Celebrate and champion the cultural contribution of older people
Lead a fundamental rethink and reflection on ageing and creativity
Harness collective energy and impact to support systemic change
Keep an eye out on the CADA website for news and events and to read about the
Greater Manchester Culture Champions project.
Cybercrime Programme for Businesses
This programme from the Cyber Resilience Centre, supports GM Businesses.
This fully funded programme includes 12 month membership, security awareness training, cyber security policy templates and 1-2-1 security consultation.
For more information on the Cybercrime programme and to sign up click here
Digital Advantage and SENDCode
GM Supported Digital Work Hub
Do you know young people with SEND who are either not in education, employment and training, or at risk of becoming so? Ones who are interested in digital but need a flexible and understanding approach to help them get back into education, training or the work place?
The course’s are for young people with SEND who are either not in education, employment and training, or at risk of becoming so. If you require any further information
Please contact Rav at rav@digitaladvantage.org.uk or call 07801 542286.
Fast: First Asian support
Fast are running an employment course where you can gain a qualification in two subjects of your choice; 4 day employment course; access to further learning and training; support to find employment; information advice and guidance; and CV support.
For more information please call and speak to Linda on 01617959513
Read more about FAST Manchester
FastFutures
Fast Futures is fully online, and is a mix of self-paced learning, live classes and virtual mentoring for young people age 18 to 24.
It lasts for 12 weeks and you'll need to have 10 to 12 hours a week to commit to the programme. The programme will help you to sharpen your employability skills, get a first-class CV, give you career guidance from business experts and help you to be a standout candidate.
Module 1: Unlocking the power of data
Module 2: Marketing made easy
Module 3: Finance fundamentals
Module 4: Working with great teams
Module 5: Adapt and innovate
Throughout: Personal growth and diversity & inclusion modules.
As well as mentoring from one of our partners, you'll get to join insight sessions into what it's like to work at our partner organisations, and so much more!
Find out more about FastFutures
Find a Course - National Careers Service
Find a course
Find a course to help you improve your current digital skills or study for your future. Their trusted course providers include The Open University, Google, Amazon and FutureLearn. You can also search for courses from learning providers, including colleges and local authority providers which may offer work-related courses on a wide range of topics.
Flourish
How To Festival - helping make social change
Social change makers and would be social entrepreneurs are invited to take part in the How to Festival organised by Flourish Together CIC and partners. How To is a unique pick-and-mix festival of webinars, information, inspiration and resources designed and led by women changemakers to support and inspire social and community enterprises and others leading social change.
Between 31 March and 31 December 2022, you can access over 40 webinars of bite-sized learning sessions around health and wellbeing, creative and digital skills and running a social enterprise. Plus, you can attend quarterly in person networking events in Manchester.
Free for unemployed people and Kickstarters; £25 for employed people but discounted when booking multiple staff.
Visit www.howtofestival.org.uk for details and booking links or email nickala@flourishtogether.org.uk if you would like to sponsor places or host a webinar.
Get started with your new device
Manchester's buzz Health and Wellbeing service have created 8 easy to follow guides to help you get started with using your new smartphone or tablet. There are versions in English, Farsi, Urdu, Arabic, Polish and Romanian.
Gligan Fitness
Are you interested in a Level 2 Fitness Instructor course?
Gligan Fitness work with Manchester Active and are offering FREE courses for 16 to 24 year olds who are not currently in college or training! Course dates will be announced after you have signed up.
If you are interested, Contact Hannah at:
hannah@gliganfitness.co.uk or call 07577477921
GMCA
Thrive programme
GMCA has recently partnered with Stay Nimble, an award-winning career coaching and learning social enterprise, to deliver free one-to-one online career coaching to Greater Manchester residents aged 50+ who are currently in receipt of any out of work or in-work benefit, through their new Thrive programme.
Details of the programme including full eligibility criteria are available on the Stay Nimble website.
Good Jobs Project
The Good Jobs Project will support Greater Manchester (GM) participants. They will raise awareness of local job opportunities and provide information, advice, guidance, training, and job brokerage – placing residents into work through a range of opportunities within the North Manchester area, as well as with established employers
They are making their way North Manchester outwards so please feel free to refer your service users, customers, clients, and community contacts to them.
Eligibility
Ages 16+ and all abilities and stages of development welcomed. GM residents and those who have established right to work and right to remain status.
They are excited to work with your organisation and be part of the ever changing for good communities. Download the Good Jobs Project Fact Sheet for more info
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.
Green Employment and Skills Partnership (GESP)
Fully funded green employment opportunities
One Manchester can offer funding to Manchester based employer hosts, to create and test new Green Employment roles. The project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund.
The Green Employment and Skills Partnership (GESP) project will create a total of 125 supported green jobs in areas such as sustainability, retrofit, construction, environmental management, recycling & reuse, renewable energy, and electric vehicles. This programme can also support a wider range of roles that can demonstrate a link to the environment and carbon reduction.
Supported green jobs will be of 3 to 6 months in duration and funded by One Manchester as part-time flexible job placements (15 hours per week) paid at Real Living Wage. Recruitment will be targeted to individuals who are unemployed, and who face barriers to employment.
Individuals recruited to the roles will benefit from additional support from a Green Employment Coach providing, employment support, coaching, and referral into aligned training offers.
If you are an employer and want to express an interest please email greenemployment@onemanchester.co.uk or for further details visit
One Manchester Green Employment and Skills
Hospitality Skills Academy for young people
The Hospitality Skills Academy is a ‘one-stop’ shop of training and support; working with quality assured partners, who bring to the table their own expertise.
Through their work with young people and the next generation of employees, they can ensure that this vibrant, creative industry, is recognised for the exciting opportunities it can offer for career progression.
They also have their Skills Support for Growth programme for 15 to 24yr olds in Manchester; the programme is led by the young person to develop their pathway into EET with support from Sarah who is their Young Persons Engagement and Progression Coach.
As well as the intensive 1:1 support, SSG offers access to a variety of training, placement and qualification opportunities across Manchester.
They'd love you to join them! Contact them today to book your place:
gyfs@onemanchester.co.uk
0161 230 1057
Hospitality Skills Academy flyer
Hospitality Skills Academy website
Skills Support for Growth postcard
Juniper Training
Drop in and see them on Tuesdays 1pm to 3pm or call to book an appointment.
They support school leavers who are looking for a kick start to their career. They have a number of vocational pathways, traineeships, study programmes or apprenticeships that can improve the chances of gaining a real job, whilst earning qualifications
See the Juniper Training website or phone 0161 481 3343 for more info
Leading in uncertainty – Peer support for charity and social enterprise leaders
IVAR are running 90 minute drop-in peer support sessions for up to 10 charity leaders at a time, every week, from June, via zoom. Attendees will have a safe space to share challenges, time to pause and reflect, and the opportunity to hear each other’s experiences of adapting to and coping with leading in prolonged uncertainty. The sessions are for leaders of charities, community organisations and social enterprises, based in the UK. The sessions take place weekly, starting in June 2021, until April 2022.
More information and to sign up: Leading in Uncertainty sessions
Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Digital Arts (SODA)
Discovery and Learning programme
This is a series of professional development masterclasses, designed to help businesses capitalise on emergent technology and digital opportunities. The series will cover subjects from creative to technical, presenting a range of opportunities for SME’s and employees working in the sector to learn more about virtual film production techniques, UX design, AI and machine learning and lots more.
Mantra Learning
The Job Gym Podcast
The Job Gym Podcast offers motivational tips and inspirational stories, empowering people to build a brighter future for themselves. Through their fully-funded programmes they help thousands each year gain new skills and seek fulfilling employment across Greater Manchester. They post weekly episodes featuring different guests, from tutors, learners, to industry specialists, each sharing insight that will help listeners succeed.
The Job Gym Podcast YouTube
The Job Gym Podcast Spotify
M-EET Your Match
Currently has lots of opportunities listed for young people 16 to 24, who are not in education, employment or training
M-EET Your Match lists traineeships, study programmes, 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
Are you aged over 25, living in Greater Manchester and not in employment or training? If so, they can help you get back on track and move you nearer to training, job searching and employment opportunities.
They will support you with a personal action plan that is unique to your own needs. Your issues can range from debt and financial hardship, homelessness, domestic abuse, physical health, mental wellbeing and alcohol and drug dependency - and many more besides.
By helping to improve your health and wellbeing, self-confidence, self-esteem, finance and employability skills they will improve your chances of accessing training or finding a job.
Find out more about Motiv8
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.
NatWest CareerSense
NatWest CareerSense is currently offering two workshops that will help your students explore different career pathways, and help them build upon their transferable skills.
CareerSense Exploration Workshop
The CareerSense Exploration Workshop is a free learning resource focused on employability skills and building students’ career confidence, designed for students in Year 9/S3 and upwards.
CareerSense Dream Bigger
The CareerSense Dream Bigger workshop has been designed to get students to ‘Dream Bigger’ by developing their skills and resilience, helping them to level up their transferable skills for the future world of work, designed for young people aged 16-18.
Find Your Potential
In addition to the Exploration Workshop and CareerSense Dream Bigger Workshop, NatWest CareerSense also offers a tool called ‘Find Your Potential’. This online tool will help you better understand your skills and motivations through a series of easy questions. On completion of the tool, you’ll get a report that includes some example job types in their sector too. The Find Your Potential tool can be found on the homepage of mycareersense.com where you’ll also find other learning resources.
For more information about NatWest CareerSense email careersense@nationalschoolspartnership.com or call 020 3196 6256.
Northmoor Community Centre
Next Step project
Face-to-face appointments for anyone aged 16+ for support with:
· Benefits (including Universal Credit, Child Benefit, PIP)
· Housing (including Manchester Move)
· Jobs and CVs
· Online Courses
- Computer Support
To book:
Call, text, email or pop in to book an appointment during their opening hours:
Monday: 10am to 1pm
Tuesday: 10am to 1pm
Wednesday: 4pm to 7pm
Thursday: 10am to 1pm
Friday: 10am to 1pm
Northmoor Hub, 103 Northmoor Road, Longsight, Manchester M12 5RT
0161 248 4170 / 07458 300 781 / susan@northmoorcommunity.org
One Manchester
Step into Green Employment
Are you currently not in employment and looking for work? If so, we would like to support you in your next steps back into employment and get a taste for one of the regions fastest growing sectors. We are keen to hear from young people, 50+, disabled, lone parents or those from an under-represented group
They are offering you fully paid work, with a “green” related organisation, at the
Real Living Wage.
Please visit them online and complete the expression of interest form:
onemanchester.co.uk/green
If you cannot access the web you can call them on:
0330 355 1000
One Manchester
Skills Support for Growth
Do you work with young people aged 15 to 24?
One Manchester now have a tailored and flexible service to work with young people. Their support looks to offer a positive step towards employment, apprenticeships, traineeships or further education. The Skills Support for Growth (SSG) service includes:
- One-to-one advice, guidance and employment support
- Work experience in various sectors such as catering, retail, creative,
construction and grounds maintenance
- Accredited training suited to the individual
- Confidence and skills training
- Support to make the transition to mainstream education or employment easier
Skills Support for Growth website
One Manchester - Support with your CV
Understanding CVs Virtual Workshops
Every Thursday, 1pm to 2.30pm
Open to all ages, whether you are in a job already or are looking for one.
You will learn:
How to choose the best content and layout.
Why the personal profile is an important part of a CV.
Why you shouldn’t be copying and pasting your previous job descriptions.
How to highlight your skills and achievements.
Places are limited per session and can be reserved by contacting:
0161 230 1057 or onefuture@onemanchester.co.uk
Prince's Trust Team Programme
Boost your confidence, meet new friends, gain new skills and progress on to work or further study.
For 16 to 25 year olds who are not in employment, education or training. You can study in Wythenshawe or across Greater Manchester, on this 12 week programme.
More info and to register for the Prince's Trust Team Programme
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Rising Stars Fund
Manchester's Rising Stars Fund supports ambitious, talented 16 to 24 year olds to achieve their potential - by funding vital equipment, training and resources to enable them take their next steps to success in Work, Qualifications or Entrepreneurship, via grants of up to £2,000.
Eligability:
- Aged 16 – 24 (or up to 30 with lived experience of homelessness)
- Applicants need to Live in the City of Manchester
- Applicants need to have a clear and realistic ambition or goal around employment, education, training or entrepreneurship.
- Applicants need to demonstrate inability to access funds themselves due to personal or family circumstances
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Scope
Individual Pathway of Support
Scope provide employment advice to disabled people wherever they are on their journey into work, you could be looking for volunteering to gain that first step or be looking for a new paid opportunity . Each person who joins the service will have support from an Employment adviser for up to 13 weeks to support them to reach their employment goal which could be by;
- identifying their strengths and transferable skills
- developing confidence and job skills like time management
- reviewing their CV to meet your employment goals
- how and where to look for jobs
- mock interviews
- how to talk to your employer about their impairment and reasonable adjustments
You will have access to their selection of training modules and their online job board, which has exclusive vacancies from partner organisations, recruiters, and employers who are committed to employing more disabled people.
The Service is free and open to people who are:
- disabled or have an impairment or condition
- living in Greater Manchester
- aged 16 and over
Screen Manchester
Crew & Facilities Service
Due to the region’s ever-growing popularity from indigenous, national and International productions, there is increasing demand for experienced local crew and facility companies. To meet this demand, Screen Manchester is delighted to announce the creation of a regional Crew and Facilities service.
Our aim is to provide an essential database resource for production companies looking to hire experienced locally based freelance crew and source facilities across Manchester and the wider region. Whatever the size or genre of production, Screen Manchester will help source the right people to enable your shoot to run smoothly and successfully.
They would now like to invite experienced production freelancers and facility companies to register here in order to be included within their database. By joining you will be supporting the growth and connectivity of our regional network.
Some of the productions that Screen Manchester has supported include The Crown, It’s A Sin, Coronation Street, Brassic, Cold Feet, Peaky Blinders, Safe, The A Word, A Very English Scandal and Morbius and we look forward to showcasing to new productions the world class talent and services our region has available.
For Productions interested in searching their database please note they will be launching the ‘live’ search element soon, in the meantime if you would like to contact to their crew and facilities manager to discuss your requirements, please visit the Screen Manchester website
Serco and Skills for Growth
Digital Careers Upskill Programme
Free training opportunity for employed people in Greater Manchester!
If you work in Greater Manchester’s digital, creative and tech industry, or would like to, you could benefit from new, fully-funded training through Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Skills for Growth programme.
The Digital Careers Upskill Programme will support both people currently working in the digital field to upskill their existing knowledge base in order to progress, as well as re-skilling individuals working across different sectors who would like to get into a digital-focused career.
All partners supporting Serco have individual specialisms and will support learners to gain technical skills in a number of fields including cyber security, 3D printing, UX, web development, cloud engineering and more.
More information about the Digital Careers Upskill Programme
Partners can use the DCUP Serco.png image to help promote the offer along with the sample tweets in the Digital Careers Upskill Programme info document
Skills for Growth - SME Support
Skills for Growth SME Support is a fully funded skills consultation service tailored to helping SMEs up-skill their employees and improve productivity.
Skills Toolkit
Free courses are available through an online platform launched by the government. 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.
Skill Up Workshops
Are you looking to develop your Digital Skills?
Would you like to access services, connect with others, learn how to use particular devices and apps, save money or improve your employment prospects?
Skill Up workshops can help you!
Day: Every Tuesday morning
Time: 10am to 12.15pm. Drop-in anytime
Location: North City Library, 931 Rochdale Rd, Manchester, M9 4AF
You do not need to have digital skills to attend these workshops. All abilities are welcome.
Call Kate on 07814 041432 for more information.
STAR Method Workshop
Every Wednesday, 11am to 12.30pm
Have you heard of the STAR Method for acing job interviews? Not sure what it is?
Join online to find out more!
What will you learn?
• What the STAR Method for job applications/interviews is
• How to build a STAR story
• How to use your STAR story on job applications and in interviews
Download the STAR Method Workshop flyer
Reserve your place by calling 0161 230 1057 or emailing onefuture@onemanchester.co.uk
Sonder Radio 50+
Sonder Radio is a community radio station for the 50+ demographic in Greater Manchester. Founded in 2016, their key aims have been to promote wellbeing, reduce isolation and advocate digital inclusion. They achieve this by running various creative workshops and connecting people through the content made by the community at Sonder. They encourage people at all skill levels to take part in their workshops, as they are catered to help teach and guide every participant from the ground up. They pride themselves on not leaving anyone behind. There is always, in every person, the capacity to learn something new and at Sonder Radio they hope to provide that experience for everyone that gets involved.
They are on the lookout for people who are 50+ who would like to join a community of like minded individuals to socialise and develop their digital, and creative skills.
For more information or to join Sonder Radio email autumn@sonderradio.com or alex@sonderradio.com
One Manchester
Step into Green Employment
Are you currently not in employment, looking for work, aged 50+, disabled, a lone parent or from an under-represented group? If so, they would like to support you in your next steps back into employment and get a taste of one of the region’s fastest growing sectors.
The target is to become a zero-carbon city by 2038. That’s why they’re excited to be providing opportunities for you to gain skills, experience and knowledge in the
green sector and move into jobs of the future.
They are offering you fully paid work, with a “green” related organisation, at the
Real Living Wage.
Green Employment and Skills | One Manchester programme.
Step Together Volunteering
For My Future Ex-Offender Course
Step Together Volunteering supports participants to build and develop the personal and practical skills needed to move forward. As well as offering progression routes into volunteering, training, and employment. Step Together Volunteering aim to help overcome the barriers ex-offenders face in finding work and this tailored course comprises 20 hours of guided learning, 1:1 mentoring and home learning, CV and interview techniques and a plan to get you into volunteering within your community.
Transform Programme
Are you based in the Greater Manchester area and currently unemployed, at risk of redundancy or considering returning to work after a break?
Transform is a government-funded programme, focused on supporting individuals to
find rewarding careers in the Further Education (FE) sector. For those who do not see
teaching, or working in another role in FE, as the right choice for them, they will be
supported to look at other options, which could include alternative employment or
further study/training.
Transform Information flyer
If you are unsure if you are eligible, please visit www.transformprogramme.org, contact them by email at enquiries@transformprogramme.org or call 0333 090 5380 . Otherwise please apply by completing the short Transform application form.
Volunteer to become a Reading Coach - helping adults with reading
Read Easy UK is a registered charity that works through affiliated local groups to provide one-to-one reading coaching to adults, using trained volunteers. As a volunteer Reading Coach you will receive training, to introduce you to some of the issues faced by adults with reading problems and how to use the Reading manuals. You and your matched reader will then choose an approved venue to meet.
Download the Reading Coach Job Description
Apply to be a volunteer Reading Coach
Contact: mcnrecruiter@readeasy.org.uk
WeFindAnyLearner
Up-skill Yourself Or Your Team At No Cost
Thanks to government funding, WeFindAnyLearner can provide you or your team with free nationally accredited distance learning courses. These courses are a way to improve personal development, confidence and improve your CPD in the comfort of their own home or workplace. The courses take around 30 hours in total to complete and you will be awarded a nationally recognised certificate from TQUK, CACHE, or NCFE at the end of the course. You will also have online or over the phone tutor support throughout your learning journey.
To be eligible, learners just need to be:
- Over 19 as of the 31st of August 2021
- Living in England
- Not on an Apprenticeship
For further information please call a member of the team on 01226 958 888. Or you can register your interest online here
White Rose Beauty College Manchester
Beauty, Holistic Therapy & Sport Massage Courses | Manchester (whiterosebeautycolleges.co.uk)
Fully Funded courses available for anyone that is unemployed. With daytime, evening & weekend courses available:
VTCT Level 2 Diploma Nail Services & ITEC Level 2 Diploma Complementary Therapies
This is an ideal course for anyone who is interested in a career in the Beauty Industry. Units covered in this double qualification course are manicures, the importance of nutrition, health & wellbeing, an introduction into massage and its many benefits and many more units.
VTCT Level 2 Diploma Hair & Media Make Up
Units covered in this course are make up appplication, photographic Make Up, shaping and colouring of brows, tanning and the art of dressing hair.
VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Business Studies
This course is perfect for anyone 19 + who is thinking about opening their own business. Units covered in this course are principles of business, marketing, finance and many more units.
For more information please email manchester@whiterosebeautycolleges.co.uk.
Working Wardrobe is Open
The One Manchester Working Wardrobe is a free service for men, providing access to interview clothing. Appointments are available on a Wednesday between 10am and 3pm. Make a Working Wardrobe appointment
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