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GM Disabled People's Panel
 GM Big Disability Survey 2022
The Disabled People’s Organisations want to use the data from this survey to push to make the changes you tell them you want in the survey. The first survey already made change happen, including:
- making humanitarian aid hubs during Covid in councils more accessible
- co-producing a new Mental Health Wellbeing plan
- piloting a new concessionary fares process to include neurodiverse people
- making digital inclusion a Mayoral pledge
- making plans for transport and train stations to be more accessible, and ensuring vaccinations were accessible.
They need you to answer the survey to give them more information so they can keep the work going to make Greater Manchester a better place to live for disabled people.
You can fill the survey in until noon on Tuesday 2 August.
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
DWP
Wythenshawe Business Breakfast
Wednesday 20 July 8.30am to 10am
Have a tour of the their job centre and find out how they can help you recruit the best people for your vacancy.
The Airport Academy/Manchester Airport Group
Security Officer & Security Ambassador
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.
Catch22
Insight Session
Session date: 20 July 2pm to 3:30pm
Catch22 are hosting their first Creativity Project event in partnership with TikTok on 20 July. Calling all manchester creatives aged 16 to 24, join them at HOME to learn more about The Creativity Project. This session includes:
• A panel of Manchester-based TikTok Content Creators. Hear about how they have built their followers and made a career from the platform.
• The Creativity Project alumni. Learn more about the programme directly from their alumni network .
• Find out if the programme is right for you. This session with provide you with a full overview of the programme and how to get involved.
If you are a young person, or work with a young person who might be interested in finding out more, sign up for the Catch22 Insight Session
Back 2 Work Complete Training
LGV Driving Course Routeway
Open day: Wednesday 20 July
Course start date: Monday 25 July
The LGV skills routeway course will train drivers to be able to drive professionally and gain their Category C (Class 2) or Category C+E (Class 1) licence. Whether you have no experience in LGV driving but are looking to get a job in the industry, or you wish to expand your current LGV licence then this could be the right course for you.
To refer email pete.freakes@b2wcompletetraining.com or call 07970 756221
Southway Housing Trust
Southway’s Meet the Employer with Home Instead
Event date: Thursday 21 July, 1pm.
Join Southway Housing Trust for a Meet the Employer event featuring award winning home care provider Home Instead. Hear about career opportunities and take advantage of the face-to-face on the spot interviews being held on the day!
The event is being held at Barlow Moor Community Association23 Merseybank Avenue, Manchester, England, M21 7NT.
Book your free ticket for the Southway’s Meet the Employer with Home Instead event.
For any queries, please contact
EmploymentSupportReferrals@southwayhousing.co.uk
Standguide
Creating a Business Start-Up Level 2
Initial Assessment: Friday 22 and Tuesday 26 July
Course Start: Week commencing 1 August
The Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Careers Hub
Program of events for summer 2022
22 July, 4 to 5pm: "Job search skills session"
1 August, 12pm to 1pm: "Careers Insight: Entry Level Roles"
18 August, 4pm to 5pm: "Careers Insight: Non-clinical roles in the NHS"
Their events are currently online and can be accessed as a group or as individual learners.
Find further information and sign up for the Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Careers Hub events
Career Connect
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
BNY Mellon
Careers Fair
26 July, 4pm to 7pm
The Bank of New York Mellon are delighted to invite you to their upcoming Manchester Careers Fair. They are currently recruiting for a broad range of roles in Manchester, from graduate level positions and apprenticeships for school leavers, through to global team head positions for experienced financial services professionals and MBA graduates.
Additional Information:
- Upon your arrival, sign-in with the front desk security and ask for the BNY Mellon Manchester Careers Fair.
- You will need to show Security a valid photo ID.
- Please feel free to bring your CV or have it prepared on a word or PDF document on your phone.
- Refreshments will be provided.
If you have any further questions, please email walterterence.taylor@bnymellon.com.
Reform Radio
Radio Course
Taster session: Monday 15 August, 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Course date: The course takes place for two weeks from Monday 22 August to Friday 2 September (weekdays only) 10am to 4pm
Could you be the next Annie Mac? This programme will see you learn the ins and outs of what it means to be part of a Radio Production team. Throughout the two week project, you'll alternate between Presenter and Producer roles, developing skills in music software, script writing, public speaking; as well as a variety of other digital and media skills. At the end of the week, you work collaboratively to create a live show that will air on Reform Radio on Friday afternoon.
Creative Leadership
Creative Leadership is a blend of all you need to know about facilitation and freelancing. If you’ve ever thought about setting up your own business, it’s important to understand your audience, self-employment and taxes. Facilitating workshops and delivering socially engaged projects in your community will require you to know how to write funding bids, work with partners, plan sessions and evaluate their success. This two part project will help with all of that.
Part One:
Wednesday 31 August: Train the Trainer Session
Thursday 1 September: Funding Session
Friday 2 September: Planning Session
Part Two:
Wednesday 7 September: Self Employment / Plan Review
Thursday 8 September: Facilitation Delivery Session
Friday 9 September: Evaluation & Progression
If you have any further questions or to sign up, please contact them on projects@reformradio.co.uk or call them on:
Lauren: 07943 820 153
Conall: 07495 764 284
Jesús: 07983 836 252
T: 0161 806 0879
Southway Housing Trust
The Time is Now
Course date: Monday 1 August, 10am to 12pm, running for 5 sessions.
The next run of their employability course the Time is will again be held both online via Zoom and in person at their Southern Gate offices (729 Princess Road, Manchester, M20 2LT) so you have the option to attend in either format. The course will be over 5 weeks and will cover confidence building, CV creation and development, job searching and applications and interview technique. The final week will be tailored to the interests of the group and will include guest speakers.
For anyone interested in attending, please contact EmploymentSupportReferrals@southwayhousing.co.uk
ODD Arts
ASDAN Award In Leadership
Course dates: 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25 August, 10:30am to 12:30pm
A three week project for men from Manchester and Salford to develop facilitation and leadership skills and create their own campaign or workshop.
Contribution towards travel will be provided
Standguide
Cyber Skills Level 2
Initial Assessment: Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 August, 9:30am to 4pm
Course Start Date: Monday 15 September, 5 weeks, Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 3pm
The course will introduce you to using search engines and social media platforms
to find the information you’re looking for, storing your data safely and minimising data
breaches, and how you can use technology to communicate professionally.
Public transport cost covered. Loan laptops can be provided for the duration of the course.
Eligibility criteria: aged 19+ on or before 31/08/2021, a current GM resident and living in the UK/EU/EEA for 3+ years.
To refer onto the course call 0161 881 4826 (option 5)
The Growth Company
Childcare Study Programme
Course starting in September
This Study Programme is for school or college leavers aged 16 to 18 who are looking to seek employment in the Childcare sector and progress quickly on to a level 2 apprenticeship.
Level 1 Bricklaying Study Programme
Course starting in September
This Study Programme is for school or college leavers aged 16 to 18 who are wanting progress on to an apprenticeship in the construction industry.
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)
Ongoing
Step into Care
A pathway into social care employment
Are you interested in working in social care?
If you are caring and compassionate, have good communication skills and looking for a new opportunity, then get in touch today.
Step into Care can provide you with:
- Initial face to face virtual training to gain an introduction into health and social care
- A placement with a reputable social care employer keen to welcome you into their team.
Smart Works
Support for unemployed woman
Are you an unemployed woman and would benefit from some free support in securing a job interview, or succeeding at your upcoming job interview? Then Smart Works Greater Manchester is for you. Smart Works is a female employment charity that provides free styling and coaching services for interview and job success.
They offer personalised one to one Career Coaching to support you in identifying tangible next steps to secure a job interview.
If you have an upcoming job interview, they offer an Interview Styling and Coaching service. You will receive a complete, high-quality interview outfit and accessories (yours to keep). personalised one to one interview coaching to help you succeed at your interview.
On successfully gaining employment, they'll welcome you back to build a capsule wardrobe ready to start your new job (yours to keep).
All their services are free of charge and can be delivered in-person at their Stockport Centre, or remotely through on-line coaching and clothing parcels directly sent to you.
For more information or for a referral, please contact them with a name, contact details, and the desired appointment type to: 0161 974 0669 or greatermanchester@smartworks.org.uk
If you’re working with women supporting them into employment please get in touch with the Smart Works Greater Manchester team to discuss working collaboratively at greatermanchester@smartworks.org.uk
MAES
Vocational and Professional Development Prospectus (7.1MB)
Adult courses in:
- Adult/health and social care
- Health and wellbeing
- Counselling
- Leadership and management
- Early years
- Team leading
Please note the prospectus is a large file (7.1MB) you can also find the information on manadulted.org.uk
We Love MCR Charity
Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund
We Love MCR's Manchester’s Rising Stars Fund is unique. It supports ambitious 15 to 22 year olds experiencing financial disadvantage 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 for applicants:
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Aged 15 to 22 (or up to 25 with lived experience of homelessness)
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Need to live in Manchester City Council boundaries (exemptions apply for Manchester's LAC)
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Must have a clear and realistic ambition around employment, education, training or entrepreneurship.
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Must demonstrate inability to access funds themselves due to personal/family circumstances
White Rose Beauty College Manchester
White Rose Beauty College Manchester
White Rose Beauty Colleges Manchester are currently offering a fast-track Level 2 Diploma in Hair & Media Make Up Studies, enrolling now. This course is a day course over 5 days with 2 days in college 9.30am to 4.00pm and 3 days via their Virtual Learning Platform supported by their Tutors and will be completed by the end of Summer.
VTCT Level 2 Diploma Hair & Media Make Up
Units covered in this course are make up application, photographic Make Up, shaping and colouring of brows, tanning and the art of dressing hair.
White Rose Beauty College have had enquiries from Ukrainian Beauty Therapists / Nail Technicians with either no qualifications at all, or the qualifications that they do have are not recognised in the UK. The Fully Funded Level 2 Diploma Courses they are offering Fully Funded, will enable them to work in the UK and are internationally recognised.
For more information please email manchester@whiterosebeautycolleges.co.uk.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Placement opportunities
One Manchester have various placement opportunities on the Hospitality Employability Programme:
The programme is 10 weeks with an 8 week work experience placement within the hospitality industry. The hours are flexible, depending on the YP and can vary from 4-12 hours per week. The aim of the programme is to give YP the opportunity to learn new skills and gain transferable skills to take onto future employment. Criteria is 16-25 years old, NEET or at risk of becoming NEET. If someone is working or studying part time up to 16 hours and want to gain skills they can come on the programme.
If you are interested in any of the placements or want more information please email clare.pritchard@onemanchester.co.uk
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
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.
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
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
SharpFutures
Digital Youth Hub
Do you know someone who has recently completed their exams, graduated or is looking to develop new creative digital skills & switch career? If so then join the Digital Youth Hub, a new free to join creative skills project SharpFutures is working with in partnership with the DWP.
The Digital Youth Hub has been created to assist 18-24 year olds in Greater Manchester to develop their digital skills, signpost career opportunities and prepare them for the world of work across a free six week course.
Applications are open now: Apply for the Digital Youth Hub
Find out more about SharpFutures
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
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
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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