Education, training and events at the Job Shop

NCS: Disability Confidence Employment Workshop - Thursday, 4 December from 10:30am to 12:30pm

The breakdown of the Disability Confident groupwork will be:

• Intro to NCS, who we are and what we do
• Perceived barriers to employment for those living with disabilities
• Reframing ‘disability’ and how to promote positive aspects of disabilities within CV & applications
• ‘Disability Confident’ and how to access employers and their rating within this scheme.
• Resources for ‘disabled’ jobseekers including health passport & specific jobsites for disabled jobseekers I.e., Evenbreak - Award-winning Job board for disabled people
• Resources for ‘disabled’ jobseekers to upskill themselves for free, Including free online learning. 

NHS CV And Cover Letter Workshop - Friday, 5 December from 10am to 2pm

Are you interested in a role within the Health & Social Care Sector? Come join the NHS Health & Social Care Employability Academy’s CV & Cover Letter training on the 5^th of December.

We will be supporting participants to complete a CV & Cover letter tailored to the sector!

Fun, informative  presentation for all those interested in working for the NHS and Adult care sector.

Please can clients bring a CV with them or populate a CV template so there is something to work with. 

AES: Tailored Support 3 Day Programme (Sprint Ahead) Awareness Event - Tuesday, 9 December from 10am to 12pm

Are you Job ready and just need a ‘refresher’ or ‘last step’ support to give you the practical skills and confidence to succeed.

This 3-day course will cover Communication, Time Management, Teamwork, Your current and future Journey, Equality & Diversity, and CV writing with interview tips. Throughout the course you will gain valuable insights and hands-on job support.

If you are looking to boost your employability opportunities, this programme offers a supportive environment and expert guidance.

AES: Essential Skills Assessment: Maths, English and Digital, know your level - every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30am to 11:30am

Are you interested in improving functional skills - Maths, English and Digital?

What is an initial assessment in English, Maths and digital?

An initial assessment is a way to check what you already know and what you need to learn before starting a new course or training.

1. Purpose: To find out your current knowledge and skills.
2. Methods: A number of questions taken on a computer.
3. Benefits: Helps tutors create a learning plan just for you.

RISE Resilience, Insight, Social skills and Emotional Regulation workshop - every Tuesday from 3pm to 4pm 

The RISE workshops will cover the important topics of Resilience, Insight, Social Skills, and Emotional regulation as they relate to gaining employment and staying in employment.

The aims of these workshops are as follows:

• to increase resilience in a challenging employment landscape
• to gain insight into one’s automatic pattern of thoughts, feelings, behaviours that may be self-sabotaging and maladaptive, and to facilitate changes that are more in keeping with a growth mindset (as opposed to fixed mindset)
• to enhance one’s social skills so one can navigate the workplace and other social situations

To understand the importance of emotional regulation and ways of reframing and managing aversive (negative) emotions in a more positive and 

After the workshops, the anticipated outcomes are:

• immediate use of psychological tools that can be used to enhance resilience, insight, social skills, and emotional regulation
• facilitate increased cognitive flexibility and adaptability in a rapidly changing employment market, and to understand that one has a lot more agency and control than they think
• Understanding the importance of habit, attention, focus, and goal setting
• to instil a sense of optimism and confidence amongst attendees so they can proceed with further training, courses, and apply for jobs with more confidence, all via the job shop

AES: CV writing and job searching support (Digital Skills) - every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm

The purpose of the CV Writing & Job Searching Session is to support you in your journey into work, study or further training.

The Essential Skills team can facilitate sessions on accessing the internet, sending and receiving emails, creating CVs and carrying out online job searches.

It is recommended by Adult Education, to get maximum benefit of the support available and work towards a qualification, you are encouraged to attend 2 consecutive sessions where possible. 

Please choose the timeslot i.e. 1pm to 2pm or 2pm to 3pm, only 4 people will be allowed for each timeslot.

How to apply or enquire

Advanced booking is required. Please speak with our employment coach to book on.