Bikewiser

Project Name:  Bikewiser training to work

Bikewiser is a Community Interest Company that provides work experience and training opportunities for a range of excluded and disadvantaged groups. We provide support through the medium of developing peoples’ bicycle mechanics skills taught in a friendly and considerate working environment.  We support the the homeless, lone parents, people with health conditions and recent prison leavers, but no one is excluded from attending our centre, We are now developing accredited training to assist people find routes back into employment.

For more information please contact: Austin Whiteside, 07551 293963 - www.bikewiser.co.uk

Illuminate Charity

Project Name:  Illuminate Coaching Programme

Illuminate Charity is working with 12 disadvantaged people to rebuild their confidence in attaining and sustaining work or training opportunities. We do this by bringing about fundamental change taking participants through an uplifting and challenging journey of personal development incorporating coaching tools.

For more information please contact: Sam Greenley, 01223 520124 - www.illuminatecharity.org.uk

Inspire (wellbeing through arts)

Project Name:  Creating your own future

This innovative project will equip disadvantaged young adults with the skills, motivation and opportunities they need to make their own way in the world of work.  They will develop creative skills, ICT and internet skills, confidence and aspiration.  Creative Industries professionals will introduce them to the exciting world of digital design, film-making, animation and stage productions, as well as helping them to build their confidence and communication skills.  They will investigate self-employed, partnership, and social enterprise options.

For more information please contact: Gill Riley, 01223 441106 - www.inspire.org.uk

Phase 1 Projects

Cambridge Womens Resource Centre

Project Name:  Return to Work

The aim of the project is to help break down the multiple barriers to employment which many women face. Through group work shop activities the focus will be building women’s confidence, skills and labour market awareness, they will become empowered, enabled and supported to get back into the workplace. A job club will also be developed which will support those completing application and submitting C.V’s. Referrals will also be made where appropriate for Skills for Life Support.

For more information please contact: Nicky Wrigley, 01223 321148 - www.cwrc.org.uk

FLACK

Project Name:  FLACK FOR YOU

FLACK is a charitable social enterprise based in Cambridge. We work with the potential of homeless people by involving them in the production of a monthly what's on magazine for the city. FLACK offers training, support and a voice, helping to rebuild self-esteem and break the cycle of homelessness.

For more information please contact: Kirsten Lavers, 01223 366532 - www.flackcambridge.org.uk

FACET

Project Name:  Retail Skills Improvement Programme

Our project will focus on establishing a vocational training programme designed to equip learners with learning and other disabilities with the full range of skills needed to undertake work experience or voluntary work in the Retail sector and improve their employability skills generally. In addition we will also run weekly Job Clubs, to help learners improve interview skills, produce CVs, undertake workplace visits etc. Learners will come from the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire. 

For more information contact: Linda Ingram, 01354 655080

Rosmini Centre Wisbech

Project Name:  Retail Supporting and Accessing Services to Employment

The centre would offer a course of four delivered over ten sessions each consisting of three hours. The sessions would cover C.V Writing, Internet Searching, work related courses which are relevant to the job they are interested in pursuing. Courses will also include skills checking to ascertain there level and IAG to identify a progression pathway. 

For more information contact: Anita Grodkiewicz, 07525 837512 - www.rosmini-wisbech.org

CP Learning Trust

Project Name:  Access Employment - Migrant Workers Qualification Conversion

This project identifies migrant workers across mainly Cambridgeshire and Peterborough that are not accessing employment, and offering a range of services that encourages and supports them back into employment. Central to this is a modular workshop approach around the core modules of IAG, clients will be able to access job search, assessment of English skills, UK labour market requirements, confidence, and crucially, a conversion of their home qualification to the UK equivalent.

For more information contact: Sue Besant, 01354 691000 - www.cpltrust.net

Walden in Transition

The Garden to Gain Project is being run by Walden in Transition at the Dig It Community Allotment in Saffron Walden.  The project will improve the employability, confidence and social skills of local unemployed participants through learning to grow food together in a group and additional job application skills training.

For more information contact: Rebecca Glithero, 01799 610504

Woodside CIC

Project Name: Operation Warriors Return - Section Silver

Operation Warriors Return provides opportunities for disabled and or unemployed Veterans to participate in a variety of programmes at a Cambridgeshire Care Farm alongside other Veterans.

Support and training given via a range of diverse activities such as horticulture, animal husbandry, fitness training, artistic, educational, and social events.

For more information contact: Joy Duffen, 01223 894188 - www.warriorsreturn.org.uk