Free Training
GOVERNMENT funding has been secured by North Wessex Training to work with Wiltshire employers and their younger workforce to encourage and promote training.
Companies with employees between ages 16 to 18 that work a minimum of 16 hours a week and who employ less than 250 people are eligible for free advice on appropriate training options.
Dana Martin, of North Wessex Training, which is based in Devizes, said: “By helping young employees to gain recognized qualifications and equip them with the skills they need enables them to work more effectively and confidently and realise their potential within the company.”
Gazette & Herald, Wessex In Business, February 2006
Reading and writing skills climb up the agenda
Basic skills jumped to the top of the learning agenda in the autumn, when the BBC launched an ambitious three year campaign to encourage more people to improve their reading and writing skills.
It is estimated that over seven million adults in the UK have difficulties with reading and writing. Seeking help to improve these skills can be difficult, so OCR recently revised its Entry Level Adult Literacy and Numeracy certificates to make the assessment of these qualifications more flexible and meaningful for adults learners.
Ian Crees, OCR’s Senior Manager for Vocational Assessment Vocational Assessment says: “Literacy and Numeracy skills are an essential part of everyday living and can enhance job opportunities and quality of life. We recognise that for those who are looking to improve their skills, it can be a sensitive issue.”
OCR’s Basic Skills qualifications are available from Entry Level to Level 2 and provide national accreditation for literacy and numeracy skills. For many people these qualifications are a stepping stone to further study such as GCSEs, Key Skills or NVQs.
Extract from OCR News
PRESS RELEASE
Established in 1988, North Wessex Training Ltd, is a provider of Government funded training programs aimed at helping unemployed adults throughout Wiltshire to re-train and re-enter the local labour market.
Two programs that we currently deliver in support of this are:
New Deal for Disabled People
As part of the government's New Deal for Disabled People, individuals with a health issue who want to return to or start work for more than eight hours per week, are offered free support and guidance.
Our aim is to provide effective job search skills so clients gain from long-term employment. The national scheme is held in Devizes, Salisbury, Swindon, Trowbridge and Chippenham and features the following opportunities and benefits:
- Providing personal action planning and skills analysis
- Identifying training needs and encouraging clients to access Jobcentre Plus training programmes
- Supporting those who require confidence building and motivational training
- Advising those making a change in career direction
- Providing 1 to 1 job search support, help with application forms, CVs, and information on courses and job opportunities
- Where appropriate, supporting clients and employers in the early stages of employment
- Eligible clients may continue to receive their main benefit whilst working (up to 16 hours in most cases) to provide a risk-free period of up to 6 or 12 months
- Clients receive coaching and support tailored to their own needs to enable a smooth transition back into employment
- Cash bonus payable upon entry into employment and a further bonus after satisfying in the job for 3 months
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Right Directions
North Wessex Training run a series of initiatives to encourage the Over 50 age group back into the workplace in Devizes, Trowbridge, Salisbury, Swindon & Chippenham. We aim to maximise the abilities of people who are currently unemployed and provide a range of support-based services to assist individuals to find the job or training course they want; these include:
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- Providing opportunities for personal action planning and skills analysis
- Addressing basic skills needs
- Supporting those who require confidence building and motivational training
- Supporting those making a change in career direction
- Providing 1 to 1 job search support, help with application forms, CVs and information on courses and job opportunities
- Supporting clients and employers in the early stages of employment
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