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Amber Accommodation for teens and young adults

by Hannah Danson | 5 Dec 2019 | Children and young people, Employment and skills, Housing and related services | 0 comments

Amber offers residential supported accommodation for young people 16-30, to help them develop their life skills, employability and wellbeing. In Devon.

Pay and deprivation

by Hannah Danson | 11 Oct 2019 | Employment and skills, Equality and diversity | 0 comments

Two items of news – rises to the national minimum wage promised, and deprivation in coastal areas.

Village Works programme from Inclusion Cornwall

by Hannah Danson | 10 Oct 2019 | Employment and skills, Public sector | 0 comments

Inclusion Cornwall, disAbility Cornwall, Jobcentre Plus and Kernow Credit Union are launching Village Works, in Helston, Camelford and Bude areas, helping jobless people into work.

Smart Works supporting women into jobs

by Hannah Danson | 26 Sep 2019 | Employment and skills, Uncategorised | 0 comments

Smart Works has launched a capsule clothing and accessories range in high street stores, with matched items being given to women for interviews.

Get online at home – Microsoft discount for the VSCE in Cornwall

by Claire Watkins | 13 Sep 2019 | Education and training, Employment and skills | 0 comments

Get new Microsoft software and broadband cheap – special offer for VCSE community.

Two surveys – business skills and armed forces families

by Hannah Danson | 16 Aug 2019 | Children and young people, Employment and skills, Health care and wellbeing | 0 comments

Surveys on business skills in Cornwall and for families of armed forces personnel experiencing addiction

Dress 2 Impress for job interviews

by Hannah Danson | 31 Jul 2019 | Employment and skills | 0 comments

Dress 2 Impress, a new campaign between the Charity Retail Association and Debut, a recruitment group, helping people choose appropriate clothing for interviews – on a budget.

Commemorations, awareness-raising and events for July

by Hannah Danson | 28 Jun 2019 | Employment and skills, Environment and nature, Health care and wellbeing | 0 comments

A quick run-down of events and awareness raising occasions in July: the Samaritans, the marine environment, hepatitis, mesothelioma and youth skills – any of these resonate with your work?

Ongoing support for employment

by Hannah Danson | 12 Jun 2019 | Employment and skills | 0 comments

Sources of ongoing support in jobseeking, including making adaptations for people with sight loss, or other disabilities.

National celebration day for those supporting local people in to work

by Hannah Danson | 6 Jun 2019 | Employment and skills | 0 comments

Employability Day, on 28 June, celebrating organisations that help people back into work, and promoting the steps that can be taken, to local businesses. Get involved!

Community Local Led Development – accessing ESF and ERDF funding

by Hannah Danson | 23 May 2019 | Employment and skills, Funding and grants | 0 comments

Grants for business development and supporting unemployed and economically inactive people into employment, or self-employment, are available through the Community Led Local Development project.

Immigration, migrant workers, modern slavery – support

by Hannah Danson | 10 Apr 2019 | Education and training, Employment and skills, Health care and wellbeing, Public sector | 0 comments

Learn how you can get qualifications to support vulnerable refugees and immigrants, and the new migrant workers pilot scheme, plus the first six months of the anti-modern slavery app Safe Car Wash.

Ambitions project from Careers South West

by Hannah Danson | 26 Mar 2019 | Children and young people, Employment and skills | 0 comments

Ambitions, a new multi-agency project to help young people aged 15-24 into work.

Recruitment campaign for the care sector

by Hannah Danson | 14 Feb 2019 | Employment and skills, Health care and wellbeing | 0 comments

Get involved with the recruitment campaign for the care sector, and learn more about REACH, Raising Excellence and Aspiration in care and Health across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Rio tender for Game Changer funding

by Hannah Danson | 15 Jan 2019 | Children and young people, Education and training, Employment and skills, Funding and grants | 0 comments

Local training organisations are invited to tender for Game Changer funding offered by Rio for basic skills training.

Prince’s Trust Team programme

by Hannah Danson | 11 Jan 2019 | Employment and skills | 0 comments

Team programme, from the Prince’s Trust and Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, helping young people into employment or training. Taster day 13 Feb, Truro, course from 18 Feb.

Coastline work placement scheme

by Hannah Danson | 10 Jan 2019 | Employment and skills | 0 comments

If you are, or know, anyone who is unemployed but wants to work in construction, Coastline Housing are running an 8-week work placement scheme in Helston. Find out more 29 Jan.

Grants closing soon

by Hannah Danson | 10 Jan 2019 | Community support, Employment and skills, Funding and grants, Health care and wellbeing | 0 comments

Grant opportunities closing soon, including CRCC health and wellbeing grants, 2 funding calls from the CIOS Growth Programme, and funding to support women to access employment.

Pathways into Construction funding stream

by Hannah Danson | 27 Nov 2018 | Employment and skills, Funding and grants | 0 comments

Funding is available to help hard-to-reach groups access training for the construction industry.

New help for unemployed young people in Cornwall

by Hannah Danson | 30 Oct 2018 | Children and young people, Education and training, Employment and skills | 0 comments

£3.8m of funding has been awarded to the Ambitions group, headed by CSW, for young people around careers and opportunities.

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