Amber Accommodation for teens and young adults
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
Two items of news – rises to the national minimum wage promised, and deprivation in coastal areas.
Village Works programme from Inclusion Cornwall
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
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
Get new Microsoft software and broadband cheap – special offer for VCSE community.
Two surveys – business skills and armed forces families
Surveys on business skills in Cornwall and for families of armed forces personnel experiencing addiction
Dress 2 Impress for job interviews
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ambitions, a new multi-agency project to help young people aged 15-24 into work.
Recruitment campaign for the care sector
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
Local training organisations are invited to tender for Game Changer funding offered by Rio for basic skills training.
Prince’s Trust Team programme
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
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
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
Funding is available to help hard-to-reach groups access training for the construction industry.
New help for unemployed young people in Cornwall
£3.8m of funding has been awarded to the Ambitions group, headed by CSW, for young people around careers and opportunities.