Building Heroes provides skills training to Military Veterans and support into employment in the building trades. Their aim is to tackle unemployment amongst those who have kept us safe by offering them a seamless transition to a new career in construction. Building Heroes will be delivering their 5-week programme in Salisbury and Trowbridge from September [...]
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The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust have a rare opportunity for a Level 6 Healthcare Science Practitioner Apprentice in Radiotherapy Physics. This opportunity would be suitable for those who are interested in science and technology in healthcare. It could be particularly suitable for a further education leaver looking to make their first [...]
Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) is a programme developed to upskill employees within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Swindon & Wiltshire. SSW provides recognised accredited qualifications and bespoke training courses to enhance employees’ skills, increase the competitiveness of businesses and boost the local economy. A wide range of distance and online learning is [...]
A new online and telephone support service for apprentices who have lost their jobs during the Covid-19 outbreak has been launched by Gillian Keegan, Apprenticeships and Skills Minister. The new Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA) will ensure apprentices can access local and national services that can provide financial, legal, health and wellbeing support, and help [...]
Go Train, in Chippenham have the following courses available in August, this is in addition to their Pre-Employment Courses which offer training and a guaranteed interview upon completion. Full details of courses and services can be found on the Go Train website. Eligibility Criteria: • Unemployed - claiming Benefits or Earning less than £16,090 per [...]
Businesses in Wiltshire are being urged to apply for vital grant funding before the schemes close on Friday 28 August 2020. Nearly 7,500 businesses in the county have benefitted from either a £10,000 Small Business Grant, or a £10,000 or £25,000 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant. This funding, which does not have to be repaid, [...]
The Prince's Trust are delivering a new online programme Get Started with Customer Care in partnership with fashion brand ASOS. The programme is suitable for young people aged 16-25 who have an interest in retail and/or customer service and who have not previously completed other Get Started programmes in the last 6 months. To apply [...]
Are you in years 11 to 13, leaving education this summer? Not sure of your options? Then sign up to the Careers & Enterprise Company's My Choices Day taking place this coming Monday 3 August from 10am. Visit Transitions_Class_of_2020 to view the agenda and workshop content Don't forget our Young Work Wiltshire pages full of [...]
Every year the WES Early Careers Board organises a 'Lottie Tour' as a way to capture the interest of a younger engineering audience by showing current engineers 'touring' with Lottie Dolls to show how varied and exciting it is to work in engineering! To see the photos search for #WESLottieTour and #TEWeek20 on social [...]
