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Work Placement
Providing the opportunity for individual clients to gain experience through direct working in a business for a set amount of time.

 
Benefits to the Employer
  • Introduction to client group
  • Opportunity to get to know individual clients
  • Opportunity for staff members to develop supervisory and training skills
  • To test the water and build confidence in working with the client group
   
Benefits to the Client
  • Opportunity to gain real work experience.
  • Developing new skills and knowledge
  • Gaining experience of work routines and expectations
  • The potential for a reference and something to add to their CV
  • To test run employment
   
Skill Development For Clients
Engagement of staff from local businesses in providing skills development training to clients such as interview skills and CV development.
   
Benefits to the Employer
  • Opportunity for staff members to improve and develop communication and presentation skills
  • Greater engagement with the local community
   
Benefits to the Client
  • Opportunity to learn skills that will help them find a job
  • Developing an understanding of what employers are looking for and the skills that they consider important
   
Job Coaching / Mentoring
Matching staff from local businesses with individual clients to provide employability focused support and development.
   
Benefits to the Employer
  • Professional development opportunity for staff to develop mentoring and coaching skills
  • Greater engagement with the local community
  • Opportunity for staff members to improve and develop communication and presentation skills
   
Benefits to the Client
  • Opportunity to get focused and ongoing support that is focused on employment issues.
  • Skilled input from people who understand the world of work
  • Developing an understanding of what employers are looking for and the skills that they consider important
   
Input Into Pre-Employment Training
Engagement of staff from local businesses in the development and delivery of pre-employment training programmes for clients.
   
Benefits to the Employer
  • Professional development opportunity for staff to develop training skills
  • Opportunity to ensure that potential employees are equipped with relevant skills
   
Benefits to the Client
  • Opportunity to develop skills that are of direct relevance to local employers
   
Talks To Clients
Engagement of staff from local businesses to give talks to clients about issues such as: skills required by their company; what employers are looking for; job opportunities in their company/sector.
   
Benefits to the Employer
  • Professional development opportunity for staff to develop training skills
  • Opportunity to ensure that potential employees are equipped with relevant skills
   
Benefits to the Client
  • Increased understanding of the types of job opportunities that are available in local businesses
   
 
 
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