L.A.D.D.E.R Routeway

L.A.D.D.E.R

Learning And Development Diverse Employability Routeway

Are you…

•  A Lone Parent
•  Aged 19+
• Knowsley Resident 
• Needing support to find work or training?

Work World @ Knowsley Community College will be running a 1-Day Employability Awareness session for Lone Parents.

The course will run in Kirkby College on Tuesday 18th September from 10am-2:30pm.

The course will cover:-

• The Benefits of Working

• Recognising skills & forming Job Goals

• Introduction to Interview Skills

• Introduction To CV’s the Do’s & Don’ts

• Online Application Form Preparation

• Introduction to Innovative Job Search

If you meet the eligibility criteria please speak to your local Jobcentre Plus Adviser, and quote Reference KIR/31784, if you are interested in enrolling on this FREE Course.

Free Course: How To Get The Job You Want

How to Get the Job You Want

FREE 2 Day Course

At: The Women’s Organisation

54 St James Street, L1 0AB

9.30am – 1.00pm

This two day interactive course focuses on how to sell yourself at application and interview. It will explore:

·        How to identify your skills, abilities and qualities

·        How to build a personal profile based on them

·        Understanding how the job application process works

·        How to market yourself to potential employers

·        How to plan and prepare for interviews

·        How to respond to possible interview questions

Wednesday 5th & Thursday 6th September Thursday 27th & Friday 28th September

  

To book a space on any of the above dates,

call 0151 706 8111 or email info@thewo.org.uk

Workshop: Buying & Selling on Ebay

Buying & Selling on

FREE half day workshop - Suitable for all levels

ü Do you want to make some extra cash?

ü Do you want tips on how to trade securely online?

ü Want handy hints on how to grab a bargain?

BOOK NOW to gather handy hints, as well as information on

How you could use eBay to start a small business from home

Free places offered to women based in Knowsley

On: Thursday 20^th Sept 10am-1pm

Community Rooms, Stockbridge Village Primary School,

Neighbourhood Centre, Stockbridge Village, Knowsley

Book now via 0151 706 8111 or info@thewo.org.uk

Addaction

The Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative (KEC) is made up of many organisations that support people into jobs, training or Self-Employment. Included below is some information from one of the members of the KEC, Addaction, who give support to substance misusers and their families, explaining about their service.

Addaction: The Knowsley Recovery Team

The Knowsley Recovery Team work throughout the Knowsley borough assisting Service Users and their families, carers and concerned others through the recovery treatment process. The team work alongside existing project workers who offer 1 to 1 support and have input creating a recovery plan for each service user and to identify their personal interests and goals in relation to recovery and to “getting the life they want” within their community.

Knowsley Recovery Services offer-:

We offer a wide range of services to support anyone recovering from substance abuse such as heroin, cannabis, cocaine and other stimulants. Regardless of your drug of choice you will be assessed and your drug worker will assess your suitability for the following options and develop a recovery plan.

Complimentary Therapies

Including Electro Stimulation Therapy and Acupuncture for help with triggers, cravings, withdrawal symptoms and sleeping patterns.

Community Reinforcement Approach

Recovery groups focusing on setting and achieving realistic goals with the service user around their substance misuse.

Substitute Prescribing Options

Including Methadone and Subutex, for anyone with a dependence on Heroin or other Opiate-based drugs. These help prevent withdrawal symptoms, and help you stabilise comfortably, allowing you to look at future plans such as education, training and employment opportunities.

Women Only Groups

Focusing on women’s issues around treatment and helping to develop self esteem/confidence in achieving treatment goals and overcoming stigmas to treatment.

Introduction To Treatment Group

These groups are offered when service users first embark on their treatment journey. We discuss what they expect from treatment with Addaction and what Addaction can offer to service users during their treatment journey.

18-25’s Group

This group is ran off site in the community and concentrates on recreational stimulant and cannabis use, whilst also focusing on problems met specifically by this age group.

S.L.A.T.E. Groups

Skills, Learning, Access, Training & Employment. Joint working with employment and training agencies to help service users into employment / further education.

Community Liaison

Joint working with other agencies within the Knowsley borough.

Syringe Exchange

Including advice, information on safer injecting and harm reduction and BBV testing and referral to treatment

Family Support Group

Supporting family members, carers, friends and concerned others regardless of whether the person is in treatment or not. Helping service users and their family, carers or concerned others in understanding the effects/impact that substance misuse (drugs/alcohol) has on families

and relationships and help assist others to help service users achieve their recovery goals.

Contact Us

For more information contact Addaction: Knowsley Recovery Team on (0151) 546 6655

More Info

Website:   http://www.addaction.org.uk/

Twitter:    http://twitter.com/addactionuk

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Addaction

The Women's Organisation

The Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative (KEC) is made up of many organisations that support people into jobs, training or Self-Employment. Included below is some information about one of the members of the KEC, The Women's Organisation, and the service they provide. 

The Women’s Organisation offer a tailored service, supporting women to realise their goals and achieve their true potential.  Whatever stage you are at in considering your options there is FREE support available to women across Knowsley and wider Merseyside.

Become a More Confident You

This interactive Personal Development course is focused on building confidence and self-esteem and creating a more positive outlook for you to make a positive plan for your future. By the end of this course, you will have identified what qualities and capabilities you have and be more confident in deciding where your future lies

This course is offered in Knowsley and Liverpool so contact us on 0151 706 8111 for further details.

Limited places are also available on these courses run regularly from our Liverpool offices:

• Selling Yourself on an Application Form
• Selling yourself at Interview

Please contact our team for dates, times and further details on 0151 706 8111 or info@thewo.org.uk

Create Your Own Job – Set up a Small Business

And if you decide that you would like to use your skills and ideas to develop your own business then a full package of FREE business support is available to you. Including:

• Business Advice - One to one appointments available at various venues across Knowsley to meet with a qualified business adviser who can support you to:

• Understand your business needs and agree a plan of action

• Provide accurate, relevant and up to date information

• Produce a comprehensive business plan that you really understand

• Identify available business grants and loans and help you to apply for them.

  
  
• Training to help you to develop your business idea including:
• Planning for Success - Open to women with a clear business idea this 2 day course covers all the basics of business planning, helping you to gain the skills to successfully build a business plan and cashflow forecast and to plan your marketing strategy.
• Book Keeping Made Easy - This lively and interactive half-day session will enhances your book keeping skills. Through simple techniques you will learn how to manage their business finances.
• Understanding Tax & National Insurance - Informative ½ day session with HMRC on Tax and National Insurance contributions for self-employment
• Promoting Your Business Online – This informative ½ day course provides a great overview of different marketing techniques that can be used to promote your business online.  Looking at different social media tools and time saving techniques, this course will help you to market your business in a cost effective and time efficient way.

• Grants – Apply for The Women’s Organisation’s £200 Grant along with other sources of finance available in your local area with support from our team.

If you would like to take advantage of any of this free support available to women in your area, please contact our team on 0151 706 8111 or info@thewo.org.uk

We can also be found:- 

on Twitter as @TheWomensOrg 

‘liked’ on facebook at www.facebook.com/TheWomensOrganisation 

and details can be accessed on our website www.thewomensorganisation.org.uk

Be inspired by some of the stories of other women in your area who have completed our programme and set up their own business.

Angela’s Story: http://www.train2000.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/knowsleys-angela-launches-mcallister.html

Kathryn’s Story: http://www.train2000.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/knowsleys-kathryn-makes-knitting-family.html

Joanne’s Story: http://www.train2000.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/knowsley-businesswoman-launches-new.html

Louise’s Story: http://www.train2000.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/mums-business-creates-job-for-teenage.html

Knowsley Community & Voluntary Services (KCVS)

The Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative (KEC) is made up of many organisations that support people into jobs, training or Self-Employment. Included below is some information about one of the members of the KEC, Knowsley Community and Voluntary Services (KCVS), and the service they provide.

Knowsley Community and Voluntary Services is an infrastructure organisation that works to support and promote voluntary and community action in the borough of Knowsley.  They do this by providing a range of services and resources including:

·        Information and advice

·        Funding information

·        Volunteering brokerage service

·        E-bulletin

·        Room hire

·        Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks

·        Online directory

Knowsley CVS also manages the Volunteer Centre for Knowsley and is accredited by Volunteering England.  The Volunteer Centre provides a service for people who want to volunteer with the right organisation or opportunity, as well as supporting  organisations wishing to establish volunteer programmes. The centre develops relationships with local volunteer involving organisations and partners to increase the range and diversity of opportunities and share best practice through the One Approach to Volunteering best practice framework.

Knowsley CVS and the Volunteer Centre are based at:

Nutgrove Villa

1 Griffiths Road

Huyton

Knowsley

Merseyside

L36 6NA

Click here for a map and directions: http://g.co/maps/ffxj

To Find Out More:-

Contact us on (0151) 489 1222. 

Alternatively, you can email us at:

KCVS email: kcvs@knowsleycvs.org

Volunteer Centre email:  volunteercentre@knowsleycvs.org

Website: www.knowsleycvs.org.uk

Opening hours

Monday - Thursday 9am-5pm

Friday 9am-4pm

Sysco Business Skills Academy

The Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative (KEC) is made up of many organisations that support people into jobs, training or Self-Employment. Included below is some information about one of the members of the KEC, Sysco Training, and the service they provide.

SYSCO BUSINESS SKILLS ACADEMY

Sysco are one of the biggest, most respected and most successful providers of training and consultancy, operating predominantly in the North West of England. We are uniquely placed to deliver leading edge, research based training and consultancy to provide REAL OPPORTUNITIES to both organisations and individuals.

Foundation Learning offers personalised learning combined with Vocational development, Functional Skills and Personal and Social Development .

Who it is for:-

At Sysco Foundation Learning provides flexible programmes for young people aged 16 -18 year olds who have left school, learners who are 19 years of age are also eligible for foundation learning (only if you were 18 years old as of 1^st August last year) This includes Teenage Parents.

The programme is ideal if you are:

·         Not currently in education, employment or training

·         If you want to try work tasters in local companies to help choose a career

What you will get:-

On the course you will

·         Study for Qualifications

·         Learn new skills by hands on experience on work placement

·         Learn how to Create a CV

·         Apply  for Job Vacancies

·         Learn how to present yourself at Interviews

·         Search for an Apprenticeships on the vacancy match website

·         Research college courses

·         Improve your Maths, English and ICT skills

·         Gain valuable work experience in a variety of sectors

·         Receive support into Apprenticeships, Employment and Further Education

Ongoing start dates, no term times

Travel costs covered, bursary fund available, childcare costs funded and bonuses on offer

How to find us:-

City centre location – Truman Street, off Dale Street (tunnel end) Liverpool,

Nearest Train Station: Moorfields

For more information:-

Contact Gill Carr for further information

Telephone:	(0151) 203 2474
Mobile:	07590 440 951
Email:	gill.carr@sysco.uk.com
Facebook:	www.facebook.com/SyscoSkills
Website:	www.sysco.uk.com

Counting The Pennies

Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative, working with the Kirkby Schools Collaborative who have secured funding, are able to offer the "Counting The Pennies" course, an exciting new FREE course coming to the Kirkby area for Knowsley residents.

The Course will cover aspects of Financial Awareness to help you gain a better understanding of finance and how to better manage your income & outgoings. The course will cover content such as:-

Household Budgeting

which will include how to manage bills, save money on shopping and outgoings, and plan out making payments etc.


Loan Sharks & Illegal Money Lending
which will explain how Loan Sharks can affect your life, and cause debt problems to spiral out of control, as well as how you can get support if you are being effected by Loan Shark activity.


Benefits & Incentives Into Employment
Which will include advice on which benefits you may be entitled to whether you are unemployed or employed, and will also include information about what incentives there are to help you into employment, such as Job Grants, funding, support from local organisations & where training is available to reskill.


Banking, Saving & Understanding Finance
which will include information on how to open & manage bank accounts, how Credit Unions can help you save & access low interest loans, and how to understand APR & interest rates and find the best deal for you.


Debt Advice
which will include information on who can support you to get out of debt, what you can do if you have debts, and how debt can occur.

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Experts have been brought in to deliver this course, which will be available for FREE to any Knowsley resident aged 19 or over. People who complete the course will receive a certificate, a workbook full of valuable information, and some useful goodies. 


The course will be held over 3 half-days sessions and will be running regularly until July 2012

To Find Out More

You can contact Steve Dixon on (0151) 477 8210 or 0771 133 8410 or via email at steven.dixon@knowsley.gov.uk 

Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative

The Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative (KEC) is made up of various employability organisations working together to help unemployed Knowsley residents into work, training or self-employment.


Originally set up in September 2010 the Co-Operative brought together some of the main organisations working in the Knowsley area to help unemployed people into work, training or self-employment in order to give residents the best possible service, and access to specialist support in order to help the achieve their goals.


Over the past couple of years the Co-Operative has grown and now includes various organisations operating in the Knowsley area dealing with employability. These include Jobcentre Plus, Knowsley Community College, Knowsley Works, Knowsley Housing Trust, Elect, The Women's Organisation, Knowsley Face, The Princes Trust, Sysco Training, Rathbone Training, Knowsley Homestart, Knowsley Council For Voluntary Service, Next Step, Shaw Trust, School Gates Initiative & Progress 2 Work.


These organisations share knowledge so that residents can be referred to the right organisation, plan engagement activity to make people aware of the services available in their area, and support activity ongoing in the borough.


We have now taken over this School Gates Knowsley Blog so we can provide you with information about activities our organisations are involved in and keep you up to date on what is happening in the Knowsley area. 


We have also taken over the School Gates Facebook & Twitter Pages where you can also keep up to date on all the latest information so you can now find us and follow us at:-

On Facebook:

http://facebook.com/thekec

On Twitter:

http://twitter.com/the_kec

If you want to find out more about the Knowsley Engagement Co-Operative or the organisations involved please call Gary on 07770 966 612 or (0151) 801 8719