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	Home About Business Property City Centre Skills GCSE & Vocational A Levels Coventry University Warwick University Working age population Employment by occupation Qualifications Recruitment support Community employment and skills Knowledge and knowledge transfer Lifestyle Contact		The Community Employment and Skills Team The Community Employment and Skills Team aims to enhance the skills of local people, secure local jobs for local people, support businesses with workforce development and improve the local economy to benefit everyone in Coventry. The Employment and Skills offer The Employment and Skills offer includes a range of services to people looking for a job. Local jobs brokers work with individuals to identify what personal support and training they require. This could include practical assistance with tools or clothing required for a particular job, work preparation and bespoke training. Once in work ongoing support and further training can be available. For further information please contact Balvinder Naga on 024 7683 3832 or e-mail: balvinder.naga@coventry.gov.uk. The Local Jobs Group The Local Jobs Groups a partnership of key agencies in the city which aims to maximise the opportunities created by major new developments for local people. It works closely with employers to support their recruitment process and the Local Jobs Bus travels out into the community advertising job vacancies. Staff on the Jobs Bus offer help and advice on completion of application forms and signpost to other support available in the area. For further information please contact Marie Darwen on 024 7683 1211 or e-mail: marie.darwen@coventry.gov.uk. The Recruitment Network The Recruitment Network is a partnership of public, voluntary and private organisations in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who are committed to getting people back to work. For further information please contact Odette Chittem on 024 7683 1349 or e-mail: odette.chittem@coventry.gov.uk. The Employment Support Service The Employment Support Service or TESS for short is a specialist recruitment service for disabled people. It offers advice, support and practical assistance to help people find, and keep, paid work, as well as providing support to local employers, who recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and who are willing to provide disabled people with an opportunity to show what they can do. TESS also supports disabled people through the WORKSTEP programme, a national scheme funded by Jobcentre Plus, which provides a wide range of support, tailored to meet the needs of disabled people and employers. For further information please contact Dean Atkinson on 024 7678 5600 or e-mail: dean.atkinson@coventry.gov.uk. Work Smart South West Work Smart South West is an employability project which offers support to people living in the south west area of Coventry to access jobs and training opportunities. It offers one to one support and assistance with CV writing, job applications and interview techniques. There is also an outreach service at various locations throughout the area. For further information please contact Sonia Gordon on 024 7683 1337 or e-mail: sonia.gordon@coventry.gov.uk. Work Life Balance Work Life Balancethe introduction of the Work and Families Act reflects the reality of a changing workforce and the need for organisations to adapt if they are to motivate, recruit and retain skilled employees. Support is on offer to help local companies to implement flexible working practices and policies. This includes advice and information about the wide range of work life balance options available, one to one support, seminars and workshops designed to help businesses keep up-to-date with employment legislation. We co-organise the Coventry & Warwickshire employer of choice awards to publicly recognise organistions that are developing good employment practices with regard to work life balance and health and wellbeing. For further information please contact Sharon Lindop on 024 7683 2787 or e-mail: sharon.lindop@coventry.gov.uk. STEPS (Steps to Excellence for Personal Success) STEPS (Steps to Excellence for Personal Success) a relaxed and fun learning experience that can help people improve confidence, think positively and take control of their lives. STEPS is a free course delivered in a very supportive, flexible and interactive way at locations across the city. This course is for anyone who lives in Coventry is unemployed or working 16 hours or less or working in a low skilled job. For further information and course details please contact Sonia Gordon 024 7683 1337 or Linda Takhar on 024 7683 2053 or e-mail: sonia.gordon@coventry.gov.uk or linda.takhar@coventry.gov.uk. The Construction Employment Unit The Construction Employment Unit a team of ten partners, it provides an unparalleled construction sector service for employers, and for job seekers in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. For employers services include a bespoke recruitment service, tailored to meet individual employers needs and a computerised matching service. For job seekers services include help to identify training needs, information on a range of construction careers, help to identify job opportunities and even support once a client has found a job. The team manages a number of construction training projects which aim to provide a route to employment in the construction industry by funding training to gain the skills and qualifications needed to work in the sector. To check eligibility and to find out more please contact Julie Venn-Morton on 024 7681 5240 or e-mail: julie.venn-morton@coventry.gov.uk Workforce Development Workforce Development aims to increase both the skills base and employment levels within Coventry. Non-biased support is available to help companies to identify training needs and to help them meet their business needs. Thanks to links with a consortium of learning providers, a number of flexible learning methods is available. Businesses may also qualify for grants to pay up to 40 percent of the cost of the training. For further information please contact Evadne Headley on 024 7683 1331 or e-mail: evadne.headley@coventry.gov.uk. Top of the page

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The Community Employment and Skills Team

The Community Employment and Skills Team aims to enhance the skills of local people, secure local jobs for local people, support businesses with workforce development and improve the local economy to benefit everyone in Coventry.

The Employment and Skills offer

The Employment and Skills offer includes a range of services to people looking for a job. Local jobs brokers work with individuals to identify what personal support and training they require. This could include practical assistance with tools or clothing required for a particular job, work preparation and bespoke training. Once in work ongoing support and further training can be available.

For further information please contact Balvinder Naga on 024 7683 3832 or e-mail: balvinder.naga@coventry.gov.uk.

The Local Jobs Group

The Local Jobs Groups a partnership of key agencies in the city which aims to maximise the opportunities created by major new developments for local people. It works closely with employers to support their recruitment process and the Local Jobs Bus travels out into the community advertising job vacancies. Staff on the Jobs Bus offer help and advice on completion of application forms and signpost to other support available in the area.

For further information please contact Marie Darwen on 024 7683 1211 or e-mail: marie.darwen@coventry.gov.uk.

The Recruitment Network

The Recruitment Network is a partnership of public, voluntary and private organisations in the Coventry and Warwickshire area who are committed to getting people back to work.

For further information please contact Odette Chittem on 024 7683 1349 or e-mail: odette.chittem@coventry.gov.uk.

The Employment Support Service

The Employment Support Service or TESS for short is a specialist recruitment service for disabled people. It offers advice, support and practical assistance to help people find, and keep, paid work, as well as providing support to local employers, who recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and who are willing to provide disabled people with an opportunity to show what they can do.

TESS also supports disabled people through the WORKSTEP programme, a national scheme funded by Jobcentre Plus, which provides a wide range of support, tailored to meet the needs of disabled people and employers.

For further information please contact Dean Atkinson on 024 7678 5600 or e-mail: dean.atkinson@coventry.gov.uk.

Work Smart South West

Work Smart South West is an employability project which offers support to people living in the south west area of Coventry to access jobs and training opportunities. It offers one to one support and assistance with CV writing, job applications and interview techniques. There is also an outreach service at various locations throughout the area.

For further information please contact Sonia Gordon on 024 7683 1337 or e-mail: sonia.gordon@coventry.gov.uk.

Work Life Balance

Work Life Balancethe introduction of the Work and Families Act reflects the reality of a changing workforce and the need for organisations to adapt if they are to motivate, recruit and retain skilled employees.

Support is on offer to help local companies to implement flexible working practices and policies. This includes advice and information about the wide range of work life balance options available, one to one support, seminars and workshops designed to help businesses keep up-to-date with employment legislation.

We co-organise the Coventry & Warwickshire employer of choice awards to publicly recognise organistions that are developing good employment practices with regard to work life balance and health and wellbeing.

For further information please contact Sharon Lindop on 024 7683 2787 or e-mail: sharon.lindop@coventry.gov.uk.

STEPS (Steps to Excellence for Personal Success)

STEPS (Steps to Excellence for Personal Success) a relaxed and fun learning experience that can help people improve confidence, think positively and take control of their lives. STEPS is a free course delivered in a very supportive, flexible and interactive way at locations across the city. This course is for anyone who lives in Coventry is unemployed or working 16 hours or less or working in a low skilled job.

For further information and course details please contact Sonia Gordon 024 7683 1337 or Linda Takhar on 024 7683 2053 or e-mail: sonia.gordon@coventry.gov.uk or linda.takhar@coventry.gov.uk.

The Construction Employment Unit

The Construction Employment Unit a team of ten partners, it provides an unparalleled construction sector service for employers, and for job seekers in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. For employers services include a bespoke recruitment service, tailored to meet individual employers needs and a computerised matching service. For job seekers services include help to identify training needs, information on a range of construction careers, help to identify job opportunities and even support once a client has found a job.

The team manages a number of construction training projects which aim to provide a route to employment in the construction industry by funding training to gain the skills and qualifications needed to work in the sector.

To check eligibility and to find out more please contact Julie Venn-Morton on 024 7681 5240 or e-mail: julie.venn-morton@coventry.gov.uk

Workforce Development

Workforce Development aims to increase both the skills base and employment levels within Coventry. Non-biased support is available to help companies to identify training needs and to help them meet their business needs. Thanks to links with a consortium of learning providers, a number of flexible learning methods is available. Businesses may also qualify for grants to pay up to 40 percent of the cost of the training.

For further information please contact Evadne Headley on 024 7683 1331 or e-mail: evadne.headley@coventry.gov.uk.

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