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Learn new skills to access the expanding Green Jobs Market with accredited horticulture and construction skills courses coming to Didcot, Banbury, Bicester, Abingdon, Wantage and Oxford. Free to young people Not in Employment Education and Training and long-term unemployed. For further information or to apply courses@edibleoxford.org or visit our website: https://incredibleedibleoxford.wordpress.com/free-courses/

Calendar of Princes Trust Programme - to take part please contact Mark.Belassie@abingdon-witney.ac.uk  or call 01235 216 235 / 07766 725 935

A job skills project to help you discover your Unique Selling Point and how you can sell this to employers. Starts Tuesday 30th January 2018 , 10:00 to 15:00 at  Abingdon Children and Family Centre, Stratton Way, Abingdon OX14 3RG, then 06,13 And 20 February 2018. For more information contact Trish Duncan on 07393001023 or Tricia.Duncan@Oxfordshire.gov.uk

This course, based at SOHA in Didcot, combines employability skills such as CV writing with an introduction to working in the customer services industry. Learn to: identify employer needs; write a CV;  communicate at work; identify good and bad customer service; understand customer needs; and prepare for interviews. Perfect to help get you ready for employment. 13-16 November 2017, 9.30am-3pm, Soha Housing, Didcot. Book by calling 0800 014 15 45 and asking for the Launchpad team or emailing launchpad@soha.co.uk

 

FREE 12-week Prince’s Trust programme for 16-25 year olds, based at Abingdon Campus on Wootton Road. This life-changing course will build your confidence, your skills and help you find the right direction so you can progress onto work, training or education. The course is free and anyone in receipt of benefits should not be affected by attending the programme.

To book a place contact: Carly Brown Prince’s Trust Assistant Team Leader carly.brown@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 01235 216 235

If you are aged 16+ and have had long-term difficulties finding work, maybe because you currently don’t have the right skills, or because of your personal circumstances or situation, In to Work is a new, tailored programme designed to help you secure a role and succeed at work. Available in the Cherwell District only (Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington) call Maxiumus on 0800 028 3037 or find out more about In to Work.

If you did not get the results you need to get into 6th form or college, EMBS can help, especially if you need to gain your English & Maths GCSE qualification. This small, friendly community college was graded 'Good' by Ofsted and offers 'Particularly effective personal support'. 'Learners make good progress and gain self-confidence' in 'A culture of high expectations that encourage them to succeed' with 'Clear progression routes to Further and Higher Education'

We offer a one year Study Programme (on a rolling intake basis) focused on English & Maths GCSE/Functional Skills and ESOL with additional opportunities in Business, IT, an Extended Project at Levels 2/3, the Duke of Edinburgh Award and work experience. All our young people are supported with one to one mentoring from our Welfare Support Team.

If you feel that you would benefit from our programme & a very small, friendly, community college environment with strong pastoral care, contact Rachel  Hills rachel@embs.org.uk on 01865 776041 or Margaret Moolman Margaret@embs.org.uk on 01295 269999 or call 01865 776041.

 

Get work experience and training to help you find employment through a new accredited course at Hill End. Join anytime in 2017, all learner costs are funded. Find out more and apply or refer online at www.hill-end.org/cando‌ or call 01865 863510 and ask for Kim, or email him on: baseak@talktalk.net

Are you aged 17-19 and not in work or studying? Could you be part of a team of young people that manage a website for other young people?

You choose the content, learn how to manage and run the website and visit other projects to make videos to blog about. The Opportunity Page at topoxford.org needs you and your skills to run an amazing new website full of information for young people.

Gain an accredited IT qualification and have a real work experience placement with a digital media company.

Your travel expenses will be paid and you’ll get a £5 Tesco voucher for every day that you work.

For more information and to join the team contact chris@aspireoxford.co.uk or call Chris on 01865 204450.

16-19? Not in education, training or employment? Blackbird Leys Young People's Job Shop, drop-in every Wednesday 1:30-3pm.

Brilliant opportunity for young women to learn to code in a supportive environment.