Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepared for it today

Malcolm X

Skills Support for the Unemployed

Skills Support for the Unemployed offers a flexible programme of employability and skills training, which is tailored to your needs. It has been specifically designed for people who are out of work to help you meet and overcome the challenges you may face when looking for employment, an Apprenticeship or self-employment.

What can you expect from this funding?
Support vary depending on your area, but will include:

  • A one-to-one in-depth assessment to determine the right support for you
  • Accredited employability training
  • CV support, development and goal setting
  • Job search, interview techniques and assistance
  • Mentoring and Wellbeing support
  • Advice on becoming self-employed or starting a business
  • Support from a Recruitment Adviser
  • Continued in work support available
  • Personal development including building confidence, motivation and team working
  • Qualifications available in Beauty, Business Admin, Business Start-up, Customer Service, English, IT User, Maths, Personal Training, SIA, Door Supervision and Social Media

The training will be tailored to your needs, and you will receive support from the very first day to help you overcome any difficulties you might face.

What can you do next?
The courses are designed to help you move into employment, an Apprenticeship or self-employment. If you wish to develop further skills or require training, we offer a wide range of courses, or we will signpost you onto relevant support and mainstream programmes.

Are you eligible?
Candidates are eligible for these training programmes if they are unemployed (any length of unemployment), Inactive in the labour market and aged 16 and above.

Skills Support for the Workplace

The Skills Support for the Workforce programme is designed to deliver responsive workplace learning courses to meet individual, employer and regional economic needs.

By up-skilling the workforce, the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) programme aims to reduce the risk of long-term unemployment and enhance employee skills and career prospects.

The SSW programme is fully funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and co-financed by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), but employees must have been granted the time to participate and complete their agreed programme of learning.

What SSW can offer to your business

  • Fully funded training
  • Future proof your business
  • Training needs analysis against business objectives
  • Delivery tailored to your needs

Business Benefits

  • Improve your business, productivity and effectiveness
  • improve business practices
  • Impact on your bottom line - increase your profitability
  • Increase staff motivation, loyalty and retention
  • Support and develop your future objectives
  • Develop staff for future roles
  • Cost effective training - without course costs

Employee Benefits

  • Opportunity to learn new relevant work skills
  • Improve performance
  • Prepare your staff to meet your future company needs
  • Increase staff professional development
  • Develop your staff to be more flexible and adaptable
  • Progression to other training opportunities

Traineeships

A Traineeship is a training programme designed to prepare you for your future career, helping you to get ready for the world of work and improve your chances of getting an Apprenticeship or other employment by providing the essential work preparation training, English, Maths and work experience needed. LifeSKILLS can help you every step of the way.

A traineeship has three core elements:

  • A high-quality work experience placement with an employer.
  • Work preparation training provided by the training provider.
  • English and maths support, if required, provided by the training provider.

What are the benefits of a Traineeship?
Traineeships give you the opportunity to build your CV and get vital experience with local and national employers.

Improving your English and maths skills will boost your chances of getting a job, as well as improving your long-term prospects and earning potential over your lifetime

Employers are at the centre of Traineeships to ensure they give you the skills you need to secure a job and succeed in employment

Above all you will have gained valuable experience and skills needed within the working environment giving you increased confidence in your ability.

You are suitable for a Traineeship if you meet the following criteria:

  • You are unemployed (or work less than 16 hours per week) and have little work experience.
  • You are motivated to work.
  • You are qualified below level 3.

Traineeships are an ideal opportunity for young people who are motivated to get a job but may lack the skills and experience that employers are looking for. If you have been unsuccessful when applying for Apprenticeships or jobs, then a Traineeship might be for you.

Traineeships: overview for employers The flexibility of traineeships offers employers the opportunity to help build a pool of high-quality future recruits for their sector.

Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship combines studying with on-the-job training; it provides the opportunity to develop practical skills, earn a wage and work towards nationally recognised qualifications.

Levels of apprenticeship
Apprenticeships have equivalent educational levels

Name
Level
Equivalent educational level
Intermediate
2
GCSE
Advanced
3
A level
Higher
4,5,6 and 7
Foundation degree and above
Degree
6 and 7
Bachelor’s or master’s degree

Anyone aged over 16, living in England and not in full-time education can become an apprentice.

Apprenticeship training is a great way to start building a career; get back into work after a break, or to upskill in your current job to get a promotion.

There will be no cost to you as an apprentice for your training - in fact, you earn a wage when you are in the workplace!

LifeSKILLS specialise in the following sectors:

  • Hair and Beauty
  • Customer Service
  • Digital Marketing
  • Financial Services
  • Hospitality
  • ICT and Digital Marketing
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Life skills is a progressive, modern training provider putting our learners and employers at the forefront of everything we do. Your success is our success. Making the choice of where and how to study is a tough decision as we all have different goals and aspirations. Our focus is on quality teaching and guidance to help you, wherever you start from, to go as far as possible to realise your ambitions. LifeSKILLS are committed to delivering learning in community settings and workplaces around the UK. LifeSKILLS is also committed to working in partnership with local communities and employers to transform learning, attainment, achievement and progression for everyone.

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