Isle of Wight residents are invited to a free, drop-in open day to learn about job and training opportunities on the Island, through the Skills 4 Work programme.
Partly funded by the European Social Fund, Skills 4 Work is a completely free, 1-2-1 employment support and coaching programme that’s open to anyone living on the Isle of Wight, aged 16 and over and not in any paid work.
The day, run by Sovereign Housing Association, will run from 10:00-14:00 on Tuesday 26th April at the Quay Arts Centre in Newport. Residents can drop in anytime during that period.
Participants can meet the Skills 4 Work team, find out about funded training opportunities, get advice on local jobs and interview skills and see what grants and support could be available.
There will also be the opportunity to learn about, and apply for, support worker and health & social care roles from local employer Southern Housing, who will be promoting their vacancies on the day.
Rachael Fulford, Employment and Training Manager at Sovereign, said:
“Skills 4 Work is a really exciting programme, designed to support people to step into, or back to, the world of work.
“If you’d like to explore your next steps, find out what training and financial support you could access to get into work or chat with our team about your personal situation, come along to the open day and have a cuppa with us – we’re looking forward to meeting you!”
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For more information about the open day, email [email protected] or call 07795 931641 and ask for the Skills 4 Work team.
Why have a skills and jobs workshop when the highstreets is dead? Even basic, low skilled, low paid jobs are dying out. Training people for jobs that do not exist.
errr – because there are jobs outside the high street.
Erm, you do know there’s more places to work than the High Street? There’s loads of jobs been advertised here on the Isle of Wight and there’s a national issue at the moment where employers are struggling to find employees rather than the other way around. What would you rather happen? Everyone sits on their backside doing nothing? Also, if you’re an ex islander, why worry about it? Strange lol
He is STRANGE.
Bit like a nosey neighbor.
Lurking in the bushes.
My point is if you go to an area, a sign of how healthy the local economy is is infact how busy and lively the highstreet is…why go somewhere when the only shops are charity shops and betting shops? (Btw which are a indicator of poverty) so next time you’re out and about do a quick count. How many empty shops to charity shops/betting shops. Call me strange all you like, but my family still live there, I spent most of my life there, so like it or not I can voice my educated opinion, sorry it does not fit in with the blinkered image of paradise the islanders have somehow fooled themselves into believing.