At risk of redundancy?
The Better West Midlands Project is funded through the Skills Funding Agency and Government Office for The West Midlands; utilising ESF (European Social Fund) Funding - via a Co-Financing arrangement.
Supporting people back in to work... Training to access new opportunities...
How we can help you
- One to one confidential advice given by qualified Careers Advisors.
- Development of an individual action plan.
- CV Preparation and interview techniques.
- Skills training to gain alternative employment.
- Personalised training to suit your needs.
- IT Skills.
- Ongoing support, mentoring and tracking
Help yourself. Do not miss out on this opportunity.
- Even if you have no immediate training needs.
- Find out more about this project by contacting your HR department, your trade union official or contact us directly.
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REMEMBER! THIS PROJECT IS RUN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE PERSON... YOU!
About the project:
This is an ongoing initiative which builds on earlier successful projects and is delivered by
the trade unions in partnership with the West Midlands Skills Funding Agency. The project is
funded by the Skills Funding Agency ESF Co-Financing programme. The key trade unions
within the partnership are Community, GMB, Unite and UNITY. It also works closely with
Jobcentre Plus and Nextstep (Connexions adult front line service provider) and a host of
public and private training providers. The project is a Skills Funding Agency initiative led by
trade unions but you do not need to be a union member to access the support.
Project Information:
The Better west midlands project is backed by the West Midlands Leaders Board and the Skills Funding Agency's regional European Social Fund programme, the project has provided support to over 10,000 workers from over 600 companies in the last three years.
For anyone around the world who is going through redundancy, or who is supporting a friend or relative in this situation, visit www.retooled.co.uk.
Key facts:
The project 2009 - 2011 will...
- Support 13,290 people across the West Midlands
- Deliver short employment focused training courses and individual one-to-one support through a network of training providers.
- Focus on getting people back into work.
