The Connecting Choices ESF-funded project aims to provide holistic support for disadvantaged people who are not in work.
The project aims to:
- Improve social inclusion
- Improve employability skills to enable people to take up employment
- Improve the take up of vocational learning including apprenticeships
- Increase levels of work experience and volunteering
- Improve confidence and self-esteem
- Improve levels of digital engagement to access services and employment opportunities
- Improve financial capacity and money management skills
- Improve access to childcare
Areas covered:
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Town
- Chesterton
- Holditch
- Silverdale
- Parksite
- Cross Heath
- Kidsgrove
The project will work with unemployed and/or economically inactive people:
- Unemployed is those who are claiming JSA or UC (AWRR Group)
- Inactive (economically inactive- are those who are claiming ESA, IS, UC (WFI or Work Prep Group), Carer’s Allowance or not in receipt of benefits
Connecting Choices Personal Coaches can offer:
- 1:1 and group Coaching
- Training
- Digital skills
- Job Search
- Personal development
- Health & wellbeing
- Financial inclusion
- Self-employment
- Signposting/advocacy with existing services
- Volunteering and work placements
- Into-work transition
Contact the Employment & Skills Team below:
- Sharon Knight – Personal Coach – 07818 037284
- Gary McNally – Personal Coach
- Lisa Tien – Personal Coach – 07818035633
- Kay Cleary – Personal Coach – 07717291164
