‘Young people always do better if they are given

the Right and Necessary Advice and Support’.

Aims:

To promote access to education and training and enhance the social growth and development of young people in general within the community.

What we undertake:

The empowerment of young people through the development of job searching skills and career planning.

Assisting young people to both gain and obtain opportunities toward gainful employment.

To provide a platform for young people to learn and acquire practical skills they can use within the workplace.

To help young people work toward and obtain recognisable qualifications for their achievements

To Encourage and motivate young people to embark onto the Next Step Programme (Access Training, Further and Higher Education).

Which Way To Go?

The careers shop is open to help learners (16-25) and career planners to decide and plan attainable career goal by providing a variety of services. No appointments are necessary and impartial help is at hand in the following:

Career Decision Making
Career exploration

CV and Cover Letter Writing
Job Interview Preparation
Job Placement / Back to Work
Training opportunities
Further and Higher Education Courses

The Career Shop is here to help: employed and unemployed, young people and adults, adults and young people with learning disabilities, career learning and training development advice. It is independent from CBCED and all advice is strictly confidential.

Central Birmingham College Education and Training Back- to- Work Course

Our Back to Work or Employability Skills course is a suite of OCR accredited qualifications which allows the learners (16-25)to develop a range of skills and attributes to enter and progress in employment. These vocationally-related qualifications provide valuable opportunities for individuals to develop skills and gain underpinning knowledge and understanding which will support entry into, and progress within, employment.

Course Objectives

The Back-to-Work or Employability Skills programme has been developed to encourage learners to enter and progress in employment. It is aimed at all age groups, including those who have never previously been in employment, or those who are returning to employment after a break. It gives candidates who may feel they lack the confidence to enter the workplace an opportunity to develop their skills in a number of different areas (for example in preparation and learning from interviews, and learning from a work placement). The skills that learners develop through the course (for instance, presenting personal information effectively and financial capability) will help them in everyday life as well as helping them to prepare and succeed in employment.

This course specifically aims to:

Provide candidates with the necessary skills to research employment opportunities, apply for jobs, and prepare for and take part in interviews.

Prepare candidates for entry into a range of employment opportunities.

Equip candidates with generic skills which are valued by employers.

Encourage candidates to identify further training and development they may need to succeed in their chosen area of employment.

ThE course has three levels: Entry Level 3, Level 1 and level 2. There are eight units at Entry Level 3, and five units each at Level 1 and Level 2. Each unit has a credit value of 3. The full award comprises five units – 15 credits.

Entry Requirements:

There are no entry restrictions for the Back to Work/Employability Skills Course.