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We offer bespoke training courses to meet the needs of our Members. The Journey is our pre-employability course which aims to get students ready for the world of work through practising realistic pre-work scenarios. We also offer Skills for Life training in Numeracy and Literacy and ESOL training, where English is not your first language.

We'll tell you about some of our courses in more detail, The Journey, Motivate and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). 

The Journey™
The Journey™ is delivered as a one-to-one session or in a group, in short modules by Tutors and Specialist Advisors. It's a three-week tailored course using a self discovery approach to improve confidence and motivation. Different materials are used for our Members who are missing job search skills (such as preparing a CV, interview skills), to those that need to develop confidence, motivation and a plan to help them overcome any challenges they face to find or stay in work.

The Journey covers 8 topics over 2-3 weeks:
1) Setting Realistic Job Goals
2) Reaching Your Job Goals
3) Sell Yourself Well
4) Writing Great CVs
5) Filling in Good Application Forms
6) Coming out Top in Job Interviews
7) Successful Jobsearch
8) Make Work Work for you

During the Discovery era, the top trainer got 45% into work.
From 2007 to date the average placement rate of all Journey trainers has been 46%. The top trainer gets on average 64% into work within 13 weeks of the members leaving the course.

The Journey and Quickstart trainers get on average 53% into work
The top Quickstart trainer gets 91% into work.
Retention rates in jobs stand at 70% presently, with trainers achieving 88% job retentions. Course completion stands at 88% .

Motivate
Motivate is a two day course designed by experts within Reed in Partnership to assist you to improve your motivation, develop confidence, improve self-image and develop a action plan for your future. You will be in an open group environment sharing experiences with people in similar situations to you.

Motivate covers 8 topics over the two days:
Myself: start thinking about what you are all about
Options: identify your obstacles and turn them into opportunities
Truth: learn from past events to create success in your life
Insight: look at what I am good at
Values: identify what is important to you 
Attitude: changing the way you think
Taking Control: planning how to achieve goals
Evaluation: review the course and celebrate your progress 

We also run Essentials, which covers English for Employment and Words for Work. 

English for Employment
We also run English for Employment which is an ESOL courses lasting for 12 - 14 weeks for two hours a day, four days a week. This course focusses on work-based English and is delivered at a level that is appropriate for students to follow.

To be referred to the course the Member is assessed so that we can find out which class is best for them. The member completes something called a Fast Track at their Initial Appointment. Once this has been completed they may be invited to a 20 minute Further Assessment. We build classes of students at similar levels. We adapt our course materials depending on the ability of the class.

Courses incorporate grammar, pronunciation, comprehension and role-play to prepare students for work. Students are taught CV writing, interview techniques, letter writing and telephone techniques. Members are shown how to be pro-active in their search for work. One of our trainers, Shellyanne Graham says that "I find that if people take ownership of something, then they are much more likely to succeed".

It is also vital that students have the opportunity to further develop their social skills. Many students have little interaction with people outside of their immediate communities. ESOL classes are a good opportunity to learn about other cultures and British business culture. Debate and interaction between the students is encouraged as they will need these skills for the world of work. We teach courses in a student-centred way in order to fully explore this.

As we are an accredited City and Guilds centre, we can also administer and mark ESOL / Literacy Skills for Life exams. Not all of our students will do them but some of them choose to as they want to gain a qualification. These qualifications can often be the first for students, a real platform for entering work.

Words for Work
This is an employability course with embedded literacy. The courses run from 6 to 10 weeks covering:
•Realistic job goals
•Understanding employers
•Selling yourself
•Filling in application forms
•Building CVs
•The hidden and open job market
•Successful job search
•Interview techniques
The course is aimed at members who fall below Level 1 literacy and who may struggle with other "text heavy" courses. The overall aim to is empower members and help them access the job market with knowledge and confidence by refining their existing skills.  This is delivered in a group setting with 1-2-1 tutorials/job search. Each learner works to their own individual learning plan that outlines short and long term goals, either work related or personal. In the past it has been proved that members taking part have a better understanding of the work place. They are better equipped for their future in employment because they have spent time with the trainer and fellow members addressing their barriers to employment. The course also helps them to gain confidence. The fact that other people (the trainer/PA) are involved in their development and job search makes them feel valued and appreciated which in turn makes them more ready to enter work.  

Vocational courses
These are Entry to Employment sector specific. These are delivered according to need. they include:
Cleaning, Construction, Early Years, Family Health, Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, Hospitality, Retail, Social Care, Transport, Warehousing, Community - General literacy and numeracy, E2E - Making ends meet
These courses are delivered to groups electronically. There are integrated assignments for the learners to complete. Hand outs are also available. The same 1-2-1 element is available with handouts and worksheets differentiated to appropriate levels. There is a glossary of language/words for each module.

Qualifications
These are delivered on a 1-2-1 basis. Qualifications are available for Entry Level 1, Entry Level 2, Entry Level 3, Level 1 and Level 2 in literacy and numeracy and are nationally accredited City & Guilds qualifications. These are offered to members who wish to update qualifications or want to gain qualifications for the first time. This can start with a mock exam to bring to light any problem areas that require further work or at a basic level covering all the topics that will come up in a exam. 

Work Shops
These are available to anyone needing extra help or quick fix. They are run as half day workshops and are a supplement to the work the PA does. They usually cover topics such as: Interview Skills, Application Forms, CV Building, Successful Job Search. We are available to deliver these on a 1-2-1 or group settings
We are hoping to start new Learn Direct courses for IT and maths within the next few months.