CraigOwl Communities is contracted by Jobcentre Plus to deliver Work Preparation & Personal Development Programmes
Personal Development Programme is a two week part time course for individuals (with a disability or health condition) who are taking the first step towards returning to the work place.
KEY FEATURES:
- Improves self confidence
- Identifies barriers to returning to employment and how to overcome the barriers
- Explores options to returning to work
- Enhances personal and communication skills
- Participation in group activities and meeting other individuals in similar situations
- One to one sessions with tutor to discuss confidential issues
- Provides friendly and supportive environment
- Provides a first step towards returning to employment and may be followed by a referral to the Work Preparation Programme to gain some up to date work experience
Work Prep Programme assists unemployed individuals who have been unable to work due to illness or disability, to prepare to return to employment.
KEY FEATURES
- Provides work experience in a real work environment to re-introduce the person to a work routine
- Work placements individually sourced to gain maximum benefit for the person
- Updates existing skills or develops new skills
- Assesses ability to do chosen area of work
- Enables individual to up date c.v. with current work experience and to gain an up to date employment reference
- Identifies next steps to take to achieve work objective
- Provides a very flexible and supportive programme which is tailored to the individuals’ needs
- Includes mentoring, development of personal skills, job search, referrals to other agencies for specialist help.
- Available to customers regardless of which type of benefit they are receiving
- Can lead to employment with the placement company
For referral to either of the programmes your first step is to contact one of the Disability Employment Advisers in your Job Centre