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All Learning, Skills and Employment

Voluntary Youth Manchester are looking to employ someone for an exciting new project co-creating Equality and Diversity Training and Development for Youth Work and Informal Education

13 Jul 2018 - 09:44 by michelle.foster

Over the next two years, the ideal candidate will work closely with the trustees of Voluntary Youth Manchester in co-ordinating an opportunity for the community-based youth work sector to come together and, drawing on VYM’s own resources and strengths, undertake an audit of and develop VYM’s practice in responding to issues of equality and diversity. Voluntary Youth Manchester

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Putting the Government’s new LGBT Action Plan into practice – Greater Manchester Schools Achieve the Rainbow Flag Award

13 Jul 2018 - 09:39 by michelle.foster

This week the Government launched its national LGBT Action Plan to ensure the rights of our lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans citizens. In particular it revealed that “gay cure” therapies are still being offered in the UK, and that 19% of LGBT pupils get verbally harassed and insulted at school. Local organisation, The Proud Trust, has contributed to the action plan to tackle discrimination and has met with 10 Downing Street to explore ways all young people can receive inclusive and positive opportunities.

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Read Manchester – Read, enjoy, succeed

13 Jul 2018 - 09:26 by michelle.foster

Read Manchester is a campaign from Manchester City Council and the National Literacy Trust to promote reading and boost literacy throughout the city. Read Manchester

Read Manchester is delighted to be part of Bee in the City – a spectacular art event which will see a hundreds of giant bee sculptures on the streets in Manchester this summer.

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Join the Manchester Volunteer Advice Project

6 Jul 2018 - 09:45 by michelle.foster

Want to increase your skills, confidence and knowledge, gain work experience and meet new people?

Manchester Volunteer Advice Project needs Receptionists, Interpreters, Advisors, Immigration Assistants, Advice Support Workers and Training and Recruitment Assistants for local advice organisations…

The training course is due to start on 25 July 2018.

For further information and to confirm your attendance contact Dawn Kaveney on 0792 146 4609, or email: [email protected]

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Carers Federation Virtual Learning Environment

29 Jun 2018 - 10:48 by michelle.foster

Carers Federation are a City and Guilds Approved Training Centre and are investing in new technologies to improve and increase their training portfolio and make learning much more flexible and manageable for the learner. Carers Federation Virtual Learning Environment

The new virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is due to go live in August 2018.

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Manchester Jobs Fair For All; Part 2 - Friday 27 July 2018

22 Jun 2018 - 11:12 by michelle.foster

The first Manchester Job's Fair For All was held in February 2018, which was a success with over three hundred attendees, over twenty businesses present and countless of individuals gaining a job or apprenticeship.

Watch a video of last year’s jobs fair here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5_koaf6Jno&t=135s

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Join the Manchester Volunteer Advice Project - information sessions June and July 2018

15 Jun 2018 - 10:39 by michelle.foster

Want to increase your skills, confidence and knowledge, gain work experience and meet new people?

Manchester Volunteer Advice Project needs Receptionists, Interpreters, Advisors, Immigration Assistants, Advice Support Workers and Training and Recruitment Assistants for local advice organisations…

To find out more, visit Manchester Methodist Hall, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, M1 1JQ on:

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Volunteer Mentor opportunities - Refugees and Mentors

8 Jun 2018 - 14:17 by cheryl.mcalister

Nurse. Construction Worker. Accountant. Mum. Business owner. Farmer. Dentist. Student - just some of the lives people led before they were forced to flee their home countries and become refugees. Lives defined by work, education or family.

If you live in Manchester, Salford or nearby and have lots of UK work experience - in any sector - you can apply to be a volunteer mentor to make a difference to refugees' employment prospects.
In Greater Manchester unemployment is 4.9%* compared to around 44%* for refugees.

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