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Spirit Story for Volunteers' Week 2017: Hannah Affleck – Volunteer Mentor for City Year UK

5 Jun 2017 - 16:36 by guest.blogger

 Our third Volunteers’ Week Spirit Story comes from Hannah – a volunteer with City Year UK.

City Year UK is a youth social action charity, challenging 18 - 25 year olds to give a year in their local community supporting students and schools in disadvantaged areas across Greater Manchester.

City Year volunteers give their time 4 days a week at a local school as tutors, mentors and role models, supporting students both in and outside the classroom.

LAB Project – a 2 week programme to improve confidence and employability skills

16 Mar 2017 - 14:41 by michelle.foster

Are you over 19 and unemployed? LAB Project

Earn up to £100

It doesn’t affect benefits
There is help with childcare

You gain a certificate

You will have fun and meet new people

The programme starts in 20 March to 31 March 2017 at the Simpson Memorial Hall, 361 Moston Lane, Moston, Manchester, M40 9NB.

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Premier League Works Project

8 Mar 2017 - 10:30 by michelle.foster

City in the Community is the community programme of Manchester City Football Club and was originally formed in 1894 to combat anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol, health issues and unemployment in the local community. Manchester City FC, City in the Community

City in the Community create opportunities through football to engage with the local community and work to motivate and inspire people to achieve.

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Learning Unlimited in Manchester - funded NVQ qualifications

6 Mar 2017 - 13:39 by cheryl.mcalister

Learning Unlimited in Manchester offer NVQ qualifications to existing employees completely free of charge. The basic eligibility is employees must be aged 16-65 who do NOT hold a Level 4 (Degree) qualification. The qualifications are workbased so there is no day release at college, a Work Based Tutor would visit the employee for 2 hours per month.

Qualifications available are:-

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The University of Manchester Students’ Union is seeking a Trustee

3 Mar 2017 - 10:23 by michelle.foster

The University of Manchester Students’ Union (UMSU) is the largest Students’ Union in the country with a track record of providing essential student services and access to a wide range of extra-curricular activities for the last 155 years. It became a registered charity following the 2010 change to granting students’ unions full charitable status that recognises the key part they play in the voluntary and community sector.

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Enhancing social emotional skills provision within Education and Youth Development

3 Mar 2017 - 10:13 by michelle.foster

In 2015, UK Government backed research was published which clearly indicated a need for better availability of provision in building social emotional skills (SES), which directly relate to how adults and young people live healthier, happier and more enjoyable lives. Gamechanger

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Apply for funding to design and deliver a peer led job club

18 Jan 2017 - 13:39 by michelle.foster

Design and deliver holistic and peer-led employment support with a Journey to Employment Job Club.

The Government’s Work, Health and Disability Green Paper publication announced the introduction of a new peer-led initiative for disabled people and those with a health condition who want to move closer or into employment known as the Journey to Employment(J2E) job clubs. Gov.uk

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