Learning, Skills and Employment

Rag Revival

Feeling creative? Groundwork is running a series of free workshops to learn new skills around upcycling and repurposing of textile waste, turning unusable into new creations.

  • Meet new people and improve mindfulness
  • Learn new skills including basic hand-sewing
  • Take positive action to reduce carbon emissions

Manchester and Salford workshops starting in October 2024.

Open to residents 16+ no prior experience necessary.

Contact: [email protected]  
 

Join our team as a VCSE Policy and Influence Development Worker

We are recruiting for a VCSE Policy and Influence Development Worker. 

Manchester’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector is made of thousands of organisations and individuals who use their time, skills, creativity and energy to improve the quality of life in the city. They have knowledge, insight and ideas to offer which can help shape policy and decision making locally, regionally and nationally.

World Mental Health Day: Thursday 10 October

“…poor mental health across the UK workforce can now be costing employers around £51 billion annually” Deloitte – Mental health and employers May 2024

Thursday 10 October is World Mental Health Day (WMHD)

This year’s theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is ‘It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’.