Kaplan launches Job Ready Programme in Manchester

Two week courses offered to Manchester school and college leavers free of charge

In response to valuable feedback from employers, local training provider, Kaplan, has launched its Job Ready Programme in Manchester to ensure school and college leavers are fully geared up for apprenticeships when they make the transition to professional life.

Although the period of April to June 2012 saw North West unemployment figures drop by 3% (according to the Office for National Statistics), it is an unsettling fact that 319,000 people in the region are unemployed. The number of people aged between 16 and 24 claiming job seeker’s allowance in Greater Manchester stands at 24,400.

The programme, which launched at the company’s Oxford Street training centre in Manchester, will give young people seeking apprenticeships in business and administration and customer service the chance to learn essential skills to prepare them for the workplace. These include time management, communications, team working, business awareness and office protocol – all cited as ‘must have’ skills by employers.

The programme includes a series of free two week courses running through the autumn, each accommodating up to 30 young people. Those successfully completing the two week course will receive a certified employability skills qualification.

The courses at Kaplan training centre in Manchester take place from 9.30am to 3.30pm each day on:
1 – 12 October 2012
5 –16 November 2012

For further information and to book a place, visit www.kaplanapprenticeships.co.uk/page/job-ready-programme, or contact 0845 873 6315, or email: [email protected].