Disability charity Scope have opened a new pre-employment service in Manchester.
Starting Line is a free face-to face programme for disabled people who would like to start their journey into work.
Sessions run two mornings a week over seven weeks. The training sessions cover a range of knowledge and skills for the employment market and workplace, including things like goal setting, CV and cover letter writing and communication skills.
Customers also get one-to-one support from a specialist employment advisor to discuss their goals, plan training or volunteering opportunities, and work on their skills for finding employment.
Erin has Aspergers syndrome and struggled to find work when she left college and was put in touch with Starting Line:
“Starting Line is good because you get to meet people in a similar situation to you. When you get knocked down a lot your confidence goes and you start feeling really alone and isolated. It seemed like they actually did care and it helped me. It did help me get my confidence higher up.”
For more information click here www.scope.org.uk/starting-line or email: [email protected]