Partners

Aspire-igen

No matter what your age or current situation, Aspire-i can support you.

…whether you are in school and unsure about your career direction, in work but are thinking of changing career, unemployed and needing job hunting support, returning to work but unsure of how to land your next job or just leaving school and need skills to support you into employment, training or further education.

We also support lone parents, those on incapacity benefit or with a disability or health related problem, people unemployed with children, over 50 or disadvantaged in the labour market.

We can help you with:

• Planning your career
• Up-to-date labour market information
• Creating an effective CV
• Looking for the right job
• Job interview techniques
• Finding a suitable training or learning opportunity
• Finding suitable funding
• Redundancy counselling
• Developing back to work plan
• Confidence building

Website: http://www.aspire-i.com/

Bradford College

Website: https://www.bradfordcollege.ac.uk

Forster Community College

Forster Community College is a successful social enterprise providing vocational education and training across the Leeds City Region. Established in 1982, the College’s mission is to inspire and support people who have yet to fulfil their potential. The most recent Ofsted report stated:

“Well-qualified and experienced tutors plan sessions skilfully and enthusiastically to include a good range of practical activities that involve learners fully and help them to apply and extend their learning”

“Learners enjoy attending the College and their sessions greatly. A strong feature of the College is the way learners have developed the right attitude to support each other, work well together, and recognise the life-changing progress that they are making.”

“Forster Community College has a strong culture of inclusion, respect and opportunity for all learners. Dedicated managers, tutors and staff know their individual learners well and support them very effectively to overcome their barriers to participation and progress.”

Website: www.forster.ac.uk

Interserve Learning and Employment

At Interserve Learning & Employment, we are experts in providing Apprenticeships, skills training and recruitment services, all with the aim of helping individuals to obtain the skills and experience needed to find work or to progress in their role. Over 20,000 young people and adults improve their lives with our help each year, securing long-term jobs, learning new skills or achieving real qualifications. We are partners with over 12,000 employers throughout the UK, equipping businesses with the skills and staff to complete in local and global markets.

Website: http://learning-employment.com/

Shipley College

Shipley College is a small, friendly college with a reputation for providing outstanding support for students. Situated in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Saltaire, it is a great place to study and easy to get to by bus or train from Leeds, Bradford, Ilkley, Keighley, Bingley and Skipton. We have a great range of full-time courses, Traineeships, Apprenticeships and part-time courses and careers advisors on hand to help you move your life, skills, career or even your business forward. Whether you are a school leaver, mature student or employer, we provide excellent opportunities to develop skills and qualifications with our practical, vocational and work related courses.
Website: http://www.shipley.ac.uk/

Skills for Work

Skills for Work delivers employment and skills training support for adults as well as young people facing the most barriers to employment. Our key aim is to connect local people to local sustainable jobs.

Skills for Work also provides a range of recruitment and customised training services to meet the workplace skills needs of local employers and aims to improve skill levels in the workplace across the district.

These include helping to identify potential candidates and work placement opportunities that allow potential candidates to be test driven, giving the opportunity to “try before you buy!”

We also provide workplace training, including NVQ training & qualifications, facilitate Apprenticeship training support as well as offer Skills for Life and other bespoke training packages.

Website: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/bmdc/education_and_skills/training_and_development/skills_for_work

Virtual College

Virtual College celebrates its 20^th anniversary this year and has become the UK’s leading provider of bite sized e-learning solutions.  Throughout this time, we have provided online courses to individuals and companies across the world, breaking down the boundaries of traditional learning to deliver cost reducing, time efficient training.  We have over 1,600,000 registered online learners, and are experiencing continued rapid growth of more than 1,000 new learners each day. Virtual College is currently working with over 5000 organisations across the public and private sector to deliver high quality and cost effective training solutions.

Website: www.virtual-college.co.uk