JamFirst… JayFirst Jay joined the COMPASS project with partner Argyle Community Trust, referred through JCP to help her build employability skills and her self-confidence, she has ASD and felt she would never gain paid work. WOW – how her goals grew through the 4 months of support! Jay did not have any paid employment before…
COMPASS – Building a brighter future The Chaos Group have supported a young man who joined the COMPASS project struggling financially as he had been unemployed for some time. Increased confidence and wellbeing came naturally with the encouragement on the COMPASS Project, this included updating his CV, practicing interview techniques, and financial support to purchase…
COMPASS – Career with the NHS When C started on the COMPASS project with Real Ideas Organisation, he lacked direction and did not know how to describe his experience and skills. C was interested in working in care. He had experience working as a nursing assistant throughout the pandemic providing healthcare assistance to the elderly…
COMPASS – Smashing through the anxiety barrier! X had struggled with social anxiety on and off for years, she has a degree in environmental science, but felt her anxiety was a real barrier to employment. She found the support she needed on the COMPASS project with Motiv-8SW. After only a few sessions X’s confidence started…
‘Saved‘ – Jack with COMPASS The turnaround since Jack has started on the COMPASS project with Whitehead Ross Education and Consulting has been amazing. He was really in a difficult place when he first came onto the programme, he had almost forgotten what education was like. He has truly embraced all that COMPASS has to…
Lily secured a placement to complete a traineeship with the help of COMPASS Lily was unemployed when she found her way to the COMPASS project with Argyle Community Trust. She had an ambition to work in the health and beauty sector, she had previously been enrolled at college studying hairdressing but due to personal reasons…
Congratulations on your apprenticeship The Chaos Group has recently started working with a 17 year old female who has struggled with education her whole life. After starting college in September last year, she unfortunately has not been able to complete the Level 2 Health and Social Care course that she has been studying due to…
Issy shares her HWC Experience Issy wanted to share her recent experience on the Health Works Cornwall project with Nev. ‘I am very thankful towards CSW providing me with the resources to help me re-access education. During my childhood I experienced many adverse experiences which created barriers to my education, I left school and went…
Road to success with COMPASS X left school in May 2021 and has been inactive from education, employment or training since then. He struggled with the school environment, lacked confidence and motivation. He didn’t have an idea of what he wanted to achieve when he was referred to the COMPASS Project in February 2022. Following…
Apprenticeship Success through COMPASS A CSW advisor who had been working with DP for a while felt more intensive support was needed to move into an apprenticeship and referred DP to Education Business Partnership, the Compass project provider. DP had started college the previous year on a construction course but didn’t enjoy being in a…