NEW – Skills Launchpad Plymouth goes live 12 August 2020 With so much uncertainty surrounding grades, jobs and employment at the moment, it is understandable that this could be causing some anxiety or confusion for teenagers and their parents. With exam results due to be released this week, please don’t panic as there is local…
New support service launched to help apprentices who have lost their jobs during the Covid-19 outbreak to find new opportunities. Apprentices to also get help to access financial, legal, health and wellbeing support as well as careers advice. Employers encouraged to take advantage of new cash incentives to take on apprentices and help more…
CSW group staff have been researching and working with partner agencies to ensure young people can still gain employability skills while keeping safe during social distancing. Supporting young people during this difficult time is important for their journey into employability, education and training and for their mental health and wellbeing. We are encouraging all young…
CSW Group are delighted to announce that we are the new contract holder for SENDIASS Cornwall. SENDIASS Cornwall provides Information, Advice and Support to parents and carers of children aged 0-25 with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We also directly support young people with SEND. A change but the same The same experienced, well…
Written by David Roe, Contract Manager As a manager of a service that helps young people into employment, education and training I have been very worried about the impact of Covid-19 on the economy as a whole and the implications for the young people we support. There has been grim reading on this subject with…
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Following the Government’s decision yesterday to close all schools and colleges from 20th March, CSW Group is sorry to announce that the @Weston Big Bang Fair, that was due to be held on April 24th & 25th and the Big Bang Fair South West in Exeter on June 17th & 18th have both been cancelled.…
We are all facing the same difficult period, the likes of which we have not seen before. As a business, CSW is doing what it can to continue providing great services to its customers. Whilst we cannot offer a true business as usual strategy, all our staff are equipped with the digital tools to work with their…
Work Experience provides an insight into different sectors and careers to improve a young person’s understanding of the world of work. It helps young people to think about what they might like to do and just as importantly what they wouldn’t. Work experience gives young people the opportunity to ‘try out’ an area of potential…
The #Focus5 project provides free, unique, one-to-one support to young people aged 15-18 across Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay, who need help taking small steps into education, employment or training. The four main outcomes of the project include; understanding the skills employers look for, improving readiness for employment or training, increasing self-awareness and an understanding of individual strengths and identifying…