Bradley was 16 years old and was not in education, employment or training. Bradley knew that he had poor Maths and English qualifications but he wanted to find an apprenticeship within carpentry. He was unsure about how to find the right apprenticeship for him and he was unsure of going to an Further Education…
Nina had not been in education, employment or training for 3 months. She struggled with anxiety and low confidence; she had been told by her last college that they were unable to offer provision that could meet her needs.Somerset Skills and Learning started working with Nina on the Somerset Skills for Young People contract. Heart…
Every family that is allocated to our Intensive Family Support Service has already been identified as needing support. This is based on 6 criteria: Education attendance and at risk of exclusion – where a child/young person has less than 90% attendance, out of mainstream education and or has more than 3 fixed exclusions in the…
Ian had been unemployed for several years and had not accessed any learning for many years. Ian was recovering from some personal issues but was looking to return to work and had already identified that he had a need to gain some new IT skills so that he had the necessary skills for a potential…
Press Release New Venue for the Big Bang South West 2019 CSW Group is delighted to announce that the 2019 Big Bang South West regional fair will be held on Tuesday 25th June 2019 at Westpoint arena, Exeter. Working in partnership with a range of key stakeholders across the public and private sector, we are…
Tom had been unemployed for the last couple of years and was in receipt of benefits. He was low in confidence and self-esteem due to various health conditions that made him feel self-conscious also he lived in his own flat and felt very isolated. Although Tom experienced various barriers he managed to keep physically…
New project coming to Cornwall and Isles of Scilly which will help over 3,000 unemployed and inactive young people aged 15-24 year olds to explore skills and career aspirations. CSW Group have been awarded funding from the European Social Fund to lead a group of partners to support over 3,000 economically inactive and unemployed…
CSW supply specialist mentoring support and specialist one to one study skills tuition for students in Higher education who have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Differences. Disabled Students Allowance is funding that is available via the students own funding body for their tuition fees. It is not a loan and does not have to be…
‘Employees’ Support in Skills’ (ESS) which is part of CSW Groups services for the employed. This service is funded by the European Union via the European Social Fund and Education Skills Funding Agency. ‘Employees’ Support in Skills’ has been designed to target the needs of employees who are over the age of 18 and…
On Tuesday 17th October, Okehampton College opened its doors to nearly 30 exhibitors all attending the 3rd annual Okehampton College Careers Fair. This was organised by Romy Lavis and Becky Harvey from the CSW Exeter office, as requested by Okehampton College as part of the provision purchased from CSW Group. Exhibitors included local and national…
Free Training The Disability Confident scheme supports employers like you to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace. As part of promoting this scheme CSW Group in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are pleased to be able to offer you a free Disability Awareness Session…
Since May 2016 CSW Volunteers has successfully recruited, registered and placed over 200 Somerset volunteers who give their time each month to support services with Somerset Partnership NHS Trust. Research from the Social Care Institute for Excellence describes how loneliness and isolation impact upon quality of life and wellbeing, adversely affecting health. Findings show that…
A national careers strategy and statutory guidance can be key to giving individuals and organisations a clear focus on government policies and priorities. The updated and revised statutory guidance Careers guidance and access for education and training providers January 2018 [1] has been updated to expand on the aim set out in the strategy to…
Wednesday 10th October is World Mental Health Day 2018. Why is this important to us at #Focus5?… According to the World Health Organisation, half of all mental illness begins by the age of 14 with most cases going undetected and untreated. This can affect young people’s ability to fully access education or employment, and that’s where #Focus5comes…
