European Social Funding has been invested in a programme of support for young people in Dorset to get into work, education and training. The Skills for Young People project which is open to participants aged 15-24 who are at risk of or, already, not in education, employment or training (NEET). The programme will focus on those who…
Are you a disabled student missing out on funding that could support your university studies, or being put off from attending because you are not aware of the support available? You are not alone! A BBC News article at the beginning of August* showed that over half of students with a disability that impacts on…
Written by Steph Moore, CSW Group Services to Education Manager Over the past 12 months CSW Group have delivered a number of Enterprise Days throughout the South West to year groups ranging from year 7 through to 10. These have all been very well received, with schools booking again where possible. The most popular event…
At the end of another academic year CSW Group’s workplace experience service has provided over 180 secondary schools with tailored packages enabling almost 19,000 successful placements within the workplace for Year 10 and Year 12 students to take place. Placements have been completed within companies ranging from Solicitors to Dentists to Elite Equestrian Centres to…
CSW Group are delighted to have been awarded the Skills for Young People contract in Dorset, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). The project supports 15-24 year olds not in work; education or training or those who are at risk of falling away from education and training are being urged to take advantage…
CSW Group are delighted to announce Flybe as Headline Sponsor for the Big Bang South West Fair 2019, working in partnership with Devon County Council. This innovative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) event, building on 9 years of continued success, will take place at Westpoint Exeter on Tuesday 25th June 2019. Flybe will have…
Three European funded projects have helped change the lives of thousands of people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly by giving them the confidence they need to get into work, education and training. Part of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Growth programme and delivered by the CSW group, the three projects; Cornwall Skills…
Heart of the South West benefit from two projects Devon County Skills for Young People and Somerset Skills for Young people supporting 15-18 year olds since 2016; European Social Funding and the Education and Skills Funding Agency have invested over £885K to help develop skills and progress young people onto a range of positive…
CSW and Paignton Sec partnership working to ensure young people get appropriate support. Why we work together. CSW Group and Paignton Sec work in close partnership to ensure that NEET (Not in Education Employment or Training) young people in Torbay get the appropriate and progressing educational support they need to help them into education…
A blog by Ed Whitefield, Investor in Careers Lead Consultant, a Licensed Awarding Body for the Quality in Careers Standard. It’s almost impossible to read about careers education without the Gatsby Benchmarks, Compass and increasingly the Quality in Careers Standard cropping up. In this blog I want to look at what’s behind this push, not because…
Did you know that on average it can cost the local Councils and Housing Associations £12,000 if they serve a Notice of Seeking Possession (NOSP) to a household? Often, this is because there are significant rent arrears, although it can be because of Anti-Social Behaviour or that the home has not been looked after and…
Successful first year of #Focus5! We have had a busy first year on the #Focus5 project, helping young people develop the skills to progress into employment, education or training. Our team of key workers is growing and we are excited about delivering the next phase of the project across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay. We need more young people!…
CSW Group hosted the launch event of the new Ambitions project at Heartlands, Pool on Tuesday 20th November. The project is funded by the European Social Fund and will be delivered in partnership with a number of organisations who are all committed to improving outcomes for unemployed and economically inactive 15-24 year olds in Cornwall…
A range of local, national and global Exeter based employers including Lidl, Flybe, Jurys Inn and South West Highways benefited from free Disability Awareness training on Wednesday 28th November. The training hosted by CSW Group and funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) aimed to raise awareness of different types of disabilities including…
