Medifest 2022 We are delighted to have delivered Medifest working with and on behalf of Plymouth City Council on Monday 13th June at the Plymouth Guildhall. Medifest showcases the amazing careers in the Medical, Health, Science, Sport and Well-being sectors within the region. Hosting 700 young people from schools across the region, it was a…
COMPASS supports Max to build his confidence and skills COMPASS partner Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting, supported Max, aged 17 to find his direction. They supported him to build his confidence and skills after a bad experience in education. He completed a Level 1 employability City and Guilds course and is progressing onto a Traineeship!…
HWC helps Wayne achieved his dream of starting his own business Wayne has achieved his dream of starting his own valeting business thanks to his CSW Careers and Employability Adviser on Health Works for Cornwall. Wayne was advised and supported to apply for the New Enterprise Allowance Scheme. Wayne was made redundant a few years…
COMPASS Gives Ryan the Boost He Needed to Secure a Job COMPASS partner Whitehead Ross Education & Consulting gave Ryan, 23, the boost he needed to secure a job following a period of unemployment. The support does not stop there, he is also getting ongoing help to achieve his long term goals. Ryan was referred…
Learning at Work for Business SuccessSW Business Support Solutions’ Story SW Business Support Solutions had great success hiring through the Government’s Kickstart Scheme. Over the course of the scheme, they employed 66 young people into the business to provide well rounded support and experience to those who needed a kickstart in their career. As an…
COMPASS has changed my life “COMPASS has changed my life!” Ruan a young career, was struggling with her mental health, confidence, and anxiety following a bad experience at her first job. But with the support of Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change and partners, she has found her direction. This support empowered her to successfully gain a…
SMART SKILLS is Celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week in Devon. This year the theme is Loneliness which affects millions of people across the UK. Monday 9 May 2022: Today marks the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week, the UK’s national week to raise awareness of mental health. The week, which is hosted by the Mental…
Work Experience after Covid With the lifting of Covid restrictions we are now supporting more than 136 schools across the wider South West region to offer work experience placements to their students. We are also working in partnership with Devon County Council to support schools to provide work experience placements to 1593 vulnerable young people,…
Investor in Careers – Lipson Cooperative Academy The school Lipson Cooperative Academy joined the Ted Wragg multi-academy trust in January 2022, just after achieving Good in their OFSTED inspection of November 2021. Family and kindness is at the heart of everything we do and our ethos is to ensure that all students are “the best…
HWC adviser Nikki, discovers Chatty Bench Our Health Works Adviser, Nikki recently discovered the ‘chatty bench’ in Bude. In October 2020, Bude and Stratton Town Council were approached by a local resident with an idea to install ‘chatty benches’ around the area. The benches would serve as a place where people can go and sit and…
HWC supports Heather to take positive steps towards employment CSW Health works for Cornwall supported Heather to take positive steps towards employment. She faced eviction, had many health barriers and anxiety. With the help of her Change Coach Heather has gained qualifications, taken positive steps to improve her physical and mental health and been guided…
HWC helps Lorraine gain employment after 17 years CSW Health Works for Cornwall has supported Lorraine to overcome many barriers and find employment as a school cleaner, a role that fits well around her family commitments. Nikki her Change Coach helped Lorraine to understand the ”Better Off” calculation and how she would be financially better…
Luke Finds His Direction Through COMPASS Luke started receiving support through COMPASS and our partner Motiv-8 SW soon after he turned 21. Educated in Truro, he left the education system a few months before lockdown with lower grade GCSE’s and a Level 1 & 2 in Social Healthcare from Truro College. During the lockdown Luke…
HWC motivates Sarah into taking action to improve her life Sarah started on the Health Works for Cornwall (HWC) project with CSW Group in March 2021, having been referred from her local job centre. Sarah has always worked up until the pandemic, and she took this opportunity to get her physical and mental health under…
