#Focus5 Referrals are OPEN! As the world gets back to its ‘new normal’ #Focus5 is here to help young people develop the skills to progress into employment, education or training. The team of key workers are ready and excited to continue delivering our services across Devon, Somerset, Plymouth and Torbay. We need more young people! If…
CSW, Keeping In Touch with Young People The CSW Client Relations Advisers work on the Transitions contract which is funded by Local Authorities across Devon, Cornwall, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset*. The aim of the contract is to provide targeted support for the most vulnerable young people to ensure successful transition to their post 16 destination.…
SMART SKILLS Meet Skills Demands SMART SKILLS have been supporting Devon based businesses with bespoke training solutions to meet their individual needs. SMART Partner, City College Plymouth, have been providing bespoke training through business engagement. The college delivered two different formats for training local businesses in October. The first was to support business members of…
Digital Skills in the Workplace SMART SKILLS Partnership and Engagement Manager, Sean Gibson, talks about digital skills in the workplace. “The past 18 months have been an interesting period for businesses where many have been tested and all have been required to operate in a more flexible way. For many years we have all faced…
Get To Know Karen Crosby, Services to Education Manager I joined CSW Group in September 2018 after relocating from South Yorkshire where I had worked as a Careers Coordinator in a secondary school for 11 years. During this time I ran the Careers Department delivering 1:1 personal guidance, arranging careers fairs, parents evenings and other…
Young People Impact Key Workers Lives too The work done by #Focus5 it isn’t just the keyworkers who impact the lives of the young people we work with, it goes the other way too. Young people can impact our Key Workers lives in amazing ways. A young person working with Grace has taught her an easy strum…
CSW Group awarded growth on the Skills for Young People contracts for Devon, Somerset and Dorset CSW Group are delighted to have been awarded growth on the Skills for Young People contracts covering Devon, Somerset and Dorset, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). The project supports 15-24 year olds not in work; education or…
WorldSkills UK’s Spotlight Talks: Register your students now WorldSkills UK’s Spotlight Talks: Inspiring Careers Excellence is back by popular demand, once again delivering free virtual advice and guidance to support young people to confidently take the next step on their career ladder. Broadcast live on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 October, the Spotlight Talks will…
We are a finalist in the Tech South West award for ‘Best Education Initiative Award’ In June of this year CSW Group (SW Peninsula STEM Ambassador Hub) along with Graphic Science (WE STEM Ambassador hub) put together a 3 week long online educational festival called South West STEM Fest. South West STEM Fest came about as a result of research into…
Ray finds happiness going back to work Ray started on the Health Works for Cornwall project at the end of April 2021 when Ray was finding life difficult. He was unemployed and had a health condition. Ray’s Change Coach initially identified the support that was required around his mental health and advised on the different…
“I’m in so much of a better place – Jenna” #Focus5 introduced you to rising star Jenna back in May with her song ‘Still Don’t Know.’ Jenna developed Tourette’s Syndrome (TS) and has been working hard on herself with her #Focus5 Key Worker to build her confidence and get more comfortable with her ticks. Things…
Ellie expands her food business knowledge with SMART SKILLS Multi award winning Ebb Tides prides itself in hand harvesting the very best varieties of seaweed from a stretch of Devon’s beautiful south coast. Their seaweed products and blends have even been given the seal of approval from local top award-winning chefs including Noel Corston at NC@EX34!…
Recognising your positive skills with Health Works for Cornwall Ian started the Health Works for Cornwall Programme (HWCP) after coming out of the 2nd lockdown and was looking for something to motivate him and concentrate his efforts on to start back in employment. Ian felt pretty low when first signing up and had been struggling…
GCSEs and A-Levels: What to do if your grades were not what you expected Written by Dr Oliver Jenkin PGCE RCDP, Senior Career Development Consultant Getting your GCSE and A-Level results can be nerve-wracking at the best of times. Many of you reading this will be hoping to achieve the grades you need to enter…
