Helen Towle and Claire Coxon celebrate
completing their course
ncn is running a series of skills courses, funded through the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), to help the unemployed retrain and get back into the workforce.
Courses in Retail, Security, Health & Social Care, Business, Hospitality & Catering and Construction are available to individuals over the age of 19 who have been receiving Job Seekers Allowance for six months or more.
21-year-old Claire Coxon and Helen Towle, 26, have recently completed a 12-week work focussed training programme in Health and Social Care. Claire has since been offered a job at Hawthorne Nursing Home in Bestwood Village and Helen is currently on a work trial at Ivy Leaf Care Home, Carlton.
Claire comments: “It was a really daunting experience coming back to college but I was pleasantly surprised to see others in the same situation as me. My confidence had been knocked whilst looking for work but everyone at ncn were really supportive and I now can’t wait to get started in my new job.”
Michael Motley, Director of ncn at work, comments: “The training modules are designed to enable individuals to enter work with further training or enter full time education at Level 2 or above. The College follows individuals through into the workplace and offers additional training while employed to enhance skills further.”
For further information about courses at ncn, contact the Call Centre on 0115 9 100 100.
Posted on 19 November 2009