Employability | Birmingham Settlement https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:29:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-birmingham-settlement-site-icon-512-512-1-2-32x32.png Employability | Birmingham Settlement https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk 32 32 Digital Skills & Employability Class Graduation https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2022/12/digital-skills-employability-class-graduation/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 14:39:31 +0000 https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=506115 Congratulations to everyone who completed Nasar’s Digital Skills & Employability programme at Birmingham Settlement! Last week we held a graduation ceremony to celebrate everyone’s hard work. The group successfully covered the following topics:

  • Introduction to Computers and Windows
  • Introduction to Word Processing
  • Introduction to Email and Internet
  • CV Building & Writing Covering Letters
  • Action Planning
  • Job Searching

The programme will restart in January at all three of our sites (Aston, 610 Centre and The Red Shed). For more information and to register, contact Nasar by phone on 07885210369 or email nasar.mahmood@bsettlement.org.uk

Yasmin Saleem collecting her certificate from Birmingham Settlement’s CEO Martin Holcombe
]]> Female Only ESOL Classes – New Enrolment Date https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2018/07/female-only-esol-classes-new-enrolment-date/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:09:35 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=2072 Basic Entry Level ESOL Classes

Funded through the Good Things Foundation and as part of the English My Way programme, we will shortly be enroling for a new round of Basic Entry Level ESOL courses taking place at our  Aston centre. These are aimed at women with little or no English language skills and will help learners develop day to day English language. If you or someone you know is interested in attending these classes, please come along to our enrolment event taking place on Tuesday 4th September from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm.  To be  eligible  individuals must be female and have lived in the UK for 12 months or more.  Those wishing to enrol will undertake an assessment on the day to confirm their eligibility. Please note places are limited so don’t miss out. Please contact Preet on  250 0719 or Maxine on 250 0781 for more details.

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]]> CV Building & Covering Letters – Free Weekly Workshop https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2018/07/cv-building-covering-letters-free-weekly-workshop/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:13:01 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=2052 Need help to write a good CV and understand the importance of adapting it to suit a particular job?  If so, come along to our weekly CV Building & Covering Letters workshop.  Session times are Fridays 10 am – 12 noon.   Starts 27th July.

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]]> Writing Successful Job Applications – Free Weekly Workshop https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2018/07/writing-successful-job-applications-free-weekly-workshop/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:11:24 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=2049 Looking for tips on how to successfully complete application forms and understand the various methods of job search, then come along to our weekly Job Searching and Writing Successful Applications workshop.  Session times Tuesday 10 am – 12 noon.  Starts 24th July.

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]]> Kitts Green Community Job Club https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2017/12/kitts-green-community-job-club/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 11:35:48 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=1711 KG Job Club 081217

]]> Less than a week to go until our Community Jobs Fair https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2017/11/less-than-a-week-to-go-until-our-community-jobs-fair/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:19:53 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=1651 Don’t forget to join us next week for our Community Jobs Fair at The Pump, Kitts Green.

Find out more by calling our East Birmingham Hub on 0121 0121 603 8924  or 0121 603 8943.

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]]> Community Jobs Fair https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2017/10/community-jobs-fair/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 09:07:50 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=1590 On Thursday 23rd November we will be hosting a Community Jobs Fair in partnership with The Pump at our East Birmingham hub on Kitts Green Road. The event will take place between 2pm and 4pm and will be open to anyone aged 16+. The Jobs Fair will give you the opportunity to find out about local opportunities, meet potential employers and training providers and find out more about the support available locally to help you achieve your goals.

To find out more, please contact our East Birmingham Hub team on 0121 603 8924 or email lisa.storey@bsettlement.org.uk.

]]> Top Tips – Writing a great C.V. https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2017/10/top-tips-writing-a-great-c-v/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 14:37:08 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=1574 Here are our top tips for writing a great C.V. to help you secure the job you want:

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]]> Launching our NEW Job Club in Kitts Green https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2017/09/launching-our-new-job-club-in-kitts-green/ Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:57:18 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=1566 We are excited to announce the launch of our brand new Job Club at our East Birmingham Hub.

Our East Birmingham Job Club is aimed at those aged 15 to 29 and will provide support and advice to help you move into the world of work. Check out our poster below for more details.

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]]> Top tips for writing a great C.V. and more in our August E-bulletin https://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/2017/08/top-tips-for-writing-a-great-c-v-and-more-in-our-august-e-bulletin/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 08:12:10 +0000 http://www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk/?p=1410 Check out our top tips for writing a great C.V. and news of upcoming training and events, including our community fun day on Saturday 16th September, in our August E-bulletin at http://bit.ly/BSEB0817

 

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