Employment and Training

Equal access to employment.

Equal access to training.

Tackling barriers to employment.

Support to local business.

… the plans are:

• Hold job fairs and employment open days at the WATCH Centre and other places.

• Continue to develop the services available at the WATCH Centre.

• Carry out a survey of unemployment in Hillfields and the take-up of Government schemes aimed at getting people into work.

• Identify barriers to employment and develop ways of overcoming them.

• Ensure that the whole community, especially asylum seekers and refugees, use the facilities available. This will include the development of new outreach services.

• Continue to work with the Recruitment Network to provide a range of jobs to people in Hillfields.

• Develop the WATCH Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Centre and develop ICT in the community.

• Ensure the skills of asylum seekers and refugees are recognised. Develop courses aimed at asylum seekers and refugees to improve employment and training options.

• Continue to work with disengaged people young people aged 16-19.

• Provide small grants to support people experiencing long-term unemployment.

• Develop support for community-led businesses and voluntary & community organisations.

• Support the Hillfields Business Forum.

• Support new and existing businesses.

• Ensure that businesses have access to the WATCH ICT Centre and can benefit from Internet opportunities.

How to get involved:

Bill Hall
WATCH Ltd.
(024) 7655 0565 
b.hall @watch-hillfields.org

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