Get help to get into work
We’re offering a range of workshops to help you get into work by equipping you with the employability skills you need. Pick and choose which workshops to attend.
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This short employability course will support you to create an effective, tailored CV.
Over two sessions, you will explore different CV formats and choose the most suitable style for your goals. You’ll also learn how to amend your CV to make sure it matches what employers are looking for.
By the end of the course, you will have produced a clear, editable CV that is targeted and ready for use in job applications.
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This short employability course will support you in developing essential digital job-search skills.
Over two sessions, you will create an account on a job search website, learn how to use search functions effectively to find suitable vacancies and set up job alerts.
The course also covers uploading and downloading documents (such as CVs and application forms) and includes guidance on staying safe online, with a focus on protecting your personal information while job searching.
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This short employability course will prepare you for different types of job interviews so you know what to expect from them.
You’ll be able to practise answering typical interview questions by clearly describing your skills, knowledge and experience, using the STAR method to structure responses.
The course also focuses on effective communication skills, including body language, tone and clarity, planning appropriate questions to ask at the end of an interview and reflecting on your performance to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
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This short employability course will help you to understand how to match your skills and experience to job requirements.
You will analyse a chosen job advert to identify essential and desirable skills and knowledge and assess how your own skills fit these criteria.
The course covers explaining and evidencing how personal experience meets job requirements, adapting a CV and covering letter for specific roles, and creating effective STAR examples (Situation Task Action Result) to demonstrate your skills in applications and interviews.
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This short employability course will help you to write effective covering letters that support and enhance a CV.
You will explore the purpose and key features of a covering letter and you’ll read job adverts to identify what employers are looking for in your application so you know what to include in your covering letter.
Finally, you will draft, proofread and edit a covering letter, producing a clear, tailored final version ready to send with a job application.
Choose your skills workshop
Can’t find the support you’re looking for?
Do you still need support to get into work but can’t find what you’re looking for? We offer a range of other support, including:
English and maths courses
Qualifications
Wellbeing sessions
And a range of other vocational training and employability programmes to support you.
We have support available at our Adult Learning Centres in Beverley, Bridlington, Cottingham and Goole.
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