Employment and Skills
Intact provides a wide range of support services and learning opportunities to help people get ‘Back into Work’. From developing Online Job Skills to a City & Guilds in Online Basics Entry Level 3 Award, and volunteering opportunities to work experience.
Whichever path you take, Intacts Staff and Volunteers offer friendly support and expert help to build your confidence and to guide you back into work or training.
Building Better Opportunities Lancashire
Intact is a delivery partner in two projects in Lancashire, Invest in Youth and Changing Futures. These projects are all part of the nationwide Building Better Opportunities scheme which brings together funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and The National Lottery Community Fund to help tackle the poverty and social exclusion faced by the most disadvantaged people in England.
Find out more about the Building Better Opportunities projects.
Employability Skills
‘Employability’ can be defined in many ways, but in the main it’s about preparing individuals for employment and developing their transferable skills. In a nutshell, it’s about helping people to build confidence in their abilities and realise their employment potential.
Intact provides access to a range of accredited and non-accredited courses covering IT and ‘Key Employability Skills’ including Confidence Building, Interviewing Skills etc., all aimed at helping Jobseekers to achieve that employment potential.
We can help with:
- Job Search
- Work Experience and volunteering
- Apprenticeships
- Training
- 1-2-1 Support
City & Guilds Online Basics Award
Are you looking to boost your CV?
City & Guilds are recognised by 99% of employers and the Online Basics Award covers the essential IT skills required to do 90% of all new jobs. It’s also a stepping-stone onto further qualifications, and a great confidence boost to show you exactly how much you’ve learned.
The course follows the essential IT skills covered in the popular LearnMyWay Online Basics course delivered at Intact:
- Communicating with Email;
- Searching the Internet; and
- Using the Internet Safely.
This qualification is FREE to anyone. It’s a great addition to your CV and can prove to employers and yourself that you’ve got some great IT skills.