Dominic had been at college studying engineering, but decided health and social care would be a better route into sustainable employment. After completing pre-employment training at CTEM in Derby he now works at Elvaston Lodge.
Care Training held a recruitment day for East Midlands Airport (EMA) at their Nottingham office. EMA had a variety of job vacancies available in all different departments of the airport. The day was a great success as 12 people got jobs at EMA.
Natasha used to be a full time mum. When her son was able to start nursery she decided to go on a pre-employment training programme with CTEM. She now works for East Midlands Airport as a customer service assistant in their restaurant.
After completing security training at CTEM Bobby secured employment in hospitality at the restaurant in East Midlands Airport. He will also be trained in airport security as part of his job.
Callum came to Central Skills after it was recommended by his Connexions adviser Liz Dunn. Liz felt the E2E for Fork Lift Truck, Warehousing & Distribution programme would give him new skills and achieve his fork lift truck licence.
Care Training East Midlands has been working with Lesley Gearing (who runs a support network for parents and carers at Seeley Infant School) to support parents and carers to achieve qualifications in adult literacy and numeracy.
Andrew Good spent ten years unemployed on benefits while caring for his wife. Before that he worked in a supermarket, which he found “unfulfilling”. He's been a care assistant for over six months now and says he has a new outlook on life.
Framework Housing supports homeless and vulnerable people to rebuild their lives. When it came to training their staff Framework found CTEM was a flexible provider that delivered the right support relevant to their diverse, valuable service.
After finding out about the variety of different career routes available in the care sector Michael decided he wanted to work with autistic people. He reached his goal, gaining employment with Choice Support. Eight months on he is still confident he made the right decision.
After working in printing since he was 17, Stephen had gone through several redundancies due to problems this industry is facing. He now has a new career that he loves with Partnerships in Care, supporting people with mental illnesses.
Drew wanted a career that was long-term and rewarding. After some initial training and advice, she thinks she’s found what she was looking for as a care assistant at Leivers Court Care Home for the elderly.
Jim Steel car garage is an independent garage in Nottingham that has taken advantage of recruitment support available from the Government and Central Skills.
Stoke House is an example of the long-term partnerships Care Training make with local employers. Care Training has been supporting the needs of local care home Stoke House not just for months, but for years.
Andrew had been unemployed for a while and wanted something to increase his appeal to employers. After completing Certificates in Adult Literacy and Numeracy with Learndirect (which helped his confidence and added to his CV) he now has a job he enjoys.
Danielle Purdy was determined to develop her skills. Being unsuccessful with job searching without any support she got quite frustrated. But with a little support and training from Care Training, she now has a hospitality position at East Midlands Airport.
Sarah Gould was looking for work but wasn’t keen on going back to being a waitress. She heard about Care Training through her neighbour and asked her Jobcentre Plus adviser to refer her. She’s now started a new career in childcare.
Glenn Ball completed E2E for Fork Lift Truck, Warehousing & Distribution. After gaining up-to-date knowledge of the working environment, support from a personal adviser and an RTITB Fork Lift Truck Licence, he is now completing an Apprenticeship at MKG Foods.
Kirsty came to Care Training as one of our first Care First Careers learners. She is now a Support Worker at at Woodley House in Ruddington, caring for people that have autism and dementia.
Lavina completed training in health and social care, as well as employability skills workshops, at Care Training East Midlands. She is now pursuing a career in the care industry (working as a care assistant) to fulfil her aim of being a midwife.
Rahil decided to come to Care Training after talking to his Jobcentre Plus adviser. He now has a Future Jobs Fund position with the Community Learning Network completing business administration activities and designing leaflets.
Vanessa Pickup had just completed her A’ Levels at college when she spotted an advert in the newspaper about fully funded Apprenticeships in Health & Social Care for 16–18 year olds. She felt it was the perfect opportunity to try something new.
After completing employability activities on the Routes into Work programme Mathew found that more doors were open to him and he is now working as a Railway Safety Engineer.
Kevin started Work Focused Training in January 2010. Just 4 weeks later, after completing a range of employability activities and training at Central Skills, he has started his career motor vehicle repairs.
Following a staff survey across the whole of the workforce Lands' End identified a need for training relevant to individual employee roles. Lands' End engaged with Central Skills through The Business Link Skills Portal, and now Central Skills provide them with training in the Warehouse, Administration and Customer Service Teams.
When Sherwood Playgroup took on volunteers an extra set of hands, they recognised the NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning & Development Level 2 offered a great opportunity for the volunteers to gain a qualification.
Dawn had a successful career as a teaching assistant at her local primary school for a number of years, but when her children finished school she felt that she needed a change. With Care Training's help she is now back in business administration.
Having been a full time mother for twenty years Lizi felt she needed to gain new qualifications and update her skills. With some support from Care Training, Lizi has achieved her long term goal of a career in business administration.
Care Training East Midlands (CTEM) and the Nottingham Regional Society for Autistic Children and Adults (NORSACA) have teamed together to support the recruitment and training needs of NORSACA.
With the credit crunch and times getting a little more difficult Rebecca decided she needed to return to work to support her family (as well as to boost her self-confidence). She now has a really rewarding career working with adults with learning difficulties.
Over the summer months Care Training East Midlands (CTEM) has been working to support Partnerships in Care, one of the largest providers of secure mental health facilities within the UK, in training and recruitment.
Gavin was made redundant last autumn. His self-esteem was hit again when he failed a written entrance test to become a bus driver for NCT. But after receiving support from Care Training's Skills for Jobs programme, he re-took his entrance test and passed with flying colours.
Ross had been to a similar training company for two weeks, but didn’t feel comfortable or receive the support he needed. At CTEM he really enjoyed the friendly environment.
Help was always there, and he was treated
like an adult.
Before coming to Care Training East Midlands, Sean lacked confidence and would only apply for low skilled jobs that didn’t require qualifications. Now he has Level 2 Certificates in Adult Literacy and Numeracy, as well as Health & Safety and Customer Service.
As well as working part-time and looking after her daughter, Virginia volunteers at Inspire's offices at least eight hours a week as an administrator to complete an NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration.
Before coming to Care Training East Midlands, Marie Henrys was a full time mum to her two girls, now aged 10 and five. After completing the New Deal Business Administration Programme for Lone Parents she is now completing a work trial at Central Skills, acting as Tutor Support to the Literacy and Numeracy Tutor at Central Skills.
British businesses lose an estimated £2.3 billion a year due to a lack of Literacy and numeracy skills within their workforce. We are working with National Autoparts to get their staff up to Level 2 in Adult Literacy and Numeracy.
Through Train to Gain and Skills for Jobs, Care Training has enabled the development of an organisation central to the transportation industry and essentially the running of Nottingham as a city.
After bringing up her own children Mandy was aware that she had the skills needed to work in childcare, but was unqualified to do so. She opted for the Children First Program, after which she went on to complete an NVQ Level 2 in Children’s Care, Learning & Development.
Louise Grant, an employee at Care Training East Midlands, had struggled with maths at school. She thought, "it was something I’d never be able to do so I just had to deal with it". Now she has achieved her Level 2 Certificate in Adult Numeracy.
