Disability charity Scope have free places available on the next Starting Line pre-employment training courses.
They have both online and face to face courses that will be delivered in Leeds and Manchester (venues tbc but likely to be close to city centre). They support and work with people with any disability, learning difficulty, mental health condition (e.g. anxiety, depression), physical impairment, sensory impairment, or long term health condition.
Scope have two employment services, Starting Line and Kickstart. Both services are self-funded.
Starting Line
This service is most suitable for people who haven’t worked before or not worked for a long time and are not currently working. Starting Line is a 7-week group course, covering a range of modules in pre-employability skills, combined with one to one tailored support and guidance. Upon completion of the course, customers can expect to finish with; goal setting skills, an updated and improved CV, interview skills, sector specific job search knowledge, and guidance on how to talk about their disability / health condition. To refer, just visit www.scope.org.uk/starting-line and complete the online form. Alternatively, email startingline@scope.org.uk
This service is most suitable for people who haven’t worked before or not worked for a long time and are not currently working. Starting Line is a 7-week group course, covering a range of modules in pre-employability skills, combined with one to one tailored support and guidance. Upon completion of the course, customers can expect to finish with; goal setting skills, an updated and improved CV, interview skills, sector specific job search knowledge, and guidance on how to talk about their disability / health condition. To refer, just visit www.scope.org.uk/starting-line and complete the online form. Alternatively, email startingline@scope.org.uk
Kickstart
This service is most suitable for those who have recently worked, have a consistent work history, and feel ready to work. The support is one to one and fully focused on the customer’s specific employment goals. Kickstart can work with customers for up to 6 months and we will typically contact customers every fortnight (while being a point of contact for customers with any queries between arranged meetings). Customers will receive an updated and improved CV, tailored guidance, and a regularly updated action plan. To refer, just visit www.scope.org.uk/kickstart and complete the online form. Alternatively, email kickstart@scope.org.uk
This service is most suitable for those who have recently worked, have a consistent work history, and feel ready to work. The support is one to one and fully focused on the customer’s specific employment goals. Kickstart can work with customers for up to 6 months and we will typically contact customers every fortnight (while being a point of contact for customers with any queries between arranged meetings). Customers will receive an updated and improved CV, tailored guidance, and a regularly updated action plan. To refer, just visit www.scope.org.uk/kickstart and complete the online form. Alternatively, email kickstart@scope.org.uk
