A new service has been launched to ensure short term unemployed people in west Wales get the practical hands on support needed to get into work.
The service is delivered by the highly experienced and skilled Workways+ team, they can now support people that have been unemployed for a day or years. This is thanks to an additional investment of £3m EU funds provided through the Welsh Government. STU is available through Workways+ in Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
People accessing the STU service can expect one to one support from an experienced and caring employment mentor. They will work with them to develop their CV, completing job application forms, preparing for interviews and searching for jobs. They may also get fully funded skills training, clothes for interviews, PPE and work clothing. Unemployment can be traumatic and the mentor team understand this. They will help people build their confidence and get work ready. Every one of the mentor team takes great pride in how they help people and are thrilled when the people they help get jobs.
Councillor Catrin Miles, Ceredigion County Council Cabinet Member for Schools, Lifelong Learning and Skills, Support and Intervention, said: “Practical support like this is invaluable for people experiencing unemployment. We are pleased to be able to support this initiative to assist people facing short-term unemployment, and launching this additional support is very timely given the challenges currently facing people due to the coronavirus restrictions. We trust the scheme will benefit many people.”
Workways+ and STU are funded by the European Social Fund through the Welsh Government and staffed by officers employed by Ceredigion County Council, Neath Port Talbot Council, Carmarthenshire County Council and Pembrokeshire Council.
To find your local office, go to the Workways website.
29/07/2020