BCH training, skills & employment offer 2015

Name of organisation / Affinity Sutton
Address / 34 Addington Road, Platt Hill, Bolton, BL3 4QZ
Tel number / 0770318922
Email: /
Website: /
Opening hours / Variable
Description of service: /
  • Elearning programme, includes Level 2 Food Hygiene, Customer Service and European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) etc
  • Job Clubs (Thursday morning Platt Hill, Bolton 9.30-12.00)
  • Elearning business start-up support through the enterprise cube
  • Rework grant up to £150 towards barriers to work
  • Retrain grant up to £250 for level 2 or below
  • Retrain grant up to £1000 for level 3 plus
  • Business Start-up grant up to £1000 towards business start-up costs
  • Various group training including Security, Personal Track Safety, Food Hygiene, First Aid, Paediatric First Aid (depends on numbers)
  • Better Off in work Calculations (BOC)
  • In work support
  • Financial Advice
  • Welfare Benefit Advice

Who is it for: / Affinity Sutton tenants targeted towards working age customers.
How do people access your service: / Clients can attend job club or be referred directly to Guideline on 0300 100 0303
Criteria when applying for your service: / Affinity Sutton resident
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery / On-going support
What types of advice/guidance can your service offer: / Ready2work offers an end to end service from initial pre-employment support through to in work support, including support looking for work, job clubs, one to one support, training information and advice, employment liaison and supporting clients through the first six months in work. We have grants to support tenants.
We are able to offer Better off in work calculations so customers can plan effectively and budgeting advice so that clients can adapt to changes in income.
We have a Financial Inclusion team who offer money matters advice and digital inclusion.
Our Neighbourhood Investment team support tenants with community and youth opportunities.
Additional information:
Name of organisation
Address: / Bolton at Home
98 Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, BL1 8SW
Tel Number: / Main: 01204 328000
Trish: 01204 328103
Carrie: 01204 328102
Karen Allsop: 01204 329542
Email: /


Website: /
Social Media: / Facebook: Bolton at Home
Twitter:
@boltonathome
@PatriciaQ_BaH
Opening Hours: / Various – see our website for opening times for the UCAN centres and our getting-into –work page for Work Club times in Bolton.
Map of UCANs
Description of Service:
(A brief description of the service provided) / There are five main ways we can help you get into work.You can find information on our website.
  1. Our work clubs offer support with application forms, online job searching and CVs.
  2. Our training programme can help you gain new skills. All our courses are free and run in different areas of Bolton.
  3. We offer volunteering opportunities. Volunteering can help you build your confidence and gain work related skills.
  4. Visit one of our UCAN centresor use our map of IT access across Bolton to get onlineand search for jobs, create a CV or complete online applications.
  5. Drop into a UCAN centre for a chat about your situation and more information on what we can offer.
  6. For tenants we can offer a training grant of up to £200 to support with the costs of going into education or training. Conditions apply.

Preventative and Enabling Service (P&E) for people at risk of losing their tenancy – call Karen Allsop for more information. Customers do not have to be BH tenants.
Who is it for:
(please state the age range for your service e.g. 16-24 and the circumstances e.g. homeless, young family) / Anyone who wants help finding a job – training, confidence, IT support, CV support
They don’t have to be a BAH customer to access our services
How do people access your service:
(Please choose one of the following and give a brief description of the selection e.g. who refers them or what happens when they arrive) /
Criteria when applying for your service: / Living in Bolton
Minimum & Maximum period of service delivery:
(How long is a client able to use your service for) / None – it depends on the individual
What types of Advice/Guidance can your service offer:
(Is your service able to offer any advice e.g. help looking for work) / Help looking for work and signposting into other relevant services in the locality or in Bolton
Additional Information:
(Please add any additional information you may want to share that has not been covered above) / Other services available at the UCANs that may be relevant to customers include: referral into the foodbank, debt and welfare advice, advice on fuel/energy, mental health support, drug and alcholol services, tenancy support etc.
Customers can also access a free phone and the Internet.
Name of organisation: / Contour Homes
Address: / Renaissance Court
2 Christie Way
Didsbury
Manchester
M21 7QY
Tel Number: / 0345 602 1120
Email: /
Website: /
Social Media: / n/a
Opening Hours: / Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00pm
Description of service: / Works for me database – opportunity for tenants to receive jobs via email.
Opportunity Club – cash fund for tenants who require small funds to help them into work. This could be anything from travel for the 1st Month into work, clothes needed for an interview and training courses.
Talent match – working with young people to help them overcome barriers into employment. Contour Homes is hosting a talent coach for young people between the ages of 16-24 who are not on any work related programme.
Who is it for: / Works for me is for Contour tenants.
Opportunity Club is for Contour tenants.
Talent match is for 16-24 year olds.
How do people access your service: / Direct access. For Works for Me and Opportunity Club ring 0345 602 1120.
Talent match coach is Danny Knox in Bolton on 0345 602 1120
Criteria when applying for your service: / Talent match – must not be on the Work Programme.
Others: n/a
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery: / n/a
What types of Advice/guidance can your service offer: / Centred on young people – the Project plan was co-designed with young people and our programme has young people at the heart of decision-making throughout. Talent coaches are providing what young people said was missing from youth employment schemes – a highly personalised, holistic approach that supports them to overcome personal and practical barriers to employment.
Additional information: / n/a
Name of organisation / Great Places Housing Group
Address / 729 Princess Road Manchester, M20 2LT
Tel number / Main: Tel 0161 447 5000
Nicolette Aydin – 07786631990
Email: /
Website: /
Facebook.com/GreatPlacesHousing
Twitter - @mygreatplace
Opening hours / Mainly 9-5. However, supported housing schemes may operate at various times.
Description of service: / There are many ways we can help people get into education, training and employment.
Work Clubs: we offer support with job search and online job searching and application, cv building, application in writing, mock interview techniques. We also refer people to other employment support projects. We also have a licence to MyWorkSearch and can offer free 12 month subscriptions to this ‘one stop job search’ employability package.
Volunteering opportunities: Volunteering can help you build your confidence and gain work related skills. The demand for volunteering is fairly high and we have an application process in place. People can apply for volunteering in any of our services including supported housing.
Work Experience: Placements up to 8 weeks will be delivered group wide but with special focus on our core neighbourhoods so we will be targeting those living in our households.
Toolbox: We work in partnership with many developers and contractors to offer residents a variety of opportunities including temporary employment, work experience, part and full time apprenticeships up to NVQ level 3. This training can be in a range of trades or office-related areas, with many leading to full-time employment or career progression.
Apprenticeship: there are always opportunities for young people aged 16-18 to apply for apprenticeships and on average we recruit five new apprentices each year.
Mentoring: Great Places have trained mentors within different teams, departments and office to provide mentoring support to those living in our households and are volunteers and work placement trainees or need help with transition back to work.
Who is it for: / Anyone who wants help finding a job – training, confidence, IT support, CV support.
Preferably those that live in a Great Places home but we can also help anyone living within those neighbourhoods where our tenants live.
How do people access your service: / Self or partner referral through any of our staff contacts or via our Customer Access Team on 0300 123 1966 or
Criteria when applying for your service: / Live in a Great Places property
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery / None – it depends on the individuals need and type of service required.
What types of advice/guidance can your service offer: / Help looking for work and signposting into other relevant services in the locality or in Bolton or within GM
Additional information: / We also have a resident fund where those living in our households can apply for funding to assist them with purchase items for work, college or paying for courses that will aid them in progressing into employment.
Name of organisation: / Irwell Valley Housing Association
Address: / Wadsworth Commercial Park, Bridgman Street, Bolton, BL3 6SR
Tel Number: / 01204 451 000
Email: /
Website: /
Opening hours: / 9:00-5:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
9:00-6:30pm Wednesday
Description of service: / Irwell Valley offer education, training and back to work grants available to Diamond Service* residents. These grants offer residents and their children the opportunity to access education and training and help take away barriers that may be stopping you from getting back into work. The grants are flexible and can be awarded for the following:
-IT equipment
-Books for courses
-Equipment for courses
-Clothing for interviews or new work clothes
-Childcare fees
-Travel
-Course fees
-Or anything else to be considered at application
*Diamond Service is a benefit we offer to our best residents, so those who have no arrears, pay their rent on time, have no breaches of their tenancy agreement become Diamond Service resident. There’s a qualifying period of 26 weeks
Who is it for: / Any Irwell Valley resident or their family who reside at the Irwell valley property
How do people access your service: / Direct access you can contact Irwell Valley for an application form.
Criteria when applying for your service: / Must be a Diamond Service resident.
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery: / n/a
What types of advice/guidance can your service offer: / n/a
Additional information: / n/a
Name of organisation: / Places for People
Address: / 179 Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5TJ
Tel: / 0161 204 1608
Email: /
Website: /
Social Media: /
Opening hours / 9:00-5:00pm Mon – Thurs. 9:00am-4:30pm Fri
Description of service: / Located in the North West
Apprenticeships – 2 or 3 years
Work experience placements
Who is it for: / Anyone
How do people access your service: / Direct referrals
Criteria when applying for your service: / n/a
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery: / n/a
What type of advice/guidance can your service offer: / Stepchange – support for tenants for financial issues.
Additional information: / n/a
Name of organisation / St Vincent’s Housing Association
Address / St Vincent’s Housing Association Metropolitan House, 20 Brindley Road, Old Trafford, M16 9HQ
Tel number / 0161 772 2120 / 01204 794951
Email: /

Website: /
Opening hours / 9:30-12 and 1:00-4:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday (Farnworth UCAN)
Description of service: / Services at the UCAN Centre include:-
-Work Club every Wednesday morning plus Barrier Busting with Cath McCann
-A UK online centre offering basic IT and Learn My Way
-Textile/ craft classes every Tuesday
-Volunteering opportunities
-Free Counselling Service
-Customers can also access a free phone and the internet
Opportunities for ST Vincent’s tenants include:-
-Volunteering opportunities
-MyWorkSearch free online job seeking service
-Digital Inclusion courses
Who is it for: / Most services are open to everyone looking for help to find work and signposting into other relevant services in the locality.
How do people access your service: / Direct referral by phone or at the UCAN
Criteria when applying for your service: / n/a
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery / n/a
What types of advice/guidance can your service offer: / Help looking for work and signposting into other relevant services in the Bolton area.
Additional information: / Other services available at the UCANs that may be relevant to customers include:
-Debt and welfare advice
-Advice on fuel/energy
-Think Positive
-Signposting to drugs and alcohol services
-Tenancy support
-Pregnancy clinic
Name of organisation / Salvation Army Housing Association
Address / 51-53 Victoria Square, Bolton BL1 1RZ
Tel number / 0800 970 6363
Email: /
Website: / Saha.org.uk
Opening hours / 8:30 am – 5:30pm
Description of service: / E learning portal
Moving on Up training to help support tenancies
Budgeting advice
Ad Hoc training
Cowan fund for external training/employability
Welfare benefit advice
Talent bonds
Open talent awards
Who is it for: / Saha residents
How do people access your service: / Contact via support workers or direct contact through HO
Criteria when applying for your service: / Saha Resident
Minimum & maximum period of service delivery / On going support
What types of advice/guidance can your service offer: / We have RAO who can offer support and advice on money matters.
The cowan fund allows for applications by residents to enable their employability skills to grow.
Additional information: