Education, Training and Employment
Looking to retrain or find a new job? Or just want to learn new skills?
Being in education and employment can be good for our emotional and mental wellbeing. It helps to keep us busy, increases our contact with other people and gives us a chance to feel good about things that we have achieved.
Sorted Supported have put together some information and links to services who might be able to help you.
Support Services
Better Jobs Better Futures
Delivered by Gower College Swansea, Better Jobs, Better Futures is a programme which aims to support people in and around the Swansea area to gain, retain and progress within employment.
Careers Wales
At Careers Wales we can help you to plan your career, prepare to get a job, and find and apply for the right apprenticeships, courses and training.
Restart Scheme
In receipt of Universal Credit (UC) and would like to find employment? Serco is delivering the government’s new Restart programme.
Swansea Working
Swansea Working can offer: personalised employment action plans, training to meet your needs, CV development, help with interview skills and support with job applications, work experience, placements, apprenticeships and job opportunities and in work support.
Get in touch today on 01792 57 86 32, email swanseaworking@swansea.gov.uk and find us on Facebook or Twitter.
Cyfle Cymru (out of work service)
Affected by substance use and/or mental health conditions and want to gain the skills necessary to enter the world of work?
Cyfle Cymru’s peer mentors help people to develop confidence, offer volunteering opportunities and provide support to access training, qualifications and work experience.
Opening hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Call 0300 777 2256 or email ask@cyflecymru.com
Poppy Factory
The Poppy Factory supports veterans with health conditions on their journey into employment, helping them overcome any barriers.
Support to Stay in Work
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service – ACAS
ACAS gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice and also help to resolve disputes.
Working Families
Charity with mission is to remove the barriers that people with caring responsibilities face in the workplace. They provide free legal advice to parents and carers on their rights at work.
RCS – Lles Ar Gyfer Gweithio / Wellbeing For Work
The in-Work Support Service provides free wellbeing support for employed and self-employed people. To find out how they can help you call 01745 33 64 42 or email hello@rcs-wales.co.uk