A4e asks the Experts
Employment, skills and training
What’s the best way forward for the UK?
It’s a big question and not something that can be answered by one business all by itself.
In tackling multiple issues that can effect the long term unemployed, A4e knows that the only true way to deliver lasting success is to work with the employers, governing bodies, charities and third sector organisations who can mutually offer a whole wealth of experience.
That way we can deliver a practical working model that can ensure that those looking for employment are placed into sustainable and beneficial careers that work towards growing the UK’s economy.
With this in mind we questioned key Government representatives, leading Third Sector and Charity Partner organisations and top UK Employers we work with around the topic of employment, skills and training.
We wanted insight into what needs to be focused on within the UK and what providers like ourselves need to bring to tackle unemployment and help build skills. We wanted to hear the key things that needed to be done to ensure that the country begins to establish an environment that pulls people out of poverty and delivers real opportunities to those who are economically deprived.
From Matthew Nicholas, Director of Employers and Stakeholders for Job Centre Plus to Regional Resourcing Manager for Royal Mail Joe Connor the videos here give a real look at practical solutions and ideas for taking Britain’s workforce forward.
Pauline Broomhead Foundation for Social Improvement
Passionately committed to improving people’s lives, Pauline has developed an established career in fundraising. Formerly the National Campaign Manager for the NSPCC’s FULL STOP Appeal, Pauline is now putting her skills in management, strategic planning, fundraising, mentoring and consulting behind The FSI, leading the organisation forward in capacity building for the Third Sector. A4e is the FSI’s primary funding body.
As Pauline says in her video her passion lies in ensuring individuals and organisations with passionate charitable commitments have the knowledge and tools to make a bigger and better impact each day. View Pauline’s video.
Matthew Nicholas - Director Employers and Stakeholders, Jobcentre Plus
Matthew Nicholas is the Board Director in Jobcentre Plus responsible for its work with Employers and a wide range of key partners and stakeholders. they include the DWP’s employment programme providers. View Matthew Nicholas’ video.
Andrew Whitham
Andrew Whitham is Secretary and Project Development Officer for the South Yorkshire Buildings Preservation Trust, (SYBPT), a charity which seeks to bring historic buildings, often redundant and derelict, back into beneficial use in areas of generally higher than average deprivation. He is passionate about promoting awareness of the historic built environment as a way of developing community regeneration strategies and regularly presents the work of the Trust to community groups, professional groups and amenity societies. View Andrew Whitham’s video.
Richard Tyrie
Richard Tyrie is a social entrepreneur who founded the recruitment network Jobsgopublic. Passionate about ideas, technology and people he is a firm believer that the balance between work, home and society is achievable. Richard recognises that talent is everywhere and anywhere, but that some organisations may need assistance with where to look for and how to attract it. View Richard’s video.
Rachel Hayward Community Enterprise Derby CIC
Rachel Hayward is the MD of Community Enterprise Derby CIC, a Derby based organisation that supports unemployed people back into work through working in the 3rd sector. With nearly 15 years experience of working for charities, Rachel is determined that the sector has equal opportunity to secure contracts of any size, is recognized for its talents and commitment to working with people from every walk of life and wants to see a difference made in these challenging times. View Rachel Hayward’s video.
Helen Hellas Employer Solutions Director A4e
With over 20 Years Commercial experience Helen brings to her role a strongly formulated view that having drive and ambition focuses people to achieve and do good in their lives. The starting point to that for many, she believes is to enter the world of work at whatever level and develop their skills and passions. View Helen Hellas’ video.
Kaye Rideout
Kaye Rideout has a wealth of experience in the welfare to work and enterprise sectors. Having worked in the industry for 11 years, and for Avanta since September 2009, Kaye holds a key position as Avanta’s Regional Director in the North with responsibility for leading on all employability/welfare to work contracts. Kaye is a firm believer in ensuring Avanta services make a difference to people’s lives and that as an organisation, Avanta helps individuals to find employment, set up and run their own business and also, once employed, develop the skills they need to move up the career ladder. View Kaye Rideout’s video.
Major Keith Tomlinson
Major Keith Tomlinson is the Army’s Area Recruiting Officer for South Yorkshire responsible for promoting, nurturing and mentoring young people to consider the Army as an aspirational career choice either full time or spare time. He has over 39 year’s experience in the Army himself joining as a boy of 15 from a council estate in Doncaster without any formal education and having risen through the ranks from Private to Major has a good understanding of the local area, community and what qualities and development young people need to promote themselves into the world of work. View Major Keith Tomlinson’s video.
Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer is a qualified solicitor and the Commercial Director of the de Poel group the number one procurer of temporary agency labour in the UK. View Paul Farmer’s video.
Ian McCulloch
Ian has been working in the business of getting unemployed people back into work for the last 26 years across a wide range of client groups aged from 16 to 65 and from all walks of life, Ian started out at the sharp end as a “Monitoring Officer” visiting trainees in their workplace to the present day as Head of Operations South for Life Skills Central Ltd, Ian’s vision for the industry is a joined up approach to moving unemployed people back into sustainable employment. View Ian McCulloch’s video.
Joe Connor
Joe is passionate about ensuring Royal Mail recruit people from disadvantaged backgrounds and ensure they have the right skills and attitude to go on and succeed in the organisation. Joe talks to us about the importance of making people believe that work is about much more than just financial gain and how this is key in overcoming reliance on benefits. View Joe Connor’s video.
3 comments
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I am unemployed for a long time so i am afaired about my tommorow tht what is going to happen in my tommorow,so kindly help me in getting a good job for me.
with regards
vikas roshan -
Hi Matou,
Thanks for your comment. At A4e we arrange for customers with gaps in their work experience to take part in Work Boosts which we help set up with Employers. This means they get the opportunity to build up their CV.
There is a very good website called Do It which will show you all the voluntary work available in your area which is also another good way to build your skills and experience. This is the link to the site.
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I am a long term unemployed. Every time I apply for the job, the experience is always required. Unfortunately for me I never worked in this Country since May 2009 when I have been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain. I am in UK for 8 years. I am writing to you to get help about finding job in order to support myself and my family.
Kind regards
Matou Lubaki
