Liverpool-based Bellerive FCJ Catholic College was the venue for Career Connect’s latest ‘Challenging Stereotypes’ event, as our Education and Business Team showcased the breadth of careers available to 160 Year 9 girls currently choosing their GCSE options.
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Women in Business unite to inspire the young women at Bellerive FCJ Catholic College
Liverpool-based Bellerive FCJ Catholic College was the venue for Career Connect’s latest ‘Challenging Stereotypes’ event, as our Education and Business Team showcased the breadth of careers available to 160 Year 9 girls currently choosing their GCSE options.
Supporting women to move forward after custody: Natalie talks about her role
Natalie is a Support Worker in Career Connect’s Achieve team. She explains how her work positively impacts on women in custody.
Role insight: Katie helps people in prison take a new career path (East Midlands CIAG)
Katie moved from prison admin to a face-to-face role, where she now helps male offenders prepare for release and access employment, education and training.
What Next? Careers and Skills Show
Career Connect has delivered the ‘What Next? The Wirral Skills and Careers Show’ on behalf of Wirral Council for three years. The show, which takes place at the Wirral Hive Youth Zone, links young people with a diverse range of employers and pathways to help broaden their horizons and inform their career choices.
The right tools to move on
Achieve GM ETE Key Worker Richard explains how he supported Kevin, who was on probation, to move into a role in the construction industry.
Bespoke careers support for veterans and others: Discovery Wing Project
The CFO Discovery Wing Project is delivered by Achieve in partnership with staff at HMP Risley and is part funded by the European Social Fund. The bespoke programme is designed to help armed services veterans and other hard-to-reach prisoners access support both in custody and in the community, as they prepare for release.
Building confidence and knowledge to link with employers: Careers Leaders qualification
Oliver Masters completed the Careers Leader qualification with Career Connect. Oliver is Careers Lead at The Greater Horseshoe school, an independent special school in Devon for ages 8-18. The school was recently graded outstanding by OFSTED.
Positive pathways in St Helens
Career Connect, St Helens Borough Council, and voluntary sector organisations worked in partnership after identifying a gap in provision
Personalised and intensive careers support for KS4: The Clifton Centre
The Clifton Centre in Salford is a KS4 Pupil Referral Unit with 70 students. Career Connect has provided careers support at The Clifton Centre since 2013.
Personal development aligned with careers: The Henry Box School
The Henry Box School in West Oxfordshire is an 11-18 comprehensive, including a Sixth Form
Lancashire/Cumbria IAG: Careers support in custody leading to positive outcomes
The Careers Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) programme, run by the Achieve team in five male prisons across Lancashire and Cumbria since 2019, has significantly outperformed national averages in securing post-release employment.
Evaluation highlights needs of people on probation
Our evaluation of the Greater Manchester Integrated Rehabilitative Services – Employment, Training, and Education (IRS-ETE) programme has highlighted the high demand for specialised ETE services for people on probation.