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Achieve – Criminal Justice Services

Our Achieve team supports offenders' transition back into society through gainful employment, education or training - helping to reduce reoffending.

Achieve, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Career Connect, delivers the CFO3 programme on behalf of HMPPS.

CFO3 is a social inclusion programme that targets offenders who face multiple barriers to employment. These can include issues like accommodation, substance misuse and issues with mental/physical health, etc.

By targeting such individuals, we aim to ensure that people who aren’t currently accessing mainstream provision are supported into jobs.  Our case managers offer intensive support to all programme participants.  By doing this, we aim to provide a smoother journey towards employment and ease reintegration into the local community.

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The programme began in July 2015 and runs until August 2023.

Our award-winning team has a proven track record of delivering His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) European Social Fund (ESF) programmes since 2010. Our case managers, partners and sub-contractors, provide specialist services in offender focused education, training, employment (ETE) and social inclusion.

To find our more about ESF, click HERE

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To find out how we can help call or email :
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Connect My Career

A people-centred outplacement (redundancy support) service for businesses, plus individual career management.

Connect My Career is a service that helps businesses and individuals alike.  We can support businesses with staff facing redundancy, downsizing or internal restructure situations – helping your employees to move on in the right way. We can also help individuals to move forward in their careers through personal career development.

Our expert career coaches help staff transition into a new job roles, update job search skills and prepare for the challenges of today’s competitive jobs market.

Our dedicated website explains how our service can help you, your staff and your business.

Visit our Connect My Career Website

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To find out how we can help call or email :
Career Connect phone icon. 0151 600 7700
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Education Business Services

Face-to-face and digital careers services for schools and colleges.

With more than 20 years of experience, our team of expert careers professionals give the right advice at the right time.

Our comprehensive careers programmes help schools and colleges to meet statutory requirements and Gatsby Benchmarks and evaluate their impact. We give students the knowledge and competitive edge needed to achieve the best possible career outcomes. By working closely with our customers, we create distinctive and inspiring CEIAG packages tailored to their specific needs.

Get Connected, our new digital tool is designed to inform and inspire students as they explore their career options throughout years 7 to 13 – while providing vital insights to schools.

Visit our Education Business Services Website

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To find out how we can help call or email :
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Greater Manchester Education, Training and Employment (GM ETE)

Supporting people on probation to access work and learning opportunities.

Delivered by our Achieve team.

Achieve delivers GM ETE on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), as part of the Greater Manchester’s Integrated Rehabilitative Services (GMIRS).

We operate from probation offices across the 10 boroughs of Greater Manchester: Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan, Stockport, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside.

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Professional Training Services

Equipping Careers and IAG professionals through high quality, nationally accredited qualifications.

Career Connect is an Assessment Centre for Entry to Level 2 Vocational Qualifications, accredited through Open Awards. This suite of short courses includes employability programmes and individual personal development modules that can be tailored to individual requirements.

We offer flexible, comprehensive training, delivered to suit the needs of individual learners.  Our professional and experienced trainers and assessors work with candidates across many sectors including local authorities, schools, colleges, housing associations and universities.

Our qualifications run from Level 2 to Level 6, including the CEC funded Career Leaders Programme. We are accredited to deliver courses through awarding bodies including OCR, City & Guilds, ILM and Open Awards.

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Supporting Young People

We empower young people aged 16-25 to access education, work and learning.

We are commissioned by Local Authorities and work with partners across the Northwest to support young people between 16-25 to access education, work and learning opportunities

Our dedicated community teams work alongside local partners, supporting young people with their career planning. We help young people identify how to move forward with career choices and overcome barriers they encounter. By tracking, we can identify participants who are not in education, employment or training and help them re-engage with planning their future.

Navigating the change from school to employment can be a challenge. Our teams provide extra encouragement, practical support and information. We offer a range of activities to help young people turn their career ambitions into reality.

  • Impartial careers advice & guidance based on local labour market intelligence.
  • Support writing CVs and completing application forms
  • Help preparing for interviews

We take time to understand each young person’s career aims, their strengths and areas where they want to develop. We focus on raising aspirations and supporting young people to take actions. We show the young people we work with how our programmes can help them achieve their career goals, and guide them through the steps they need to take.

Our teams work in the heart of the communities they support, so we’re right where young people need us. This means young people can access the right support to find the right way forward for them.

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To find out how we can help call or email :
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