Training and Skills Development
You might want to use this time to do some additional training or develop your skills to help you with your next role. The Government have launched a new service that helps to navigate you to the right training and provider for you. Training courses listed through this site are free. Find out more at The Skills Toolkit.
Nottinghamshire residents are also able to access to several other training or employment programmes that may help you to gain employment. Find a programme.
Futures
We are showcasing the variety of projects to help those affected by the COVID-19 crisis to get back into work and training and available to residents and businesses of Nottinghamshire from Futures (the City and County Council jointly owned social enterprise)
Inspire Learning Nottinghamshire - courses for adults aged 19+
With Inspire Learning you can gain recognised qualifications, brush up existing skills or learn new ones.
If you want to boost your work skills for employment success or develop your career, these accredited courses could be exactly what you’re looking for. From Maths, English and ICT to Access to Higher Education, all these accredited courses are recognised by employers, providing the perfect platform to get skilled, increase your employability and land that dream job.
Enrolling now - for full details of all available courses, visit the Inspire website.
Building Better Opportunities – BBO in D2N2
This scheme aims to support individuals with those first vital steps towards gaining employment through a personalised service and support to overcome barriers that might need to be overcome. Help is offered in a number of ways:
- Money Sorted in D2N2 – supporting those experiencing financial difficulties, to feel more in control of their finances
- Opportunity and Change – a support programme for people with multiple and complex needs
- Towards Work – supporting those with barriers on their first steps towards employment
Our Employment Training Hub can offer support to adults with learning disabilities, autism or Asperger’s who want to get ready for paid employment.
i-work
If you live in Nottinghamshire and have a learning disability, autism or Asperger's our i-work team can offer you support to get a job.
The i-work team can:
- look at your skills, interests and qualifications
- find jobs that you might like to do
- explain what will happen with benefits if you get paid work
- give you the opportunity to try out jobs to see if you like them
- carry on giving you support when you find a job to help you stay there.
Contact i-work on 0115 9632638. You can contact i-work yourself or ask someone else to do it for you.
