Motivational Courses for the unemployed.
We specialise in reaching the ‘hardest to reach’ people under the unemployed umbrella through:
- Motivating individuals
- Believing in individuals
- Encouraging individuals
- Empowering individuals
- Supporting individuals
On the ‘Forward to Work’ motivational course attendees explore:
- Working in a team as well as individually to solve problem activities
- The importance of having a positive mental attitude
- Goal setting
- How to hunt for the job of their dreams
- Writing a CV
- Interview techniques
80% of those completing the ‘Forward to Work’ training course have achieved their goals and are now in work or they have gone on to further education, which will help them get into the job they really want!
Our Corporate Supporters
We also invite guest speakers from local industry to present on various aspects of recruitment. This keeps things real and relevant for the course candidates.
HR Directors and Managers from these companies have afforded us their time to come and advise our course attendees on their individual company’s recruitment process and what they expect from the moment they have a need to create or fill a vacancy right through to an individual starting their first day of work with their company:
ASDA, Barrow & District Council for Voluntary Service, Barrow Sixth Form College, Cycloan, Furness Building Society, Furness College, Furness General Hospital, Jobcentre Plus, Kimberley Clarke, Marks & Spencer, MARL, Morrisons, Oxley Developments, Robert McBrides, Systems Technology
Harry Knowles – Chief Executive, Furness Enterprise says of ‘Forward to Work’:
“Forward to Work has been extremely successful with 80% of participants accessing work or further training. Our primary aim is to create jobs in the Furness area and this programme gives participants a better chance of accessing those jobs – the results speak for themselves.”
In the Autumn 2004 "At Home in Europe" reported the following:
80% SUCCESS FOR MOTIVATIONAL SCHEME
Furness Enterprise’s research and experience showed them that in some cases the lack of motivation to work was so ingrained that it would be an uphill struggle to get people into jobs. Their answer to this challenge was the Forward to Work scheme, which has enjoyed an 80% success rate for getting participants into employment.
Forward to Work has several elements, which Director Tim Melveille says are all vital to tackling the problem. He said “The scheme motivates people; helps them to think positively about themselves and shows them how to identify what they would be good at.”
One crucial part of the four week programme is a visit to he Lake District where participants get involved with outdoor pursuits and team games. Those taken on the course may be from families where no one works so the logic behind the overnight visit, says Tim, is simple. “Some people see it as a luxury, but it is so important to get them away from their usual environments. We try and make them feel special and get them away from the elements that are pulling them down. We lift their self-esteem and give them a positive view.”
The Forward to Work team then build on that confidence and provide a two week job preparation course with contributions from local employers, so that the job seekers can find out what businesses in Barrow are looking for.
Tim says that although a lot of effort is needed to get the scheme right, the many successes have been worth it. “The change in people when they get a job is unbelievable – almost emotional.”
| 
