Employers encouraged to help job seekers Accelerate their journey into work

Employers across Coventry and Warwickshire are being encouraged to get involved with the Accelerate project which aims to work with over 900 participants who are currently unemployed to develop their skills and confidence and find meaningful employment.

With more than 350 individuals already accessing the programme, local employers are invited to partner with Accelerate by offering work experience and employment opportunities to help participants achieve their goals.

Employers can assist in a number of different ways by:

• offering work experience placements, as this can often by an effective route into work
• offering work trials for any vacancy an employer might have
• advertising any job vacancies to participants via Accelerate.

Participants will have the support of a Journey Guide to support them through the work experience/into employment and the potential benefits to employers of being involved with Accelerate include:

• assistance with filling vacancies
• many participants will have had relevant training and support to enable them to become job ready
• an opportunity to offer work on a trial basis before appointing staff permanently
• fulfilling aspects of corporate social responsibilities
• access to a motivated and engaged potential workforce

Accelerate aims to:

• help those furthest from the labour market towards and into employment
• provide the means through which disadvantaged people become job ready
• assist participants to access learning, qualifications, training and job opportunities
• enable participants to overcome barriers to employment

The project is being led by Coventry and Warwickshire CDA and delivered by 22 partner organisations across Coventry and Warwickshire, all of whom are able to offer individualised support and training to participants to help them overcome the barriers they are facing and become more “job ready”.

For more information about the project or to speak to someone about how you can get involved please see our website www.accelerate.org.uk, by email to info@accelerate.org.uk or by calling Jon Clugston at CWCDA on 02476 633911.