Unemployed Given Opportunity to SHINE
July 14th, 2009
In light of the disheartening fact that around 2,350 people in Brighton and Hove have lost their jobs in the last year, City College Brighton and Hove has launched an initiative called SHINE which provides a range of free short courses designed to give unemployed people the edge when they’re applying for a job. The news has been welcomed by Tony Mernagh, Chairman of the Brighton and Hove Economic Forum. Mr. Mernagh says:
“When people lose their jobs it is a personal disaster but it’s absolutely essential that they do something valuable during their period of unemployment and taking part in training clearly shows employers that they’ve used their time wisely. City College has an excellent reputation in the local training sector for being responsive to the needs of local employers so it’s ideally placed to deliver these types of courses.”
SHINE courses are available to those who have been claiming jobseekers allowance for six months or more. City College is working in partnership with Job Centre Plus and candidates are referred to the College via Job Centre Plus’s advisers. The College aims to utilise its existing relationships with employers to provide sustainable employment opportunities for these candidates. Once in employment, the College will be encouraging employers and candidates to continue their training through the College’s Train to Gain programme.
Free short courses on offer include: Health and Safety in the Workplace, Food Safety in Catering, Door Supervisor, Conflict Management, First Aid, Barista (Coffee making), National Certificate of Personal License Holders, Infection Control in the Care Environment, Customer Service and Call Centre Training, Applying for a Job, Preparing for Interview and Planning an Enterprise Activity.
For more information on the courses, call 01273 667788 and ask to speak to the SHINE adviser.
What job is right for me?
March 12th, 2009
In a previous article I mentioned that your personality is an important factor in deciding which job is right for you. However, there is another part to the jigsaw that will give you a clearer insight as to whether you are going for the right jobs.
John Holland, a psychologist, put together a theory which implied that people of a similar character, interests and styles tended to favour certain job roles. He went on to describe six types of person:
- Realistic
- Conventional
- Social
- Enterprising
- Artistic
- Investigative
A brief listing of job roles relating to each of these types can be found at Wikipedia
Do you know which type of person you are? My guess is that you may make the wrong assumption and this may be the reason why you are dissatisfied with the types of job that you have been going after. Have a go at the Career Test on the BBC website to see if you are looking for the right jobs.
