Launched in 2011 as a result of a veteran who experienced a difficult transition from the military to the civilian job market after their forces career was cut short, Lifeworks is part of Royal British Legion Industries, which has over 100 years of experience in helping veterans and their families. Our Lifeworks programme offers tailored employability support to Armed Forces veterans and the families of those currently serving. Courses and support are tailored to suit the requirements of those who need it and our specialist advisors are on hand throughout your journey to help you find an opportunity that is right for you. On completion of the course you will have an internationally recognised SQA qualification.
Royal British Legion Industries Village, Hall Rd, Aylesford Kent ME20 7NL
We provide support for people with a long-term health condition which is affecting their work options, and help them to achieve their vocational goal.
Our occupational therapists (OTs) offer assessment, advice and treatment to help people across Dorset with:
– remaining in a current job or exploring alternative work options
– returning to paid work, voluntary work or education
– taking up training opportunities for employment.
We take a person-centred approach, offering workplace visits, one-to-one sessions, group work and workshops according to individual needs. If you would like to access this service, please speak to a healthcare professional. We also accept referrals from employment services.
Seetec is a leading provider of training, skills and rehabilitation services to businesses and government in the UK and Ireland. The business helps thousands of people every year to take ownership over their future by helping them into work, develop new skills or make more positive choices.
If you’re out of work, our Restart scheme will help you build your confidence, skills and move back into work.
Your personal employment advisor will work closely with you, creating a tailored plan to help you reach your work and life goals, including:
-1:1 coaching, advice and guidance;
-Job search, CVs and interviews;
-Support to enhance your health and wellbeing;
-Priority access to local services, such as Citizens Advice
-Meeting local and national employers
Once you’re in work, we’ll help you settle into your new role and can assist with benefits, training, career progression… and much more.
G.01 & Meeting room 1a, Oxford Point, 19 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8GS
These ‘12 month’ projects started in January 2022 and offer the following opportunities:
– Supportive & safe environment for those participating
-An opportunity to find your passions and set your own goals for the growing seasons
-Supported learning with personalised projects, aims and outcomes
-12-month placements (reviewed annually with your keyworker)
-Be part of a team to grow flowers, fruit or vegetables
-Evidence your progress and plans
-Easy to access location via public transport
-Promote good physical and mental health and nurture wellbeing
-The project is supported by ‘Boscombe Connect Day Opportunities’
Please contact us for any information on this wonderfully inclusive and exciting project.
For an informal visit please call 01202 228500 or contact the project lead on [email protected]
This unique Project offers adults with learning disabilities the opportunity to be involved in the production and service of hot school lunches for King’s Park Academy in Boscombe. For almost 20 years we have worked in partnership with the school and developed a quality service, highly valued by the school and local community. With a dedicated key worker for each client, our experienced staff team provide support, training and guidance to promote independence, help people grow in confidence, and to gain new skills. Activities include:
Food Preparation
Food service
Kitchen Hygiene
Setting up the dining area
Working with other adults
All staff are committed to supporting diversity by ensuring all ages, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, or spiritual diversities are always acknowledge and respected.
Trainees can attend up to 3 days per week and are expected to participate fully in a skills based training program.
The Kitchen Project team can be contacted on 01202 727963.
The CRUMBS Project is a charitable foundation dedicated to supporting disadvantaged adults by providing learning and development programmes which enable them to develop a wide range of professional and life skills, increase their confidence and self-esteem and to prepare for employment and independent living.
We support adults with learning disabilities, mental health issues, stabilised addictions, or brain injuries to learn employment and life skills through professionally recognised training in food production & service, housekeeping or administration and provide opportunities for trainees to achieve Institute of Hospitality endorsed awards.
WISE Ability support people to engage in education and training opportunities, job opportunities and how to go about getting work, through our independent and high-quality Information, Careers Advice, Guidance (IAG), and Counselling. We concentrate on those who are not in education, training, or employment, including people with learning difficulties, disabilities and other disadvantages.
As part of our range of services, including Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW), WISE Ability provides support for people who are interested in study and completing qualifications, to either bring them closer to employment or to progress within their current employment.
We offer a range of courses with appropriate levels of personalised support, matched to customers’ needs and goals. WISE Ability provides both accredited and non-accredited training, with qualified and experienced trainers. Our training is industry specific and tailored to the requirements and expectations of employers.
We frequently network with local businesses to ensure our training programmes are addressing the most sought-after skills from employers looking for capable staff within their community.
We are an online library of accessible health information with simple words, clear pictures and films.
The deafPLUS Adviceline is the first national award winning helpline in the UK that is accessible to Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users. Funded by the Big Lottery Community Fund, we use existing popular technologies; Skype, Zoom and FaceTime to deliver advice on a range of issues such as benefits, housing, employment and debt. This will help you, our clients, to:
Learn My Way is a website of free online courses for beginners, helping you develop digital skills to make the most of the online world and staying safe and connected.
Redlands is a provider of high quality, accessible counselling, counselling training, personal skills training and related services. These services are all provided by a team of dedicated and experienced counsellors and trainers who are all members of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Counselling can be an effective way of helping with any difficulties or problems you may be experiencing in your life, including anxiety, stress, depression, relationship problems, bereavement, redundancy.
Redlands offers counselling at convenient locations across Dorset through its network of qualified counsellors and also through Redlands Community Counselling Service.
5 Victoria Park Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2RB
If you are aged 19-24 and need assistance preparing for work, finding work, and maintaining work, we can assist you.
This may include:
-Career coaching, exploring different career paths that match your interests
-Exploring your personal attributes and identifying your transferable skills
-Developing your formal and informal employment networks
-Work experience in employment providing you the opportunity to demonstrate skills and fit to employers
-Job skills and employability skills training
-Enrolling in study
-Volunteering, which could lead to paid employment
-Exploring and applying for job vacancies
-Resume writing, job application, and interview skills
-Building confidence needed to find and maintain employment
-Navigating apprenticeships
The café can be used as a training facility for women in our care, many of whom have very low self-esteem and limited cooking skills. Here they can gain their Food & Hygiene certificates and build their confidence through hospitality skills.
Current services:
-FREE 1:1 support with a trained support worker – 12 month program where we get alongside each beneficiary and use Individual Support Plans to help you get through whatever you’re going through. Sessions last from 30-45 minutes.
-We provide FREE weekly lunch from the café for our beneficiaries
-We signpost to various organisations/counsellors
-We provide training on site in both our café and IT room. This may include training in Food/Hygiene certificate, help with CV writing, help using IT etc.
-We provide a befriending service where befrienders get alongside our women, providing a listening ear and or helping with practical issues, such as escorting our beneficiaries to court, taking them to the Foodbank etc.
-Thursday sessions for craft/chat
-Companion Calls with one of our volunteers
-Monthly Book Club
131 Barrack Rd, Christchurch BH23 2AW
The Curly Hair Project is an organisation that helps people on the autistic spectrum and the people around them, founded by autistic author Alis Rowe. We use cool things like animated films, comic strips and diagrams to make our work interesting and easy to understand.
Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park Dorset BH16 6FA
The Wiltshire & Dorset Deaf Association , usually shortened simply to ‘WDDA‘, was formed in 2004 and aims to offer a range of services to ensure that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people in Dorset and Wiltshire enjoy equal access, opportunity and have the same independence as hearing people.
WDDA offers a range of training courses, including deaf awareness, communication tactics and British Sign Language.
WDDA also aims to provide information about the services available across Dorset and Wiltshire, to offer assistance and act as an advocate in the campaign for equal access for all.
WDDA Admin 25 Portman Road Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 6EU
Skills & Learning has over 200 expert teaching and learning staff qualified in over 100 subjects. The average industry experience of our tutors is around 21 years, the majority with recent practice.
Courses are delivered in 35+ locations across Dorset, in over 100 subjects, to around 6000 learners annually. Qualifications are offered at entry level through to Level 5 both online and in classrooms or a mixture of both.
