Employment and skills

Hart Professional College

Hart Professional College is an adult training centre located in Fleet town centre.

This campus is a dedicated space for adult learners and those seeking professional development, career advancement or a change in direction. 

Hart Professional College Campus - Farnborough College of Technology

Hampshire Learns

Hampshire County Council runs adult community learning courses for free for Hampshire residents aged 19 and over. To be eligible, you must meet one or more of the following:

• do not have full Level 2 qualifications - typically awarded to students who have completed their GCSEs or equivalent qualifications
• in receipt of Income Support or Universal Credit
• families with school age children in receipt of free school meals
• have a learning difficulty and/or disability
• at risk of/have mental health needs

For more information about the courses, visit the Hampshire Learns website

Skills for Life

Skills Bootcamps are run by Hampshire Prosperity Partnership and support people to stay in work and develop new skills. The partnership is a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing economic prosperity and innovation in Hampshire. It works across various sectors and geography to benefit the regional economy, with a focus on creating secure jobs and addressing the needs of businesses while ensuring inclusivity.

You can find a list of courses currently running on the Skills for Life website
Email: skills@hants.gov.uk

Apprenticeship search

If you would like to search for apprenticeship opportunities, please visit  Find an apprenticeship - GOV.UK

Barclays L

Barclays have created free employability and financial capability programmes that you can access remotely. To find out more, visit the Barclays Life Skills website.

Learn My Way | Our Digital Inclusion Services | Good Things Foundation

Learn My Way

Learn My Way has a range of free courses for you to learn digital skills to stay safe and connected. For more information, visit the Learn My Way website

SEEDL

Hart District Council has joined forces with SEEDL – an award-winning training provider - to help residents get back into employment, brush up on their skills and support health and wellbeing.

There are over free 300 live or on demand courses ranging from how to write a CV and prepare for an interview to strategic financial management and mental wellbeing support.

Sign up to the SEEDL courses by registering at www.seedl.com/o/hartdistrictcouncilresidentshub

National Careers Service

The National Careers Service website contains advice for anyone looking to choose or change their career. The service offers free advice and guidance on careers, skills and the labour market for all adults.

To make a free telephone appointment or find out more about what support they offer, call 0800 100 900. Lines are open Monday to Friday from 8am-8pm, and on Saturdays and bank holidays from 10am-5pm.

Local Jobcentre Plus

Visit the Jobcentre Plus Job Help website for a range of support and to search latest vacancies. If you want to visit in person, there are two offices locally:

• Jobcentre Plus Aldershot
• Jobcentre Plus Farnborough

For hints and tips on applying for jobs ,visit the Job Help website. You can also access the latest jobs registered with Job Centre Plus on the Government's find a job website

If you are disabled and need extra employment support, your local Jobcentre can put you in touch with one of their Disability Employment Advisers (DEAs). They can help you find work or gain new skills, even if you have been out of work for a long time, or if you have little or no work experience. More information on the Focus on Disability website

Fedcap - Restart Scheme

The Restart Scheme provides tailored support to help you find work if you have been claiming Universal Credit for 12 to 18 months.

If you would like to access this scheme, please speak to your Job centre Plus Work Coach and they will refer you to the Fedcap Employment Restart-scheme

M3 Job Club

The M3 Job Club offers its members ‘Get Back to Work’ workshops, coaching and mentoring, so you can learn all the skills needed to shine in today’s jobs market. 

Every Friday morning at The Ridgeway, Blackdown Close, Buckskin, Basingstoke, RG22 5BW

Waythrough

Waythrough offers employment services that can help you build the confidence and skills you need to stay in your current job or to find a new one. To find out more about the support provided and the referral process, please call: 01325 731160 or email: info@waythrough.org.uk

Waythrough website 

Yateley Industries

Yateley Industries is a pan disability organisation, working and supporting people with physical disabilities, mental health conditions, learning disabilities and neurodiversity. They provide supported employment and offer a new Job Coach Service which helps young people aged 18-35 find, maintain and progress at workplaces 'in the real world'. This service also supports disabled and neurodiverse adults in their setting and also out in the wider community.

To find out about the Job Coach Service offered, please call: 01252 872337 or email jobcoach@yateleyindustries.net

Maximus

Finding a job can be an anxious time. Maximus offers support to people who have a disability, health condition or criminal record, or have just been out of work for a while.

Maximus website

Connect to Work

This is a programme that brings together employment, health, and skills support to ensure people receive joined-up, tailored help that reflects local priorities. Funding is delivered through Accountable Bodies, allowing support to be shaped and delivered in a way that best meets the needs of local communities.

More details can be found at: Prosperity Hampshire | Connect to Work - Home

Email: CTWHampshire@Seetec.co.uk

Good Things Foundation

You can find more advice at Good Foundation's Digital Inclusion Services

This has been set up to help everyone benefit from digital services.

Many studies have shown that volunteering not only helps to boost the wellbeing of individuals, whilst supporting community groups, but can also help with developing employability. Volunteering helps to forge stronger links with communities and, in doing so, can naturally build personal networks, enhance self-motivation, boost confidence, develop skills and, of course, experience.

Find out the opportunities on our volunteering page