Career Connect

Career Connect Sefton’s focus on inclusion and engagement has been recognised with two places on the shortlist of the Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) Awards 2024. Careers Adviser Katie Enstone has been shortlisted in the Frontline Adviser Award for helping deliver the Sefton NEET Reduction and Early Intervention Service on behalf of Sefton Council, while the team’s Turnaround Project with Hugh Baird College has made the Partnership and Collaboration Award category. Read more via the link below... https://ow.ly/avSa50UjeWx

Did you know that people who come up with their own solutions to their problems are more likely to follow through with the solution? 🤔 If you’re looking to develop coaching techniques that can be used in a formal scenario or as part of an informal conversation to help individuals overcome a problem or obstacle, then we have the perfect CPD session for you! The experts in our Training and Development team are running an ‘Introduction to Workplace Coaching Techniques’ CPD session perfect for helping create a developmental approach to working and interacting with other people. Get involved with the interactive and engaging session being delivered via MSTeams. 👇 https://lnkd.in/e5YXWCks #CPD #Coaching #WorkplaceCoaching #PersonalDevelopment

Start the year off right! 📅 On 9th January, our experts are running a CPD session revolving around Groupwork and how to build a successful team. The session will give you an understanding of group dynamics, help you understand learning cycles and styles, and allow you to recognise the roles that individuals play. If you want to ensure your team is working as cohesively as possible through 2025, make sure to sign on to our session. 🤝 https://lnkd.in/eDaDrvGQ

Our amazing Education and Business team, who deliver careers guidance in more than 200 schools across the country, are finalists at this evening's Children & Young People Now awards! Our team is shortlisted in the Advice and Guidance category. Find out how our impact on young people's lives saw us named as a finalist: https://lnkd.in/eaDftNJf Please join us in wishing them luck at the ceremony tonight!

Thank you to everybody who attended our workshop at the Career Development Institute conference today! Today, Gary Mundy, our Head of Research and Impact (pictured centre), and Maria Osowiecki (pictured left) from the Education Development Trust led a workshop on ‘Extending the Gatsby Benchmarks: Building a Framework for Quality Careers Services for NEET young people.’ They were joined by Sarah Vaughan, our Senior Operations Manager (Performance) (pictured right). We hope all attendees took away plenty of things to consider, and we look forward to building on what was discussed. #CDIConf2024

We're at the Career Development Institute conference today and tomorrow! If you're there, you can check out our sessions here! 👇 https://ow.ly/1XsQ50UbCwv

OCR and City & Guilds have completed their external Quality Assurance checks with amazing feedback for our assessors throughout the reports! 🎉 “Each learner spoke very highly of the support they received from Career Connect staff at all levels.” “Feedback was encouraging, positive, and praised evidence produced.” Do you want to get an information, advice and guidance qualification with excellent support throughout? Contact training@careerconnect.org.uk and we'll help you find the perfect training programme for you.

Do you work for a company in Manchester and want to have a hand in inspiring local young people? 📢 We’re looking for employers in the Greater Manchester area to get involved in offering work experience placements. 🔍 Want more information or details on how to get stuck in? Please email schoolsinfo@careerconnect.org.uk

Introducing our Training and Development team! 📣 Formerly known as the QWS team, the new name reflects the growing range of courses that we can design and deliver to organisations and individuals across the country. Discover the wonderful learning opportunities and qualifications the Training and Development team have available and find out more about the team here: https://lnkd.in/eVtwkkMv

Join us at the Career Development Institute (CDI) Conference 2024! This year’s CDI conference takes place on 26th and 27th November in Birmingham, and we are delighted to be playing a role in two sessions. On day one, Gary Mundy our Director of Research and Impact, will be part of a panel on ‘The value of career development in kickstarting economic growth’ chaired by Associate Professor Deirdre Hughes OBE. On day two, Gary will be joined by Maria Osowiecki (EDT) to lead a workshop on ‘Extending the Gatsby Benchmarks: Building a Framework for Quality Careers Services for NEET young people.’ This year’s conference theme is ‘Valuing careers - enabling growth of the individual, the economy and society’. Find out more and book your place: https://ow.ly/1XsQ50UbCwv