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Shaping Futures
Employability and Life Skills training programme
Caudwell Children are excited to offer Employability and Life Skills sessions
Our aim is to improve the employability and life skills of neurodivergent young people aged 16-25, while being fun and enjoyable. We will demonstrate useful techniques that will help them to transition into the next chapter of their life, whether that’s applying for a job, work experience or volunteering.
Interested in joining? If you are interested in securing a place in Caudwell Children’s Life Skills programme call 0345 300 1348 or email employability@caudwellchildren.com
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be aged 16-25
- Neurodivergent (Diagnosed, non-diagnosed or self-identify)
- Must have access to a computer or tablet and the internet
- Learners can apply for a place themselves or can be referred by an educational professional
- Learners can take part in both training programmes
Employability
Our Employability sessions will run for four weeks from 10am until 1pm every Tuesday and Thursday. All sessions will be face-to-face at our award-winning Caudwell International Children’s Centre based in Keele, Staffordshire. Once all sessions have been completed, learners will receive six hours of 1-1 support.
Employability Sessions
- Session 1: Introduction
- Session 2: British Values and Reasonable Adjustments
- Session 3: CV’s and Transferable Skills
- Session 4: Neurodiversity and Reasonable Adjustments
- Session 5: Social Media and Staying Safe Online
- Session 6: Communication and Interview Skills
- Session 7: Money Management
- Session 8: Preparation for Work
Life Skills
Our Life Skills sessions will run for three weeks from 10am until 2pm every Tuesday and Thursday. All sessions will be face-to-face at our award-winning Caudwell International Children’s Centre based in Keele, Staffordshire. Once all sessions have been completed, learners will receive six hours of 1-1 support.
Life Skills Sessions
- Session 1: Money Management
- Session 2: Cook and Eat (Getting to know the kitchen)
- Session 3: Travel
- Session 4: Getting Out and About
- Session 5: Team Building
“A good opportunity to learn new and expand skills, I enjoyed it was very good for my confidence, so it could be good for you.”
Cameron
“It’s a great opportunity to learn new skills and learn about new career paths you could pursue. It really gives you that insight into the digital world of work and open up new doors for you.”
Lucie
Learners found employment
33% learners found employment (within 3 months of completion)
Learners securing employment
53% learners secured employment or an interview (within 3 months of completion)
Learners in further education
60% learners went into further education, work or secured an interview (within 3 months of completion)
Shaping Futures FAQs
The sessions will be employability and life skills. They will be informal and adaptive to suit the individual learner. You will be learning topics such as reasonable adjustments in the workplace, how to read and understand a payslip and types of communication in the workplace.
All sessions and 1-1’s are FREE. There are sessions taking place around Staffordshire in various locations and we also have a weekly online session. They run every 6/8 weeks continually.
The sessions are designed to help you with your next step in life. whether that be at college, an apprenticeship, employment or volunteering. Also, as part of signing up for the course, you receive 1 hour per week of mentoring/support that is bespoke for you. Our feedback from the other sessions have also been about how the sessions have supported people making new relationships and helping with their confidence.
Anyone who is 16-25. Diagnosed/self-diagnosed with any neurodivergent condition. For those struggling with mainstream education/training. Anyone who would like more help and support. The sessions are inclusive of all needs.
It would be great if you could attend every week, but we understand that you may have other commitments, or are not feeling up to attending on particular days. There is no pressure, but to enable us to get the best results for you, we would love you to attend as many as you can.
Volunteer
