Workshops
See what’s on near you
We love to come together for a variety of events to socialise and network with each other. You can find all the events in the below calendar or feel free to filter them according to your interest and situation.
IT Basics – Working for Carers Programme
Effective Interview Techniques – Working for Carers
CV Writing Skills – Working for Carers
Helping you succeed
Our workshops help you gain awareness of your own strength and potential, overcome the fear of job interviews and grow your confidence. Each of our themed workshops is packed with useful tips on a range of topics including designing an action plan, CV writing skills, interview techniques, mindfulness, and self-employment
Induction and Positivity Workshop
This workshop will cover the following:
- Working for Carers and what services are on offer through this programme
- Identify your skills and boost your confidence
- Confidence building
- Positive approach towards employment
- Planning your own route; next steps
- Identifying internal and external barriers
- Identify your goal
- Design your action plan
- Feedback, your opinion matters
Want to know more?
Call us on 020 8868 5224 Ext 218
CV Writing Skills & Interview Techniques Workshop
This workshop will cover the following:
- How to overcome your barriers
- Best practices for succeeding and getting the role
- How to write your CV
- Online applications
- Preparing for interviews
- Cover Letter
- Employment Law and Rights of Carers
- How employment is affecting your benefits?
Job Club
We will be covering the following and much much more – meet people, share ideas, make friends, help each other:
- Job search techniques
- Interview techniques
- Practical online application advice
- Interview preparation
- Using social media
- Creating a virtual CV
- Elevator pitch
- Access to voluntary training opportunities
- IT support
- Guest Speakers
- How to overcome your barriers
- Best practices for succeeding and getting the role
- How to write your CV
- Online applications
- Preparing for interviews
- Cover Letter
- Employment Law and Rights of Carers
- How employment is affecting your benefits?
- Job search techniques
- Interview techniques
- Practical online application advice
- Interview preparation
- Using social media
- Creating a virtual CV
- Elevator pitch
- Access to voluntary training opportunities
- IT support
- Guest Speakers
Mindfulness
Mindfulness session includes mindful meditation, education and discussion and will cover the following:
- About paying non-judgemental attention to the here and now
- Stepping out of the constant cycle of unhelpful thoughts and emotions
- Proven to improve your psychological and physical wellbeing, it can reduce stress and enhance coping
Mindfulness sessions will run in the following boroughs – Ealing, Enfield and Harrow (please choose your nearest borough).
Self-employment Part 1
Introduction to Self-employment Part 1 will cover the following:
- Registering with HMRC
- Keeping your records
- Product and service development
- Market testing and research
- Business planning
- Financial planning
- Legal requirements
- Resourcing and delivering
Business Development Part 2 will cover the following:
- Individuals invited to bring their ideas for self-employment to the session
- Skeleton business planning
- Skeleton financial planning
- Group idea development
- Identifying individual support needs and feasibility
Self-employment sessions will run in the following boroughs – Ealing, Enfield and Harrow (please choose your nearest borough):
- About paying non-judgemental attention to the here and now
- Stepping out of the constant cycle of unhelpful thoughts and emotions
- Proven to improve your psychological and physical wellbeing, it can reduce stress and enhance coping
Mindfulness sessions will run in the following boroughs – Ealing, Enfield and Harrow (please choose your nearest borough).
- Registering with HMRC
- Keeping your records
- Product and service development
- Market testing and research
- Business planning
- Financial planning
- Legal requirements
- Resourcing and delivering
Business Development Part 2 will cover the following:
- Individuals invited to bring their ideas for self-employment to the session
- Skeleton business planning
- Skeleton financial planning
- Group idea development
- Identifying individual support needs and feasibility
Self-employment sessions will run in the following boroughs – Ealing, Enfield and Harrow (please choose your nearest borough):