L-R: Gerald Shearman-Earp, David Morley, Nicola Henderson and David Perry
Tyneside jobseekers are being offered free help to get back into work - thanks to two new training courses.
Access Training, in partnership with E-achieve, has launched an IT skills course for unemployed people, to help them with writing CVs and job applications and carrying out online job searches. A sales and customer services course is also set to begin, on 21 November, which will give jobseekers sought-after skills to make them more employable.
E-achieve has been providing the IT training in other parts of the region for three years and has now teamed up with Gateshead-based Access to launch the courses in Newcastle and Gateshead.
Chris Barrasss, Operations Director at Access Training said: "The IT course is specifically designed for people who need to learn new skills to be able to find a job. A lot of job searching is now done on the internet and applications are also often completed online so we teach people the necessary IT skills to be able to do this."
Learners achieve an Edexcel iTQ certificate on the four week IT course, which is available throughout Tyne and Wear. Learners must be over 19 to enrol and if they receive benefits such as job seeker's allowance the course is free.
Director at E-achieve, Gerald Shearman-Earp adds: "We are delighted to form a partnership with Access Training because it will allow us to help a lot more people to find work."
Commenting on the sales and customer service course, Chris Barrass said: "We know that businesses are still looking for employees who understand the importance of good customer service. We are confident it will be as popular and as successful as the IT course."
Access Training is the only training provider in Tyne and Wear to achieve the Training Quality Standard (TQS).
For more information about the courses contact Access Training on 0191490 4646 or email info@accesstraining.org
