What is Connect to Work?
Connect to Work is a voluntary programme funded by the UK Government to support disabled people or people with health conditions, and individuals with complex barriers to move into and maintain employment. It will also provide support to those in work but at risk of losing their employment, helping them to retain their jobs.
Who is it for?
Participants who are suitable for Connect to Work Programme should:
- Meet the current Connect to Work eligibility criteria
- Be of Working Age, aged 18 or more in England
- Not be on another DWP funded programme e.g. Restart or WorkWell
- Live in Hertfordshire (for all other areas speak to your local authority to find out more about your local partners)
- Be unemployed
- Employed but at risk of losing employment, if you have been at your job for more than 3 months (this does not include zero-hour contracts)
Have a health condition, disability, or be part of one of the specified groups with complex barriers into employment that would benefit from support as stated below:
- An offender who is serving a community service
- An ex-offender who has completed a custodial or community sentence
- A carer
- An ex-carer
- A homeless person
- A former member of His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces (AF), a member of HM AF reserves, or a partner of current or former Armed Forces personnel
- A person for whom a drug or alcohol dependency, including a history of dependency, presents a significant barrier to employment
- Care experienced young person or a care leaver
- A refugee, a resettled Afghan
- A person on the Ukrainian scheme
- A victim/survivor of domestic abuse
- Young people identified as being involved or at risk of being involved in serious violence
- A victim of modern slavery.
What support is available?
Participants on the programme will receive specialist one-to-one support from a dedicated Employment Specialist including:
- Vocational Profiling and personalised Action Plan.
- Access to a wide range of employers.
- Health -related interventions.
- Job specific CV and cover letter creation.
- Mock interviews.
- Better-off calculation.
- National Careers Service skills and job assessments.
- Travel planning.
- Ongoing in-work support.
- Career progression and development support once in-work.
For more information about The Connect to Work Programme and how to refer please get in touch with our team on enquiries@sps-training.com or by calling 01438 537699.