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FREE Online Employment Essentials Courses

Are you currently looking for a job or thinking of applying for a new role or maybe you know someone who is?

Our FREE* Employment Essentials courses delivered online can help you on your next job hunt, providing you with skills and information to help you be your best self and stand out from the crowd.

We offer a range of FREE* online Employment Essentials courses which can help you if you are looking for a new job or if you want to progress in your career. These courses will support you with gaining skills to help you in your job or next interview. During our Employment Essentials courses you can explore strategies to build your confidence at work, understand what transferable skills you have and how these can help inform decision making and applications, understand what makes a great personal profile and how to tailor your CV to each job application, find out how social media and online resources can help you with your job searches and more. Our tutors can also support you with interview preparation and the differences between an online interview compared to a face-to-face interview and also introduce ways to help you stay positive while searching for a job.

*Subject to eligibility criteria.

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Personal Power and Confidence

Engage with your most confident, successful self and explore strategies to use this to build confidence. Recreate moments from the past that bring out our best, most capable selves.

Online

13th January 2025

15:00 - 17:00

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Personal Power and Confidence

Engage with your most confident, successful self and explore strategies to use this to build confidence. Recreate moments from the past that bring out our best, most capable selves.

Online

18th March 2025

18:00 - 20:00

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Uncover your Genius - Transferable Skills

What do you love? What sets you apart? What makes you unique? Use mind maps to identify skills, strengths, values and needs of specific jobs to inform decision making and applications. How to change jobs or work areas while still benefiting from the experience you have.

Online

20th January 2025

15:00 - 17:00

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Personal Profiles and Tailored CVs

Look at what makes a great personal profile and how to tailor your CV to each application. Using the job description to tailor your CV

Online

31st January 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Personal Profiles and Tailored CVs

Look at what makes a great personal profile and how to tailor your CV to each application. Using the job description to tailor your CV

Online

1st April 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Hunt Those Hidden Job Markets - Find the Job for You

Make social media work for you, making the most of online resources. Finding those jobs that are not advertised.

Online

4th February 2025

18:00 - 20:00

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Agency Work - Is it for You?

Working for an agency - what to expect and how it differs from a permanent position. Rights and responsibilities.

Online

14th February 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Testing Times: What are Psychometrics?

What are they? Why are they used? Practice tests: Personality tests, Situational judgement tests, Aptitude tests - numerical, verbal, inductive and deductive reasoning tests.

Online

18th February 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Digital Skills - How to Ace that Video Interview

Interview preparation and the differences with a Zoom interview.

Online

25th February 2025

10:00 - 12:00

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Staying Positive While Job Searching

Introduce ways to help you stay positive and be at your best while looking for a job. Explore areas that range from self-care and keeping healthy, to new ways of developing skills and confidence.

Online

1st March 2025

17:00 - 19:00

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