18-25 :: Employment & Training

Recruitment Agencies

A range of agencies within Blaenau Gwent to help with your job search

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Job Centre Plus

Information about your nearest Job Centre's and how to contact them

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Careers Wales

Information about Careers Wales

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Job Match

Jobmatch is a successful scheme that targets the long term unemployed and is pioneered by Blaenau Gwent Council and is now working across the Heads of the Valleys

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The Council Regeneration Division proudly offers a training centre that is committed to delivering services that concentrate on the up-skilling of the local community including new and established employers

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Rathbone Cymru

Rathbone is a UK-wide voluntary youth sector organisation providing opportunities for young people to transform their life-circumstances by re-engaging with learning, discovering their ability to succeed and achieving progression to further education, training and employment.

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Learning Pathways

At the end of your compulsory schooling you have some very important decisions to make:

Do I want to remain in school?
Are there suitable courses available for me in college?
What about work-based training or an apprenticeship?

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Genesis

Genesis Cymru 2 project helps parents aged 16 and over to overcome the barriers they may face when wanting to re-enter education, learning, training or employment

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GAVO: Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations

GAVO - Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations supports the voluntary sector in Gwent. Take a look here for more information.

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Prince's Trust

The Prince's Trust gives practical and financial support, developing key workplace skills such as confidence and motivation. They work with 14 to 30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law.

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Army Careers

Engineering,
Combat,
Logistics & Support,
Intelligence, IT & Comms,
HR & Finance,
Medical,
Music & Ceremonial

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Volunteering

How to become a young volunteer in Blaenau Gwent

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School Gates Employment Initiative

The School Gates Employment Support Initiative aims to increase the amount of employment and enterprise support available to parents in and around their children’s schools. It is hoped that the initiative will help increase the number of parents in low income families entering employment.

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Bridges into Work

If you live in Blaenau Gwent, are not in full time education, not working or working under 16 hours per week then Bridges into Work will offer you guidance and support to help you move closer to employment. As part of the Bridges into Work project you will be able to access free learning opportunities to help you gain the skills and qualifications you need to achieve your goals.

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Working Links

We’re an ambitious organisation. Not only have we successfully helped over 120,000 people find work, we’re now delivering skills courses, vocational learning for offenders in prison and we’re looking to deliver enhanced services for young people who are not in employment, education or training.