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Time Banking Tameside
Time Banking Tameside is an exciting new project that
enables you to use those skills available in your community for free - all
you have to do is offer the skills you have in return.
More information...
Free Training for Volunteers
Train to Gain gives the opportunity to unlock hidden
potential, remove stigma and further qualify the existing workforce. Train
to Gain is primarily aimed at employed individuals but it’s recognised that
there is a community of unpaid volunteers who perform similar tasks to those
of an employee and where these volunteers are identified within a workplace
they should be afforded the same access to vocational learning through Train
to Gain as an employee. More information...
GMPA Volunteering Information Sessions
From 6pm on Monday 22nd March Greater Manchester Police
Authority are holding an information session in the Salford Suite at Salford
Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, for those who are interested in becoming
a GMPA volunteer. If you are interested in attending please
email to confirm attendance.
Alternatively, phone on 0161 793 2920. To find out more visit
their website
Into Employment
Volunteering can be a great stepping stone back into employment,
see how Lin and Stacy
got back into employment after volunteering.
Job Vacancies
Why not put your experience volunteering to use in paid employment? We're now
advertising selected job opportunities working in the local voluntary and community sector.
Latest opportunities and more information...
One-off Volunteering Opportunities
Currently available one off voluntary opportunties
The help we can offer for individuals
Train to Gain
Last year, only 47% of school leavers achieved 5 GCSEs grade A to C including English
and Maths. Today, there are six million British adults without basic skills, yet jobs for
only three million; by 2020, there will be just 1/2 million unskilled jobs.
Train to Gain gives the opportunity to unlock hidden potential, remove stigma and further
qualify the existing workforce. Train to Gain is primarily aimed at employed individuals but
it’s recognised that there is a community of unpaid volunteers who perform similar tasks to
those of an employee and where these volunteers are identified within a workplace they should
be afforded the same access to vocational learning through Train to Gain as an employee.
The following qualifications are open to volunteers:-
- NVQ in Health and Social Care
- NVQ in Support Services in Health Care
- NVQ in Playwork
- NVQ in Youth Work
- NVQ in Business Administration
- NVQ in Customer Service
- NVQ in Team Leading
- NVQ in Management
- NVQ for IT Users (ITQ)
- NVQ in Retail
- NVQ in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools
- NVQ in Business Improvement Techniques
- NVQ in Amenity Horticulture
- NVQ in Food Manufacture
- NVQ in Food Processing and Cooking
- NVQ in Multi-Skilled Hospitality Services
- NVQ in Storage and Warehousing
- NVQ in Carry and Deliver Goods
- NVQ in Road Passenger Vehicle Driving
- Certificate in Adult Literacy
- Certificate in Adult Numeracy
For more information, visit www.traintogain.gov.uk or
contact Sue Vickers on 0161 339 2345, email sue@tamesidevb.org.uk
