Learning and Skills Council

The LSC in the East Midlands covers

Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire & Rutland,

Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.

Have a single goal: to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.

The LSC works nationally, regionally and locally, the East Midlands region covers Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire & Rutland, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. The regional office is located in Leicester, with a local area office based in each of the five areas listed above.

The LSC is a non departmental public body which began work in 2001, taking over the roles of the former Further Education Funding Council and Training and Enterprise Councils.

We are responsible for planning and funding high quality education and training for everyone in England other than those in universities. We have a national office in Coventry and nine regional offices overseeing the work of local partnership teams throughout the counties.

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Northamptonshire Area Office
T: 0845 019 4175

The LSC’s major tasks are to:

• raise participation and achievement by young people
• increase adult demand for learning
• raise skills levels for national competitiveness
• improve the quality of education and training delivery
• equalise opportunities through better access to learning
• improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the sector

The vision is that by 2010, young people and adults in England have knowledge and skills matching the best in the world and are part of a truly competitive workforce.

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Top Tips for Jobseekers

Jobcentre Plus website

Check out the website for information and advice to get your job hunting started – www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk

Telephone 0800 055 6688

Make sure you have an up to date CV, A CV is a document to market you and your skills. When writing a CV try to imagine how it would look from the viewpoint of an employer. Don’t just list work experience, for example many skills are used running a local football team or organising events for charity etc. A CV should cover:

· Your Life History

· Your Job History

· Your Achievements

· Your Skills

If you haven’t written a CV before, the Jobcentre Plus website has advice on how to do it.

Look for jobs on line – almost 8 out of 10 companies now advertise their vacancies on the internet, so make this a key part of your job search. If you don’t have access at home, you could use a local UK online centre (e.g. in a local library, college or community centre). To find your nearest one, log on to www.ufi.com/ukol or phone 0800 77 1234.

Vacancy Sources - Find out all the other possible vacancy sources in your local area – check out local and national newspapers, for instance. Your local library should have copies of the main ones. And if you’re a Sky or Virgin Media customer, go to DirectGov on digital TV to search for jobs.

Recruitment Agencies - Register with some local recruitment agencies. They handle many permanent, temporary, full- and part-time vacancies and can match you to employers who need staff now. Try your local phonebook for their addresses.

Jobsfairs / Recruitment Events - Don’t be shy about going along to jobsfairs and other recruitment events. They’re an excellent way of meeting employers and may even lead to a job offer on the spot!

Be open minded about what job you might do. For example, if you’ve always had a permanent job up to now, don’t rule out taking a temporary one – it could give you useful experience. Or what about self-employment? There are more than 3 million self-employed people in the UK, and there is support available to help you get your business idea up and running.

In-Work Benefits - The vast majority of people are better off in work but you may qualify for in-work benefits that boost your income. Your Jobcentre Plus adviser can give you more information on this.

Customers Made Redundant – Job Centre Plus Rapid Response Service works with customers facing redundancy to identify their skills and retrain them to meet the needs of the local labour market.