Help for local companies to recruit graduates

Information from a variety of sources on employing people

If you want to know what subject to study at any level, what subjects are needed for what job and where to get the training, then this web site is a very useful place to start. It will

*Provide you with a tool to link courses together
* Show how you can progress up through the educational levels
* Show what jobs/careers you can go into at each level
* Search for courses in the East Midlands
* Search for colleges, universities and training providers in the East Midlands
* Search for jobs
* Link to other useful sites.

Advice from Harvard Business Publishing on getting to the interview stage.

At present any job will get dozens or even hundreds of applicants. This advice is to help ensure that you do not join the discarded pile on the floor.

Looking for a job but don't know where to start? Need some help with completing application forms, using the Internet to look for work, recognising your own skills, or knowing which job will suit you? Skills 4 Jobs can offer you free help and advice.

The Get into Work programme being run by Leicestershire Adult Learning Service (LALS) at Roundhill College, Syston starting this month for 15 weeks. It's free and a creche is available.

Follow this link for details of courses (some free) to improve your skills

This project provides higher level English for people whose careers are held back as a result of their lack of English at the right level. Note that this may or may not be native English speakers.

Outlines training available to help business owners and directors gain the new skills required as their businesses grow

Includes information on equalities legislation

Information for both employers, employees and self employed

Breaking the Barriers is a specialist employment service run by Leicestershire County Council. It provides support for adults who have experienced accident, injury, illness or a disability and wish to begin, maintain or return to work.

Under the scheme you can receive information, job coaching, advice as to what is permitted work, how much work you can do without affecting benefits, pay levels, etc. It is linked to the Government Workstep programme. For more information follow the link (telephone 01509 410600) or e-mail.

An independent web site covering help on redundancy, discrimination, bullying, etc

Information on present and future skills needs and those working to address skills shortages

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) provide government funding to stimulate innovation through collaborative projects between businesses and universities. A KTP will enable you to work on a specific project, bringing new knowledge and expertise into your business.

Each partnership employs one or more recently qualified people to work in a company on a project of strategic importance to the business. In this way the academic partner is also provided with relevant and improved understanding of business requirements and operations.

KTP is funded by 11 Government organisations led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Each Partnership is part funded by Government with the balance of the costs coming from the company partner.

KTP aims to:

Facilitate the transfer of knowledge through projects undertaken by high calibre, recently qualified people under joint supervision from a company and an academic institution
Provide company-based training for recently qualified people to enhance their business and specialist skills
Stimulate and enhance business-relevant training and research undertaken by the academic institutions
Increase the interaction between businesses and academic institutions, and awareness of the contribution academia can make to business development and growth

There are currently 882 Partnerships across the UK.

To Find Out More About Local KTP Opportunities

At Loughborough University please ring the KTP Manager on 01509 228493

At DeMontfort University please ring the KTP Manager on 0116250 6211

Training schemes and apprenticeships. In-the-workplace and college-based training. Who can provide it? Local training courses and venues.

ACAS have developed a number of E Learning Resources covering the following topics:
* Informing and Consulting
* Discipline and Grievance
* Managing Absence
* Contracts and Written Statements
* Handling Redundancy
* Working Parents
* Bullying and Harassment
* Sexual orientation
* Religion or belief
*Age discrimination

They are all free to use and access but you will need to set-up a username and password

Details of the Highway Training Courses available to you through Leicestershire CC