1. Novas Employment Works

2. The Aim The aim is to talk to you about how Novas provides learning and employment opportunities for service users

3. What we will be covering today What is Novas Employment Works? What is a Traineeship? What are Learning Programmes? What are Employment Tasters? What are the benefits of getting involved?

4. Novas Employment Works A training programme for Novas current and ex- service users. Consists of; Traineeships, Learning Programmes and Employment Tasters. A register to receive information of employment and learning opportunities.

5. Traineeships It’s an existing job – in a learning role. It last for 6 months. Working in a team with a line manager. Individual training plan. Undertake an NVQ and gain a nationally recognised qualification. It can also potentially lead to permanent work.

6. Learning Programmes What Novas can provide In House training that covers;  Assertiveness  Benefits overview  Health and Safety  Equality and Diversity  Recruitment and Selection Directions Novas we can sign post service users too  BITC (Business in the community)  City Lit  Thames Reach GROW

7. Employment Tasters Work Experience  In a hostel or scheme  In the offices  2 weeks Volunteering  In a hostel or scheme  In the offices  Longer term placement CRB

8. Benefits What are the benefits of getting involved? For service users and For schemes

9. Benefits Can be… Employment Coming off benefits On the job training Opportunity to develop or gain new skills Off the job training Meeting new people Vacancies and opportunities filled

10. Have we covered everything we said we would? Do you know what Novas Employment Works is? Do you know what is a Traineeship is? Do you know what Learning Programmes are? Do you know what Employment Tasters are? Are you aware what the benefits can be?