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Employ Me Programme

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Unlock your potential and get ready for work!

This programme is suitable for individuals aged 16+ who may want to enter/re-enter the world of work and need support to achieve this goal.

What’s involved?

  • Qualifications – numeracy, literacy, ICT, customer service or business administration
  • Support – personal development, health and wellbeing, community engagement
  • Employability – employability support, job search, CV, applications, interviews, entrepreneurship, assistance to source employment, transition and in-employment support 

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REGENER8 Programme – Newry, Mourne, Down & Banbridge Areas

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2023/24 recruitment for the REGENER8 Programme in the Newry, Mourne, Down and Banbridge areas, is now open.

This is a 3 day a week programme  for 16-25 year olds living in the Newry, Mourne, Down and Banbridge areas, who are not in education / employment / training and are in need of 1:1 support or mentoring.

Choose from:

  • Newry: Monday-Wednesday, 10am-4pm
  • Downpatrick: Wednesday-Friday, 10am-4pm

 

Programmes include:

  • Fun activities and trips;
  • Gain accredited qualifications;
  • employability support;
  • Cross-community projects;
  • Work experience;
  • Counselling;
  • Workshops;
  • Driving lessons & test;
  • Provisional licence;
  • Travel & lunch.

 

For further information and to sign up contact:

 

 

 

FREE Physical Play, Health & Wellbeing Training Course for Registered Childcare Providers – 20 June 2023

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📢 Calling all Registered Childcare Providers…..

There are still places available on the FREE “Physical Play, Health & Wellbeing” training course.

* Date : Tuesday 20 June 2023
* Time : 9:30am – 12:30pm
* Venue : Ecos Hub, Kernohans Lane, Broughshane Road, Ballymena, BT43 7QA

Target Audience: Childcare Practitioners who wish to incorporate physical play when supporting children and young people

Purpose of the Course: Upon completion, the practitioner have an understanding of the importance of physical activity and play for children and young people and the benefits to their health and wellbeing. Further, the practitioner will develop an understanding of the importance of physical activity and the links with making healthy choices in relation to food and activity.

Course learning outcomes will include:

a) An understanding of the benefits of physical play for children’s concentration, motivation for learning, brain development, social skills, muscular development and coordination;

b) An understanding of the links between physical activity and making healthy choices in relation to food;

c) How to plan for physical play;

d) How and when to facilitate physical games (especially those that encourage the early athletic skills of running, throwing and jumping) and how to adapt them to meet various needs (i.e. age, ability, space, resources); and

e) How to develop physical play both indoors and outdoors through inventive, stimulating and age appropriate activities.

Register at: https://ccptraining.hscni.net/Courses/Details/116