Redundancy Support
Community believe that access to learning is a fundamental human right. Education builds confidence and self-esteem and gives people dignity. It’s also a key to succeeding in our ever-changing working world, where flexible skill development is vital. That’s why we have an in-house education team based around the UK, dedicated to supporting our members access learning, training and education.
Redundancy Support
If you have been impacted by redundancy or have been placed on the government’s Job Retention Scheme (furlough), we have a range of advice and support to help you get back into work.
Reskilling is vital because it boosts your chances of getting another job by improving your skills, qualifications and employability; provides a chance to change career and build confidence in your ability to find new work.
We can help you work through friendly online learning programmes, support with online resources, with webinars and workshops developed and delivered in specific sites and regions, and with 1:1 tutorials. Our redundancy support is tailored and free-of-charge.
- Facilitate qualified information, advice and guidance (IAG) from an expert
- Help you set up an email address and access the internet
- Arrange for English, maths and digital training
- Training on CV writing, completing an online job application, letter writing, interviews (virtual and face to face) and job search techniques. We can help you build a professional, fully formatted CV from scratch free of charge.
- Support on financial information and budgeting
For courses on CV building, writing job applications, job search strategies and career planning, please see below:
- Fun bite-sized courses on Litmos Heroes
- CPD certified courses on Skills Academy
- Wranx is an online training tool that can be accessed on any device, and helps you to learn in as little as two or three minutes a day
- Vocational Qualifications on The Skills Network
- Community members get a 30% off all courses on E-Careers
- Unionlearn has created Career Zone to provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ for career information
- Tips and guides on the NovoResume career blog
- Learning resources on Khan Academy
- Career guidance on Alison
More advice and information on your rights when being made redundant is available at:
- Helpful information on Worksmart
- The National Career Service is the government’s career portal
- There is a Job Centre Rapid Response service
- Extra support for disabled employees, such as Access to Work
If you are facing redundancy and need help, please contact us.
