Today, 5 October, the government has announced the launch of JETS (Job Entry Targeted Support). The scheme, which is backed by a £238 million investment, aims to support people left jobless due to Covid-19. Shaw Trust will be providing the scheme in the Central, Home Counties regions and West London from 19 October. Targeting those […]
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Test Final
Meet Majdi Majdi turned challenges into springboards to launch from! Majdi joined JETS in April 2021 and it was soon clear to see how passionate he was about finding work. Born in Syria, Majdi is well educated with a strong career in engineering. Deciding to move to the UK with his family, he knew he […]
Shaw Trust leadership 50:50 gender parity
This International Women’s Day, Shaw Trust is delighted to announce three new appointments this month – all internal promotions – that see equality at its most senior group executive level. Jenny Dillon (Managing Director for Specialist Employment Services), Jenny Woodrow (Managing Director of Employment and Skills) and Shelley Southon (Managing Director of Community Health and […]
What is the future of Employability?
With JETS coming to an end, commentators and experts have been asking what the future looks like for employability provision. At Shaw Trust we have experience at every level of employability support so we are ideally placed to recommend innovative new approaches based on our experience of what works, not just on what we think […]
Danesh changes his fortunes after being made redundant
Having been made redundant from his retail job due to the pandemic, Danesh joined the JETS programme feeling worried and unsure about the future. At the time of referral, he had little knowledge of JETS and, with his permission, his Employment Adviser Magda signed him onto an information session called ‘Welcome to JETS’. This gave […]
Laura secures her dream role!
When Laura joined the JETS programme she lacked confidence as her independent job search had been unsuccessful. She needed reassurance that she would eventually achieve her aim of gaining employment. Laura was looking for an assistant manager role within a retail setting as she had previous experience in this area. Laura’s employment adviser went through […]