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Work and Health Programme

The Work and Health Programme WHP programme has now closed to new referrals. Please visit Shaw Trust for our range of services in your area.The Work and Health Programme helps you to find and keep a job if you’re out of work. The Programme, which is tailored to your needs, is designed to help you if you’ve been out of work and claiming unemployment benefits.The Programme will help you improve your employment outcomes by enabling you to develop the skills you

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Connect to Work Black Country Privacy Notice

Connect to Work Black Country Privacy Notice This notice explains: what personal information Shaw Trust (“the Trust”) collects about you, how and why we use your information, how your information is protected and shared, and the rights you have in relation to your personal data. Shaw Trust delivers the Connect to Work – Supported Employment programme in the West Midlands Black Country. The programme is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and supports people to access, remain

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National Careers Service – West Midlands Job Market

West Midlands Job MarketBusiness and professional services is the largest employment sector in the area (over 206,000 employee jobs) with a local specialism in financial services and activities of head offices and management consultancy. There are also clusters of employment in legal, accounting and employment services in Birmingham and in managed building and landscaping services in Solihull.The construction of the high-speed line HS2 is one of the largest infrastructure projects in the UK with over £1.7 billion worth of contracts

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Connect to Work Black Country

Connect to Work: Free Employment Support in the Black Country Check eligibility now If you live in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall or Wolverhampton, you could get support with finding and keeping work. Our free employment support in the Black Country is open to residents aged 18-24 with a health condition, disability or disadvantaged background, and gives practical, one-to-one support shaped to your needs. What you’ll getConnect to Work covers personalised job searching, support after long-term sick leave, advice on workplace adjustments,

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Shaw Trust wins two more Connect to Work contracts

We’re proud to share that Shaw Trust has secured two Connect to Work contracts in Essex and the West Midlands. The contracts have been commissioned by Essex County Council and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with funding from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).  Connect to Work supports people with disabilities, health conditions and other disadvantages to find and stay in work. People on the programme get one-to-one coaching and job matching from employment specialists, while employers can tap

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Working Well Norfolk

Free Employment Support in Norfolk Refer yourself Refer someone We offer free support for people in Norfolk who have challenges with finding or staying in work. This includes those with disabilities, health conditions. Our team provides practical one-to-one support, tailored to your needs.What Support You’ll Receive We offer one-to-one employment support to help you start and stay in work. This includes personalised guidance for job searching, support during periods of long-term leave, and advice on workplace adjustments if your health

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Pathways to work

Connect to Work Sign up now We’re working with South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
to provide a new Pathways to Work service in Sheffield called Connect to Work.This free support is for people in Sheffield who have challenges finding or staying in work. This includes those with disabilities, health conditions, SEND or other difficulties.Whether you’re looking for your first job, returning to work after a career break, or need help staying in a role, we’ll be with you every step of

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Free, tailored employment support launches in Hampshire and Isle of Wight

We’re helping people with mental health conditions in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight find and keep jobs with our new support programme, ‘IPS Together’.IPS Together, which launched on 1 July 2025, is a free and voluntary service to support people with severe and enduring mental health conditions to return to or stay in work. The service provides work and health support: Helping people get and keep good quality jobs Providing careers advice and benefits information Working as part of

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The Jobs and Skills Project Privacy Policy

The Jobs and Skills Project Privacy Policy Ixion part of Shaw Trust is committed to protecting your personal data and also to ensuring that your rights to privacy are protected. Your data will be stored on secure databases that have been tested for electronic and physical security and access will be permitted only to those with a need to know. We will undertake the processing of your data in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018. Data will not be

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