Free training to help you get back into employment...
Have you recently been made redundant?
Did you know that funding is available from the Welsh Assembly Government to help you re-train following redundancy?
Whether you want to up-skill or retrain in something new, you can get help towards paying your course fees and travelling costs through the Re-Act initiative. The Redundancy Action fund (Re-Act), is a Welsh Assembly Government initiative which aims to support people living in Wales who have been made redundant in the last six months or who are facing upcoming redundancy.
What have our learners studied using Re-Act funding so far?
Professional & Technical Development Ltd offers a range of training courses, accredited by various nationally recognised awarding organisations, that are suitable for Re-Act funded learners. So far, learners have completed qualifications in:
- (SAGE) Accounts and Payroll,
- (Institute of Leadership and Management) Certificate / Award in First Line Management,
- (City & Guilds) 17th Edition Electrical,
- (City & Guilds) Certificate in Business Administration,
- (City & Guilds) IT User / E-Skills
- (British Computer Society) European Computer Driving Licence - E.C.D.L.
- (British Computer Society) Advanced European Computer Driving Licence - E.C.D.L. Advanced
- (Highfield) First Aid at Work and / or Emergency First Aid at Work
- (Highfield) Personal Licence Holder
- (Chartered Institute of Environmental Health) Food Safety / Food Hygiene
But there are many more courses to chose from at Professional & Technical Development, please see What We Deliver for a full list of available courses. To find out which courses we are running and when, please see our Course Calendar.
Meet May: a learner case study
May had worked as a General Sales Manager at MFI for over 20 years. When the company went into administration, and her store closed, May found herself being made redundant.
She had concerns about only ever having used the company’s internal computer systems and knew that good IT skills would be advantageous in securing any future employment.
May came to Professional & Technical Development Ltd to find out about Re-Act training and whether she could use it to help her develop her existing IT skills as well as learn some new ones.
Luckily, May was eligible for full funding to re-train and used Re-Act to complete her European Computer Driving License (E.C.D.L) at Professional & Technical Development Ltd. As well as gaining new computer skills, May's confidence improved and she even made some new friends doing the course. May has since returned to work as Regional Support Manager for another national company, Travelex. She believes her new found IT skills definitely helped her to secure the role and has since returned to Professional & Technical Ltd (on one of our work based learning programmes) to undertake a Higher Apprenticeship in Management.
Could Re-Act help YOU get back into work?
Being made redundant can be a stressful and unsettling experience. We understand this, that's why Professional & Technical Development Ltd make it easy to get the information you need to make the right decisions for you. If you chose to learn with us we will help you develop a tailored, personalised learning plan and provide high quality training and support throughout the duration of your programme to help you gain confidence, take control of your career and get that job you really want.
"From not knowing much about Microsoft Office, within a month of starting the course I now have a good understanding of programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint, also computer security, fault finding and a good understanding of how a computer works".
"I have found the staff very approachable and friendly, and I found my tutor very helpful and understanding. It has boosted my confidence and made the computer less intimidating".
"I can recommend this course to anybody who needs to improve their computer skills".
Richard Glanville Weston, (Re-Act) IT and Business Administration learner.
We've been successfully helping people retrain and get back into work, (through the Re-Act scheme), since 2008, with a 98% pass rate. If you have been made redundant in the last six months or are currently under notice of redundancy and would like to know more, please contact us for a friendly and informal chat or contact your nearest Careers Wales office for more details.
