Plymouth’s ground-breaking jobs hub is entering its second year helping people find work and employers fill vacancies.
Skills Launchpad Plymouth is a centre for skills, training, education, careers and jobs, and has been opened inside the large Barclays bank building in Armada Way. It was launched in September 2021 to connect people with opportunities for skills, training, education, careers and jobs.
Led by Plymouth City Council, in alignment with Department for Work and Pensions, Skills Launchpad Plymouth supports those who are seeking work, facing redundancy or changing careers through the Adult Hub aged 25 years+, and offering targeted support for young people aged 16-24 years including those with additional needs through the Youth Hub.
The intention of the “skills journey” through the Launchpad is to put the individual at the heart – recognising that “no one size fits all” and that anyone in Plymouth can access this free help.
“The service offers an ethical and inclusive front door, designed to help residents make independent and informed skills and training choices, leading to better access to real employment opportunities,” a spokesperson said.
Supported by Barclays Plymouth, at 140-146 Armada Way in the city centre, Skills Launchpad Plymouth is home to the Youth Hub and Adult Hub, providing bookable appointments for face-to-face coordinated services for young people and adults, and a range of activities are delivered each week including drop in Job Shops for help to join the construction industry, and health and care sector, and Military Tuesdays to provide tailored support for service leavers, veterans and their families.
Skills Launchpad Plymouth offers FREE:
access to impartial careers information, advice and guidance
1:1 face to face skills assessment to identify your transferrable skills to help you
more confidently apply for jobs or change careers
help to job search, update your CV and prepare for interview
the opportunity to gain skills to build confidence
support for mental health and well-being to get you in a better head space
advice to overcome barriers to starting work including access to financial support for work clothing, initial travel to work costs as well as guidance on benefits calculations
access to ongoing training and skills development once people get started to continue up-skilling and developing a career.
People can get better informed about local opportunities by signing up as a free member today at www.skillslaunchpadplym.co.uk.
