North Essex Opportunities
Please contact your adviser Lisa Judge or our team on 0800 707 6384 if you are not in education, employment or training and need support with referrals.
New Opportunities
North-East Essex Health & Wellbeing Alliance
Health and Social Care employment opportunities for 16-30 year olds - Information Flyer
- 350 careers - not just doctors & nurses
- Ongoing learning support
- Good future prospects
- Taster days available
Please contact Sandra James - sandra.james18@nhs.net
Ixion
CSCS Card funding available for 1 week online training and test.
Contact: Nicola Barnes on 07549035584 or email nicola.barnes@ixionholdings
Wilderness Foundation
Out There Wilderness Academy - In small groups students engage in hands-on activities that challenge their minds, develop their social skills, and feed their emotional needs. The programme designed for 13-15 years old to come to our site (Chatham Green, CM3 3FE) for 1 day a week for 6 weeks.
Next programme starts: 07 June 2023
Blossom Women's Project - Free nature-based group therapy programme to empower survivors and witnesses of domestic abuse to learn strategies for self-care and to learn to cope with their past experiences in a healthy way.
1 day a week for 10 week at Chatham Green site.
Next programme starts: 18 April 2023. Deadline for placements 03 April 2023.
Contact: Jodie Burnett on jodie@wildernessfoundadtion.org.uk
- Functional Skills Maths and English courses for 16-17 and 18+, as well as other courses.
- CSCS Card course. Free training, just £36 payment for card required.
College Applications
If you are thinking about further education or an apprenticeship, then I recommend that you attend some of the upcoming open events and apply now to avoid disappointment with late applications. Please see links below to local colleges:
- Colchester Institute - next open event: 11 May / apprenticeships 25 May
- The Sixth Form College - Colchester - next open event: 11 May / apprenticeships 25 May
- Sigma Sixth - Colchester
- Suffolk Rural - Suffolk New College - next open event: 03 May Ipswich / 04 May Suffolk
- Chelmsford College - next open event: 19 June
Jobs and Volunteering
Please see our jobs and volunteering page for resources to support you in your search.