We offer employers a free programme of support to your staff.
Workshops
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Our workshops are designed to provide employees with information, advice and guidance on a variety of employability themes, including support with job search, labour market information and career planning.
Our available workshops are:
50+ employment support
This workshop outlines some of the challenges faced by those aged over 50. It identifies ways to overcome these, as well as exploring the support available, and understanding what individuals are able to offer compared to under 50s.
Interview essentials
This session covers how to prepare for interview, understanding what information is available to help with preparation, and learning how to communicate and sell yourself during interview.
How to write and update your CV
This session provides an overview of each element of your CV and application form, providing hints and tips to make them stand out, as well as understanding how to tailor them to the specific role you're applying for.
Understanding your transferable skills
This session will enable you to be able to reflect upon and identify skills from your experiences, and understand how to use these skills to sell yourself when applying for new opportunities.
Apply for our vacancies
This session focuses on the recruitment methods we use, understanding each stage of the process, how to use the job and person profile to improve your application, and hints and tips.
Career planning
This session helps you to chart your career path with guidance on identifying opportunities, setting goals, and creating a roadmap for success.
Introduction to self-employment
This session provides an insight into the world of self-employment. Learn about the pros and cons, how to register your business, and the available start-up support.
Contact
If you're interested in any of these workshops but cannot attend the dates listed, or cannot access online workshops, email cs.dacescareersworkshops@derbyshire.gov.uk or ask in one of our centres.
We'll try to put on face-to-face courses and more online courses when we have enough interest.
If you're an employer or support organisation in Derbyshire interested in courses for staff or clients who are looking for work or facing redundancy or redeployment, we'd also like to hear from you, email cs.dacescareersworkshops@derbyshire.gov.uk.