Local Life - St Helens - Nov/Dec 2021

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Job Support
St Helens Chamber’s Guidance Services Team is offering
redundancy support to local people who need it.
The redundancy support service ranges from help
accessing funding for training to CV and interview
preparation, and is delivered by qualified Careers
Advisers at St Helens Chamber.
Mike Unsworth, Career Guidance Manager at St Helens
Chamber, explained: “Unfortunately, as the furlough
scheme ends, we are expecting to see more redundancies
being made by companies who can’t afford to keep staff
on.”
St Helens Chamber’s support is completely free and
impartial, as the National Careers Service for St Helens.
Their advisers can help people write or update their CV,
brush up on their interview skills, and apply for jobs, as
well as providing free short training courses which add
valuable skills to any CV.
Mike continued: “We understand that this time can
be traumatic and upsetting, but I would say to anyone
facing redundancy to try not to panic – there is support
available to help you back into work as soon as possible.
“Our National Careers Service team keep up to date on
the latest labour market information and can match
up your skills to industries you might not have even
considered before. We will work with you as much as you
need to get you back on your feet.
“As the National Careers Service for St Helens we can
also help people access Rapid Response Service funding,
which can be used to pay for short training courses to
help find new employment; for example, Sage training,
HGV training or Prince2.
“This funding can only be accessed through the National
Careers Service, and it helps people to refresh skills or
update any qualifications they might need to stand out
to new employers.”
To find out more about redundancy support, as either an
employer or an individual, please contact Starting Point
on 01744 698800 or email info@thestartingpoint.org