We work with a number of organisations to provide you with the best service possible.
If we cannot help you, some of our partners can provide specialist advice (subject to eligibility). Details of these and their contact information can be found below.
Communities for Work + is a voluntary service to help people who live in a Communities First (CF) area and who need extra help and support to find work. Experienced Employment Advisers and Youth/Adult Mentors specialise in helping individuals with their specific needs.
📞0800 028 4844
Professionally qualified Youth workers provide support to inspire, guide and mentor young people to achieve their goals to access education, training and employment opportunities.
📞029 2087 2709
Bright Futures Project offers 1:1 intensive, bespoke employment support to care experienced young people aged 16-24 years old. Within the project Youth Employment Mentors will provide financial assistance, extensive training opportunities and social activities to ensure their transition into employment is sustainable.
📞029 2087 1071
🌐16 – 24 Year Old Mentor Support – Into Work (intoworkcardiff.co.uk)
Bright Start Scheme is to offer care experienced young people a chance to complete six month work placements within an industry they are interested in as a career. Young people will receive a training allowance and support worker during the work placements.
This is offered through the Bright Futures Project; so all young people wanting to do a work placement on this scheme will be on the Bright Futures Project. This will ensure pre-placement support gets them ready for the work placement and the young people have support once the placement finishes.
📞029 2087 1071
🌐16 – 24 Year Old Mentor Support – Into Work (intoworkcardiff.co.uk)
Working with local partners to support access to employment, education, housing and healthcare supporting refugees living in Cardiff with leave to remain.
029 2087 1071
intoworkadviceservice@cardiff.gov.uk
Eligibility: Young people 16-24, Economically Inactive, Not in Education or Training
Apply Via: Telephone call or email on the details provided
07773005675
Post 16 Youth Mentoring (cardiffyouthservices.wales)
CardiffYouthService@Cardiff.gov.uk
We offer free courses to young people aged 11 to 30 who are out of work, education and training and currently based in the UK.
📞0800 842 84
🌐The Prince’s Trust in Wales | Where we work (princes-trust.org.uk)
Help to identify career options, pre-employment skills, help to find and apply for work or further education choices as well as looking at other routes into work such as apprenticeships
Eligibility: All ages – Living in Wales
Apply Via: Contact Careers Wales via the telephone/email address provided for direct information for all services including Jobs Growth Wales or visit their website.
0800 028 4844
Online and telephone employment support programme for disabled people.
Eligibility: Are Disabled, Aged 16 and over, looking for a paid job, have internet, email and telephone or Skype access and live in England or Wales.
Apply Via: To self-refer call/email the number provided below.
📞0300 222 5742
Help to achieve personal and employment goals through volunteering or training opportunities.
Eligibility: Disabled (including if you have a physical or sensory impairment, learning difficulty or autism), living in Wales, aged 16 and over and unemployed.
Apply Via: Online Application / Referral: Working on Wellbeing Application Form
📞020 7619 7139
We provide expert advice, practical support and campaign for single parents.
📞0808 802 0925
Offering training and volunteering opportunities within the organisation including pre-employability skills, mentoring and industry-standard qualifications.
Eligibility: Are, or have experience of being homeless.
Apply Via: Call/email the provided email address/telephone number to enrol onto 6 month program.
📞029 20 66 84 64
🌐The Wallich | Welsh Homelessness and rough sleeping Charity
📧mail@thewallich.net
One-to-one peer mentoring support into EET.
Eligibility: For those who have experienced mental health challenges or are in recovery for alcohol or substance use and:
Apply Via: Apply via referral form.
Referral forms or enquiries can be sent to the email address provided.
📞01443 845 975
Supporting Gypsies and Travellers in Cardiff with advice, guidance, campaigning, tenancy support and employability skills. Providing learning & training and undertaking consultancy & surveys for local authorities.
📞029 2021 4411
Free one-to-one coaching and advice on employment related issues.
Eligibility: Be a Cadwyn tenant or someone from the local community.
Apply Via: Self-refer by calling 02920 498898 and asking to speak to a Tenant Support Officer, alternatively you can self-refer via their website.
📞029 2043 4470
Support to gain the skills and experience needed to improve employment opportunities, increase potential earnings or improve quality of life.
Eligibility: Must be over 16 years old and a CCHA tenant or living in a CCHA property.
Apply Via: Referral form.
Send referral to the below email address or alternatively call/email directly to refer/self-refer.
📞029 2046 8490
🌐Jobs, Skills & Training – Cardiff Community Housing Association
Taff Housing association jobs and training programme helps Taff Tenants on their jobs journey delivering accredited Training courses to help existing TAFF tenants find suitable employment.
📞0800 121 6064
🌐Taff Housing Association – Affordable Housing and Support Provider
Supporting adults with learning disabilities gain and maintain employment.
Eligibility: Provide an internal referral service for anyone with a learning disability, learning difficulty or autism
Apply Via: To refer/self-refer, call or email the below details to discuss eligibility and support needs or enquire online: https://elitesea.co.uk/contact-us/
📞01443 226 664
Covering both pre-employment and in the workplace support. Access to a range of local support such as drug and alcohol addiction specialists or skills programmes.
Eligibility: One of the following – unemployed and have been receiving benefits for more than 2+ years, a veteran, reserve, partner of a member of the Armed Forces, homeless, young person in a gang, or have a drug or alcohol addiction, ex-offender or serving a community sentence, ex-carer, care leaver, refugee, or victim of domestic violence.
Apply Via: Referrals can be made via JCP adviser.
📞0300 456 8025
Dedicated staff to work one-to-one with tenants on employment action plans, identify training needs and provide pre-employment soft skills.
Eligibility: Be a current United Welsh tenant.
Apply Via: Online Self-Referral process: Help with Jobs and Training – United Welsh
📞0330 159 6080
One-to-one mentoring support and group workshops from trained staff.
Eligibility: For those who are, or are facing unemployment.
Apply Via: Contact directly to discuss the support available to you in your local area.
📞0207 367 4500
To help members of the Armed Forces connect to NHS organisations to set up training opportunities, work placements, insight days and application support to build a pathway into a career in the NHS.
Eligibility: Open to all: Service Leavers, Reservists, Veterans, Cadet Force Adult Volunteers or Families of the above
Apply Via: You would need to connect online and register your details to access support:
Providing one-to-one employment and training support to help an individual upskill and/or secure employment. Can offer ESOL classes and volunteering support to build confidence and experience.
Eligibility: Females from a BAME background ages 25+ living in Butetown, Riverside, Canton and Grangetown
Apply Via: Contact Sharon directly via email/call on the email/telephone number provided. You can also pop in to South Riverside Community Development Centre on Brunell Street, Riverside and ask for Sharon.
📞Sharon – 029 2022 0309
Programme is designed to support unemployed adults to get a job, and stay in work by improving their employability skills.
Eligibility: Supporting unemployed people 25+
Apply: Refer/self-refer via email/call on the email/telephone number provided.
📞029 2066 3800
CV Development Interview Techniques Increase Confidence Vocational Training Licences Qualifications.
Eligibility: Unemployed, 18+ in receipt of benefit.
Apply Via: Referrals can be made by Work Coach at the Job Centre. Alternatively, you can call/email at the details given below for self-referral.
📞0800 345666
The Poppy Factory’s award-winning employability service supports veterans with physical and/or mental health conditions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
We provide:
Is a physical or mental health condition making it tough to find a job? The Poppy Factory’s award-winning service is here to help!
📞020 8939 1837
🌐Ex-Forces employment support in England and Wales – The Poppy Factory
Funding for reskilling after redundancy.
Eligibility: Become unemployed in the last 3 months as a result of redundancy, are under notice of redundancy within the next 3 months and live in Wales. Must not currently be on any other training funded by public funds.
Apply Via: Self-referral form online: React Support Services: Referral Form
📞029 2075 8109
🌐React Support Services | Care and Support for Vulnerable Adults
It offers guidance to disabled individuals who are already working, self-employed or looking for a job.
Eligibility: 16+, employed and have a disability or health condition that has a long term substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out their job. Not claiming Employment Support Allowance.
Apply Via: Referral via Job Centre Plus, alternatively enquiries can be made via telephone call.
📞0800 121 7479
Offers a range of flexible learning opportunities including employment specific ‘Get-Into…’ courses to assist learners to progress to further learning, training or employment.
Apply Via: Apply via referral form/online.
Send referral to the below email address or alternatively call/email directly to refer/self-refer.
📞029 2087 2030
The Open University in Wales offers flexible part-time study, supported distance and open learning making higher education accessible to more people across Wales.
They provide a range of accredited learning including undergraduate and postgraduate courses and qualifications, part-time PGCE and degree apprenticeships, as well as free short courses to get started on OpenLearn.
Apply Via: The Open University and OpenLearn websites or call one of their support staff in Wales.
📞0300 303 5303
Provides a range of courses for Young People and Adults as well as offering apprenticeship and junior apprenticeship opportunities.
Apply Via: Apply via website. For more information before applying please call/email the number/email address provided:
📞029 2025 0250
To provide high quality support and training to equip people with the appropriate learning, skills, knowledge and confidence to participate in the workforce.
Eligibility: Young people aged 18-24 who are NEET (not in education, employment or training).
Apply Via: Contact telephone number provided:
📞029 2048 6207
🌐Combatting Racial Discrimination in Wales | Race Equality First
Training provider for a range of courses including reskilling and vocational courses.
Eligibility: Varied depending on the course applying for, details on provided website.
Apply Via: There is an online contact form on the website: CCW Office | Career Change Wales Training Academy
📞02921 156603
🌐Vocational Training in Cardiff – Home | CCW – Training Academy (careerchangewales.co.uk)
Provide a wide variety of employment related training courses.
Apply Via: Application process online for training: Apply
📞029 2046 4727
One-to-one mentoring and adaptive approaches to support people complete training.
Apply Via: Apply via referral form.
Send referral to the below email, alternatively contact them directly via email or telephone to self-refer.
📞02920 003132
Offering training and employment support designed to ensure refugees’ needs are understood in a holistic way to support them to address barriers to integration, most notably through access to ESOL and employment.
Eligibility: Refugees
Apply Via: Enquiries and referrals can be made by emailing reach@cavc.ac.uk
📞02920 250271
An employment agency focused on offering temporary roles within Cardiff Council. They match recruits with suitable opportunities and offer short-term contracts that provide the chance to kick-start their career.
Apply Via: Register online through the contact form or calling the below number: Contact Us | Cardiff Work
📞02920 873087
🌐Homepage – Cardiff Works : Cardiff Works (cardiffworksrecruit.co.uk)
📧CardiffWorks@cardiff.gov.uk
Employment advice and pre-employment support, help to pick courses and source funding for training and support with redundancy issues and childcare options.
Eligibility: Provides support for a variety of target groups including Young People and Adults.
Apply Via: Call/email the details provided to discuss enrolment. You can also request a call back online on: Contact | Careers Wales
📞0800 028 4844
Runs a variety of projects with vocational and recreational opportunities to expand the capabilities and opportunities of those with disabilities.
Eligibility: Working with people with learning difficulties, physical impairments and mental health issues.
Apply Via: Call/email for project information or enquire online on: Contact us | Innovate Trust
📞029 2038 2151
🌐Innovate Trust – Supporting people with disabilities since 1967
Currently looking to develop ‘back to work’ support sessions.
Apply Via: Project through HOC – Contact HOC on the email/telephone number provided to be referred.
📞029 2049 7724
Offering a range of employment, traineeships, work placements, training and volunteering opportunities.
Apply Via: Email to register for employment support and traineeship/work placement opportunities
📞0330 123 0008
Help to find paid supported employment placement of 16 hours for at least 16 weeks.
Eligibility: Aged 18-24 and from a BME background who is not in education, employment or training.
Apply Via: Call/Email to discuss support options.
📞01792 466980
🌐EYST
The Into Work Volunteering team also provide internal opportunities and support candidates throughout their placement.
Eligibility: Anyone looking to volunteer in Cardiff.
Apply Via: Email the email address provided to enquire about city wide opportunities or call directly.
📞029 2087 1071
A network of volunteering opportunities across Wales.
Apply Via: Register online to access opportunities https://volunteering-wales.net/vk/volunteers/index-covid.htm
Advertises a range of volunteering opportunities across South Wales.
Apply Via: Email/call the telephone number/email address provided to discuss opportunities and enrol/register interest online on: Application Process | SVC
📞02921 67 6781
A European Social Funded program designed to give relevant work experience through placements.
Eligibility: Young students in Higher Education who face barriers to securing work experience.
Apply Via: Enquiries can be made via call/email to the below, alternatively you can call Business Wales to be referred on: 03000 603000
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