The PrideStart Group is one of the Innovative Employment and Recruitment Support Agency that provides Advices and Support Services.
We aim to work in partnership with employers, individuals and organisations to create a socially inclusive and diverse workforce. We provide a recruitment service for unemployed people who find it difficult to get or keep a job.
We also offer advice, support and practical assistance to local and regional employers who aim to diversify their workforce and offer equal opportunity recruitment.
The Pridestart Group offers a wide range of advice, guidance and information services to adults in differnet areas of Birmingham City. The group manages and delivers Information, Advice and Guidance .
Our specialist qualified advisers can help you with
- Career planning
- Career development
- Choosing further or higher education courses
- Job-hunting techniques
- Winning CVs
PrideStart Elements of the employment better for disadvantaged groups:
- Outreach SessionsSkills
- AssesmentSolutions
- Brokarage Individul Support
- Skills Development
- Employability Development
- Recruitment Support
- Retention Support
Target Groups
PrideStart is currently working with all individuals supported through our programs and should be those currently “workless”. This is defined as not being employed, self employed or in receipt of a State Pension.
PrideStart is working with groups:
- Those identified as facing Disadvantaged
- Youth
- Lone Parents
- Ethic Minorities
- People aged 18 and over
- Those with Lowest Qualification
- Women
- New Immigrant and Refugees with work permit from Home Office
- MBE Graduates who are jobless
PrideStart‘s Assessment will cover the following as a minimum:
- Career Ambitions
- Current Vocational Skills levels appropriate to the career ambition
- Current Core Skills levelsNon-training related development needs (e.g. mental ill health, confidence levels, personal presentation,
- What Vocational Skills they should develop
- What Core Skills they should develop
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- Personal barriers other than those to do with development needs (e.g. childcare,transport, personal circumstances etc)
- An Individual Career Plan will be developed with the individual which will clearly indicate: What further investigations they need to carry out in relation to their career choice
- What Non-Training Support they should accessWhat additional steps they should take to find work.
- The organization will develop the individual’s ability to find work through Employabilitysupport, which will entail:Jobsearch skills (finding vacancies, application forms, CVs, interviews)
- Personal presentation Mentoring and other support through a range of personal issues (eg debt advice)
- Skills Development Training Support Training Support customized to the needs of Employers Training Support customized to the needs of particular vacancies.
- Referral to other support services as appropriate
