Amazing job opportunities for FIVE young people

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

So if your married you pay more tax?
I think married people should be able to share tax allowances.

I'm not a tax expert, and may be totally wrong.

I think a single person's personal allowance, is less than a married person.

Besides single people not be eligible for the Married Couple's Allowance.

If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone who does know, will kindly correct me.

Let's not go off on another wander.

Thr mods will go madder than they already are.

[garinda]

What are the qualifications about?

Show you have the right skills to meet your clients' complex needs with an NVQ in Advice and Guidance.

If your job involves helping and advising others, these qualifications can help you develop your skills and progress at work. You'll cover topics from administration and referrals to providing advice, guidance and information services.

Who are they for?

An NVQ in Advice and Guidance is for anyone working in an organisation offering guidance services - for example a careers service, youth justice service or IAG partnership.
NVQ in Advice and Guidance | Advice, guidance and counselling | Advice and guidance | City & Guilds



It sounds to me a qualification for someone already in the field of information/guidance.

Are there many jobs going round here, where there's a big demand for this NVQ?

[jedimaster]

Originally Posted by garinda

Everyone is living with the effects of the cuts.

Without wishing to appear cruel, and not knowing your circumstances, if there's no access into a career you'd like to do, it might mean considering a different type of employment.

Besides, just because someone's trained as a 'life coach', or whatever, doesn't necessarily mean someone will be willing to pay for that service when qualified, which would mean full time employment.

There's hundreds of thousands of people doing jobs they don't particularly like. They do them because they have to.

Again, honestly, not being nasty, your first post was very negative, and bitter towards these part-time jobs, paying thirty-five pounds a week.

Good for them, that are lucky enough to get 'em.

If there's sadly no way to retrain for what you think you'd like to do, you have no option, but to consider an alternative career.

Getting angry, at a situation that isn't going to change, anytime soon, wont secure a NVQ in mentoring skills.

Obviously an intelligent man, you'll perhaps have to think of another path back to employment.

Besides, in a recession probably not a good area to want to get into. Life coaching, skill training, mentoring, are always the first things to have their budgets cut, so there'll be less people seeking those things.

brlieve me gary i've been round the houses searching every possible route back into employment that i can physically do from basic admin to the ideal (as stated above) for which there is plenty of scope for full time employment by the way as it opens several avenues but as i do not posess the relevant qualifications in ANY of these types of employment my experience does not count and i have been told this over and over again by potential employers. and there are thousands in the same boat as me. as for being negative I am all for youth provision however when it comes to unemployment i believe that every opportunity for gaining new skills should be open to everyone regardless of who they are or how old they are. I would be prepared to do anything that i could physically do if someone would just give me the chance to damn well do it. i still have organisations svreaming for me to volunteer for them doing similar stuff to what I would like to do yet paying employers aren't interested.

[jedimaster]

Originally Posted by garinda

What are the qualifications about?

Show you have the right skills to meet your clients' complex needs with an NVQ in Advice and Guidance.

If your job involves helping and advising others, these qualifications can help you develop your skills and progress at work. You'll cover topics from administration and referrals to providing advice, guidance and information services.

Who are they for?

An NVQ in Advice and Guidance is for anyone working in an organisation offering guidance services - for example a careers service, youth justice service or IAG partnership.
NVQ in Advice and Guidance | Advice, guidance and counselling | Advice and guidance | City & Guilds



It sounds to me a qualification for someone already in the field of information/guidance.

Are there many jobs going round here, where there's a big demand for this NVQ?

there are organisations everywhere requiring this qualification for instance all the people employed to deliver the government work programme,schools,colleges (you even need it to work in student services).bootstrap,remploy,reed in partnership,shaw trust,connexions careers guidance,nhs,retirement homes,family centres,vedas,north lancs training,training 2000,next step,youth service,mental health support services,social services,


to name only a few of thousands of possible routes - as this is only a gateway qualification

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

brlieve me gary i've been round the houses searching every possible route back into employment that i can physically do from basic admin to the ideal (as stated above) for which there is plenty of scope for full time employment by the way as it opens several avenues but as i do not posess the relevant qualifications in ANY of these types of employment my experience does not count and i have been told this over and over again by potential employers. and there are thousands in the same boat as me. as for being negative I am all for youth provision however when it comes to unemployment i believe that every opportunity for gaining new skills should be open to everyone regardless of who they are or how old they are. I would be prepared to do anything that i could physically do if someone would just give me the chance to damn well do it. i still have organisations svreaming for me to volunteer for them doing similar stuff to what I would like to do yet paying employers aren't interested.

Well I wish you well.

I'm sorry you feel you could have benefited from any of these jobs, but are denied them because of your age.

Knowing Gayle a bit, if you went to see her, I bet she'd do her best to find you some voluntary work at the Civic, which might involve learning similar new skills.

Just an idea.

Good luck.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

there are organisations everywhere requiring this qualification for instance all the people employed to deliver the government work programme,schools,colleges (you even need it to work in student services).bootstrap,remploy,reed in partnership,shaw trust,connexions careers guidance,nhs,retirement homes,family centres,vedas,north lancs training,training 2000,next step,youth service,mental health support services,social services,


to name only a few of thousands of possible routes - as this is only a gateway qualification

Yes, and you'll find many of those you mentioned, are facing, or have had, their funding cut.

Sadly it's Catch 22.

Many of those you mentioned are office based jobs.

Why can't you consider similar types of employment, but in a totally different field to that of information/guidance, if that's the case?

Or am I being thick?

[jedimaster]

basically because i don't have any admin qualifications and experience doesn't count

[jedimaster]

as i said, iag is the ideal but i have been down every other possible route applying for every job i can physically do, with the same result

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

basically because i don't have any admin qualifications and experience doesn't count

You'll need both of those, for most of the places/jobs you listed.

As I said, good luck.

If it's meant to be, I'm sure you'll get there, somehow.

Can't fault your determination.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

as i said, iag is the ideal but i have been down every other possible route applying for every job i can physically do, with the same result

Ideal, in what way?

Because it's the only thing you can do?

Or something you'd prefer to do?

[jedimaster]

sorry,wasn't clear. it would be my preferred route however ANY route would do me

[MargaretR]

Re -Married couples tax allowance
The link quoted clearly shows that it applies to oldies -
"If you are married and living together and at least one spouse was born before 6 April 1935"
If you are still working at age 75 you deserve it
Married Couple's Allowance (includes civil partnerships) : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits

[garinda]

Originally Posted by MargaretR

Re -Married couples tax allowance
The link quoted clearly shows that it applies to oldies -
"If you are married and living together and at least one spouse was born before 6 April 1935"
If you are still working at age 75 you deserve it
Married Couple's Allowance (includes civil partnerships) : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits

I did mention Neil could get it, if he had a sugar mummy.



Off thread, apologies, not really important, but are personal allowances different for married/single people? I always thought they were.

[Gayle]

Way to hijack a thread guys!!!!

Jedimaster, I'm sorry you have struggled with work but yes, as Gary said, there are opportunities to volunteer at the Centre so that you can get something on your CV. There are also opportunities for other people to create projects and activities at the centre.

As it's an Arts Centre all the opportunities are going to be down that route so possibly still wouldn't be much use to you but we certainly are open to all people being creative there.

As for these opportunities - as it happens they are Lancashire County Council funded but when I applied for the money it was from a pot that was aimed at that age group. So, I completely understand your frustration but I couldn't ignore the chance to get some funding for part time staff and I had to go along with their criteria.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Gayle

Way to hijack a thread guys!!!!

At least people are being nice to you