Free Short Courses! Positive Steps, Cannon St, Accrington

[AccyLass]

As some of you already know, I am a volunteer mentor for a project called Positive Steps

Positive Steps is a project that was started by a young woman called Melanie Whitehead who works at CVS on Cannon St

The idea of Positive Steps is to help as many people in Hyndburn as we can feel that when the time is right, they can move from benefits, into employment

Whether they have confidence issues or lack of training or other miles stones they need to cross

Anyway, thats a bit about the project


Positive Steps are now holding some short courses, that are FREE to ALL people who are interested in gaining new knowledge and skills to help them in work or volunteering.

These short courses are designed to help with work issues, whether you are unemployed or employed

I will list the courses with dates and times and contact numbers if you wish to book on the courses


Interview Techniques (Part 1)
Wednesday 6th May - 1-00pm - 3-15pm
Place - 21 Cannon St, Accrington

Involves all the important aspects needed for an interview.
Understand the importance of preperation and how this can be achieved


Interview Techniques (Part 2)
(You must have attended part 1 to be able to attend part 2)
Thursday 14th May - TBA on an individual basis
Place - 21 Cannon St, Accrington

A formal 20 minute interview, followed by constructive feedback.
It helps build your interview confidence


Disability Discrimination Act
Tuesday 19th May - 10-00am - 12-15pm
Place - 21 Cannon St, Accrington

We identify the 3 key areas under the act
1) Definition
2)Provision of Goods and services
3) Physical Adjustments
Using case studies (legal outcomes) we look at how the ACT works
An essential course for everyone



Equal Opportunities
Tuesday 19th May - 1-00pm - 3-15pm
Place - 21 Cannon St, Accrington

- What are equal opportunities
- Without it there will be discrimination
- We look at where discrimination occurs and what we can do to improve it?
- A thought provoking course



Health and Safety
Tuesday 9th June - 10-00am - 12-15pm
Place - 21 Cannon St, Accrington

Understanding your role and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act
Specific areas covered are accidents, legislation, manual handling and risk assessments



Customer Care
Tuesday 9th June - 1-00pm - 3-15pm
Place - 21 Cannon St, Accrington

Many times a day you are a customer to someone, either internal clients (colleagues, friends, etc)
Or external clients (statutory bodies, shops, etc)
It is important to know how to ask the right questions and use good listening skills to achieve the outcome


You are able to book on all these courses either on the telephone or via email
01254 879966
[email protected]

[jaysay]

Looks quite good that AccyLass

[BERNADETTE]

Thanks for that Accylass will show my daughter

[AccyLass]

Great stuff

[vera]

you are my volunteer mentor xxxx

[flashy]

is it only open to residents in Hyndburn Chelle?

[AccyLass]

I can find out for ya if ya wanna go on a course?

[flashy]

the interview techniques ones would be useful

[AccyLass]

Ok... I'm just waiting for her to ring me back... got a meeting with her this afternoon anyway

[AccyLass]

I'll send ya a message Shaz

[cashman]

looks like a good thing. trick i always used fer interviews shaz, was to switch it round n interview them, don't know if ya learn that on courses, but it worked fer me.

[AccyLass]

That is very true Cashy... do ya homework and question them

[magpie]

looks good will read more thanks