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News: CXK Awards Funding to FSN to Provide Training Opportunities to Disadvantaged Women in Hastings

Local charity FSN has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which provides training opportunities to disadvantaged women in Hastings The project will support women who have been absent and furthest away from the labour market due to caring responsibilities and other factors which...

Have You Ever Been Caught Out By A Curve Ball In Vocational Training?

I am a huge advocate of vocational training and further education; college gave me a second chance many years ago and certainly helped me get to where I am now However, there is a fly in the ointment in what is, by nature, a wonderful thing Some of our education and training systems currently in...

Year 11 Careers Information & Advice: A Parent’s Guide to Post 16 Options

Yes, the day is here! Your child is now in Year 11 and preparing for their GCSEs! However, before the exams hit they need to consider what they will do next yearWhether 6th form, college, study programmes, apprenticeships or traineeships application for these choices start this October! (Which...

Georgina’s Story

I first heard about the Prince’s Trust Team programme when I went to an open day at CXK’s offices I joined the Ashford programme in January 2019 After finishing college, I had got a job in a nursery where I worked for a few years Unfortunately I ended up having to leave the job due to ill...

Julie’s Story

I made an appointment with the National Careers Service because I wanted help with my CV - I wanted help putting it into the correct format so that I could capture the attention of prospective employers I was preparing for my return to work having had my family, and wanted to give myself the best...

Working Heads Video CV Workshop – Sittingbourne

Working Heads supports you to create a video CV as an alternative to a written one, helping you to stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs– and it’s totally FREE!We coach you to create your video at one of our workshops Your video CV is then uploaded to our secure online portal,...