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Young apprentice ambassadors train in Torbay

News: CXK Trains New Apprentice Ambassadors

CXK, as part of its delivery of the ASK (Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge) programme, delivered a series of workshops across, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset last week, to train new and existing members of its Young Apprentice Ambassador Network (YAAN). The Young Apprentice Ambassador Network (YAAN) is a community of inspiring, driven apprentices and former apprentices […]

03rd Jan

News: CXK Celebrates Impact of Launch Pad Mentoring Programme

CXK is celebrating the impact of one of its mentoring programmes, Launch Pad, which came to an end last monthThe Launch Pad programme, funded by the National Lottery Fund, was designed to give unemployed young adults the support they need to take their next steps into employment or training...

19th Dec

News: Blackthorn Trust Awarded Funding to Provide New Employment Project for Unemployed Adults in Maidstone

Local charity Blackthorn Trust has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new training programme to support unemployed adults in Maidstone to get ready for workThe Blackthorn Career Learning and Development (CLD) Programme will provide creative support for unemployed individuals; with a...

16th Dec

News: CXK Awards Funding to All Saints Community Project to Support Online Learning in Chatham

Local charity All Saints Community Project has been awarded a Community Grant to fund online learning opportunities for people in Chatham who are trying to get back in to workThe First Byte project will involve investment in new computers at the Magpie Centre As a result citizens will be able...

13th Dec

News: CXK Supports Development of Trust Links Employability Project

Local charity Trust Links has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project will provide employment support to unemployed adults with mental health problems and mild learning disabilities in SouthendThe Roots to Work project will support participants over the course of 20 weeks The...

09th Dec

News: CXK Awards Funding to Hastings & Rother Furniture Service to Provide Employment Opportunities to Low-Income Households

Hastings and Rother Furniture Service (HFS) has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which will provide employment opportunities to unemployed individuals in Hastings and RotherThe ‘Getting to Work’ project will provide individuals with volunteering opportunities As a...

04th Dec

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; such as...

29th Nov

News: Southend YMCA Awarded Funding by CXK to Provide Employment Support to Vulnerable Young People

Local charity Southend YMCA has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a life skills curriculum programme to help vulnerable young people who have experienced homelessness within the local areaThe New Beginnings project will provide accredited and non-accredited learning opportunities As a...

26th Nov

News: CXK Award Funding to Maidstone & Mid-Kent Mind to Provide Employment Opportunities in the Local Area

Maidstone and Mid-Kent Mind has been awarded a Community Grant to fund a new project which will provide Work and Wellbeing courses across two of the most deprived areas of Kent, Maidstone and Swale, where absence from education, training and work is highest due to mental healthWork and...

22nd Nov

News: CXK Awards Funding for Outreach Service in Most Deprived Areas of Medway

Local charity Medway Plus has been awarded a Community Grant to launch a new employment outreach service in 6 of the most deprived areas of Medway, where unemployment levels are high and job prospects lowCXK has awarded the grant through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) under...