Free BT work placements to help youngsters in Cardiff


BT is offering free work placements


to help


young people in Cardiff get ‘work ready’ and prepared for their future careers.


The 15 day course, combining


work experience


hands-on with


coaching and training is open to anyone aged 16 to 24 not currently in education,


or training. Work placements


employment are


a great opportunity for people to build confi dence and learn practical work skills such as CV writing and interview techniques. Although the course does not carry a formal qualifi cation, attendees are given a certifi cate showing their attendance and


to demonstrate commitment


achievements their to


prospective employers. The next


course starts


on Monday, October 16, 2017 and will be held at BT Stadium House in Cardiff. For more details or to apply visit www.


bt.com/workready. The fi rst week of the course is mainly offi ce based and focuses on building and developing practical work skills. This is followed by a week ‘on the job’, shadowing employees and getting hands on experience of the working day. In Cardiff


this will be an


opportunity to work alongside engineers from Openreach, the business responsible for Britain’s largest phone and broadband network, as they build and maintain millions of miles of fi bre and copper cables that connect every home and business in the UK to local telephone exchanges. The fi nal days of the work placement is spent doing mock interviews and a day assessment as well as developing an individual plan of the next


steps


to fi nd employment or return to education. Alwen Williams, director for BT Cymru


Wales, said: “BT work placements young


give people


what is expected in the workplace.


“There will be more opportunities a


work placement


to join in


Cardiff so even if you can’t attend this particular course I’d encourage you to register your interest to make sure you don’t miss out.” BT


work placements


are part of the BT Work Ready programme which is a series of initiatives provided to help young people,


particularly


from disadvantaged backgrounds, gain employment skills and get them ready for work. It’s part of BT’s commitment as a founding partner in the Movement to Work coalition of employers.** Further on


BT’s Work Mobile: 0747 618 7273


Email: info@advancedgatetec.com Web: www.advancedgatetec.com


Commercial • Domestic • Residential


information Ready


programme – www. bt.com/workready


local, the


opportunity to experience the working day and gain invaluable


insight of


Volunteers needed at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales


Do you have spare time on your hands and a desire to help others? Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is currently looking for volunteers to support their expanding Meet and Greet Service at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales. Support is needed at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales’s main reception and on Gwdihw Ward where meet


and


greet volunteers provide a warm, welcoming service to our youngest patients, visitors and Health Board staff. Volunteers help by: • Making patients, the


general feel welcome


our young visitors and public by


signposting, directing and accompanying their destination


them to


• Reassuring anxious young patients or visitors who may be lost or unsure where to go • Assisting with general enquiries and providing an information service Time commitment varies for both roles, further information is available on request.


For those interested in volunteering and want to fi nd out a bit more, there’s an open evening


Meet and greet volunteer Megan Gibbon.


on Tuesday 17 October between 5.30-7.00pm at the Outpatients area of the Noah’s Ark Childrens Hospital of Wales. Volunteer


Manager,


Michelle Fowler said: “Coming into hospital as a young patient or visitor can be quite stressful if you’re not sure where to go.


“Our facilities growing all


are the time,


making it more diffi cult for people to fi nd their way from one place to another and this is one of the main reasons why


we are looking to provide additional meet and greet volunteers.


“By having volunteers supporting in these areas we hope to make a difference to the patient visitors experience whilst attending the hospital.” If you are interested in becoming


a volunteer


and helping to make a difference to this service please contact Michelle Fowler Voluntary Service Manager on 029 2184 7867 or email volunteer. enquiries.cav@wales. nhs.uk


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