Horizons will increase the impact of established Catch22 employability services – helping people overcome social barriers to work such as homelessness, mental health or poor education.
Apply HereWhat is Horizon?
Horizon’s is Catch22’s core employability programme. It is set to support people who face barriers to work into jobs, education, and training. Horizons is one of the first programmes to address both unemployment and underemployment; where work is either low paid, unstable or without opportunities to progress.
Participants Journey
The participants journey on this programme consists of various workshops including, CV and cover letter writing, personal branding, interview skills and more. Participants will start completing 1 to 1 session with their designated career coach, who will help them prepare for work, assess their training needs, job search and more. We will continue to support the participant for a further six months with in work support.
What Horizons provides:
- Support from Career Coaches
- Participants will work with Career Coaches to develop a bespoke, aspiration-based career plan. Support will include coaching, relationship-building and practical support (eg. helping someone access housing services).
- Group pre-employability support
- Participants will work in groups to gain key employability skills: communication; problem-solving; team-working, writing CVs and cover letters; applying for jobs; interview techniques and setting future career goals.
- Volunteer-supported inspiration sessions
- Volunteers from professional careers will help participants understand their roles and what their jobs are like from the inside.
- A menu of technical training options
- All participants will be encouraged to complete technical training courses and gain relevant licenses, where it supports their journey.
- In-work support
- Participants will receive up to 6 months of in-work support from the Catch22 team. Participants will be allocated support workers to help them identify any challenges; such as being punctual, adjusting to a new working environment, emotional responses, and accessing the Catch22 bursary for food or travel in their first week, or any training materials they need.
Horizons will also provide access to laptops and connectivity support for people where digital exclusion presents a barrier.
This programme is for individuals who live in London & are 16+ with a barrier to work.
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