Restart Scheme opens doors into employment

A successful work experience scheme is enabling people to build skills and experience to strengthen their CVs and open up employment opportunities.

The Restart Scheme is part of the Government’s wider “Plan for Jobs” programmes to help people develop their skills so they can find sustainable employment. Serco delivers the Restart Scheme in West Central England on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Serco Restart Scheme has been running 10-day work experience sessions for participants on the Restart Scheme since July 2022. The work experience programme gives participants 40 hours of activities over a two-week period and covers five functional areas of the Restart Scheme. These are: social value initiatives, operational activities, working with the training and development team, employer engagement work and partnership team-related work. This then gives participants tangible, recent work experience they can add to their CV and talk about at interviews.

Two participants who have found sustainable employment with Serco on the Restart Scheme are Emma and Nikita. A short video is available online which shares more of their story. Find it at https://youtu.be/kvprWz8hv0M

To find out more about how the fully funded service could benefit your company, email eewestcentral@serco.com or visit https://www.serco-ese.com/restartscheme/employers