Employment initiative helps disadvantaged

Pathways for Recovery is a part-funded European Social Fund, SEMLEP wide comprehensive employment support initiative focused on helping those most disadvantaged in our communities due to the impact of Covid-19. This initiative will be delivered by a regional partnership including specialist support providers, employment and skills organisations and strategic stakeholders.

Pathways for Recovery aims to build a locally integrated employment service that tackles the significant impact that Covid-19 has had on the region. We aim to support those most affected by the pandemic financially and with individual mental health/wellbeing.

Both the Northamptonshire Chamber and Milton Keynes Chamber are among the delivery partners for the project, which also includes Northampton Town FC Community Trust, which has supported Grant.

Grant has been a long-term volunteer and participant of the Disability department of Northampton Town FC Community Trust, supporting Disability and inclusion programmes for the last 12 years. Grant has Learning difficulties, struggles to hold conversations and keep eye contact.

Grant has attended various employment support programmes by the NTFC Community Trust Volunteer Coaching Academy.

Adventure comes to Holiday Inn

A brand new outdoor adventure area is being created within the grounds of Holiday Inn Corby/Kettering opening to public on 15 July.

Iron Pit Woods Adventure, which has been designed by Greenspan Projects Limited, will be a first for Corby, and will feature an 18-hole adventure golf course and aerial assault course and zip wire. The development emphasises the hotel’s commitment to enhance the hotel’s natural environment.

Sales manager Janette Weedall said: “With its innovative new adventure facility, the hotel will offer an exclusive experience and premium service to each of our guests and visitors.

“We expect there to be lots of friendly competition on our new adventure golf course, which is ideal for team building events. You may also enjoy our exciting aerial assault course and zip wire.”

Last year Grant attended the Pathways4Recovery employment support programme. Grant attended a warehouse tour, organised by Ian Crow.

Grant was supported in the application and interview process. He was successful within the process and is currently fulfilling two eight hour shifts per week.

Grant’s mother, Rosalind said: “We are very thankful for the support, Grant has been involved within the Community Trust for a long time, it’s amazing seeing him employed as it has helped his confidence”.

To find out more information about the Pathways for Recovery project, please visit our website: www.northants-chamber.co.uk

Enter the matrix to deliver expert training

If you feel as though you’re spread too thinly when it comes to ensuring your employees are up-to-date on their training, you are not alone.

According to the team at TUTS UK, many learning and development managers struggle to produce a Training Needs Analysis, but one way to do it is by creating a training matrix, which is often used in the construction industry to help facilitate health and safety training and the development of employees.

At TUTS UK, the team can do this for you, allowing you to organise employee training by mapping out skills, giving appropriate deadlines and ensuring compliance is maintained all year round.