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Bursary Fund can help you train to change careers As we emerge blinking into the sun from the restrictions and uncertainties of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have seized the moment and decided to make a change in their working lives. At Work Avenue, the Jewish community’s leading employment and business support organisation, we are seeing an increasing number of people coming to us looking to change roles or careers. Some are doing it because they want a job they feel is more meaningful to them, while others recognise that the choices they made years or even decades ago don’t match the person they are today. There are also those who were forced to reassess due to the redundancies and job losses we saw during the pandemic. And, of course, there is a financial aspect and changes that can lead to increased earning potential. However, taking this step is expensive. The costs of certified training courses can run into thousands and are unaffordable for many in the community, especially during a time of transition. That’s why Work Avenue launched the Richard Mintz Bursary Fund (RMBF) in honour of their late trustee. For those looking to train, or retrain, for a new occupational pathway, the RMBF will pay up to 80% of the course cost, subject to a few conditions.
As Work Avenue’s Interim CEO Emma May explains: “The pandemic has changed so many aspects of life for so many people, and not necessarily in a good way. That’s why it continues to be very gratifying to help our clients make such positive and meaningful changes to their working lives at such an important time. “We have been amazed and delighted by the range of training courses that Work
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Avenue clients have registered for using the Richard Mintz Bursary Fund. “Our training bursaries are supported by our professional, confidential and practical employment and business advice. This in turn enables more people in our community to earn a living with dignity to support themselves and their family.” One person who has benefited from the RMBF is Adam, a Jewish labourer who knew
that to improve his prospects he needed to learn a trade. Adam said: “I was stuck in dead-end jobs with no chance to get my career off the ground. Nobody gave me the chance to formally learn the skills I needed to improve my prospects and I couldn’t afford to do it myself. “Thanks to the Richard Mintz Bursary Fund I now have a real chance… and I am seizing it with both hands. The Fund is paying for my plastering and tiling course, which I am really enjoying. “Thanks to the course I have loads of new practical skills – such as preparing to lay down new floor, tiling buildings and plastering walls inside and out – that make me more attractive to potential employers and clients. I can’t wait to use what I am learning at work. “I already have a few new private jobs lined up with some local businesses. Eventually I hope to work on my own. “The Fund is so unique; there is nothing else like it anywhere and I did look around. It gives you hope and is opening up opportunities for me and my family that I couldn’t access before. “Things look more optimistic for me than they have for a while. I am so grateful.” For more information about the Richard Mintz Bursary Fund, and to apply, please visit www.theworkavenue.org.uk/rmbf/
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45 girls aged 8-11 participated this month in the fourth GIFT summer camp, which proved once again to be a fun yet meaningful experience. The week was jam-packed with outings and sessions focused on chessed, acts of kindness & giving. Activities included making bath bombs for new mums, making chocolate treats and delivering them to Hendon Fire Station, completing a kindness challenge in a shopping centre, cleaning up local parks, packing fruit & vegetable bags in the GIFT Hub and creating healthy
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recipe boxes for families in need. Led by an experienced team of madrichot, the GIFT Summer Camp was a summer the girls will not forget in a hurry. Hayley Phillips whose daughter Michalle participated in the camp said; “I loved the fact that the girls were having fun but also doing something productive and helping the community through acts of kindness.” GIFT’s mission is to inspire & enable lifelong giving. To get in touch, contact GIFT at info@jgift. org or phone 0208 457 4429.
