Abingdon & Witney College now provides the Adult Learning courses for Oxfordshire that were previously under the auspices of Oxfordshire County Council. Some courses are free or at reduced cost for those on certain benefits.
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Banbury and Bicester College (formerly Oxford and Cherwell Valley) has a wide variety of courses for adult learners who want to develop a new career path, go farther in their current field, or pursue a leisure interest.
Oxfordshire Employment Service are funded to offer support to anyone with long-term health issues or a disability to keep paid employment. They also provide supported internship opportunities, which are highly successful in supporting young people to enter work.
They have teams of dedicated employment advisers located across the county, who can help you to:
- Develop your work skills
- Look for employment
- Get over problems along the way
- Get a job and keep it
JobCentre Plus sites provide resources to enable jobseekers to look for work and offer information about training opportunities for the chronically unemployed. If you have a health condition or disability that affects your ability to work, you can get assistance and advice on returning to the workplace from a Work Coach.
Disability Employment Advisors promotes and supports use of the disability symbol. They work with employers and encourages and supports good practice in the recruitment, retention and development of disabled customers. They help protect the integrity of the benefit system by making sure customers fulfil their responsibilities and remain entitled to benefit.
Aims to assist people with disabilities by encouraging the provision of support with employment. The website has resources for disabled jobseekers, employers and commissioners.
Root & Branch is a social and therapeutic gardening and craft centre for adults, 18+, who experience mental health difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, personality disorder, trauma or very low mood.
Through groups and 1-1 sessions, their two-year programme encourages the use of the five ways to wellbeing tool.
Their weekly sessions provide opportunities for Participants to meet new people and make connections in a relaxed atmosphere, building confidence and realising potential. They create a learning environment in the garden and workshops, with a chance to gain new skills and coping mechanisms.
Access to Work can help you if your health or disability affects the way you do your job. It gives you and your employer advice and support with extra costs which may arise because of your needs. An Access to Work Grant can pay for practical support if you have a disability, health or mental health condition. To check whether you would be eligible for support, please look on the website.
The National Debt line is a charity and the advice they can give is free of charge. They are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Their services include a budget tool to help you work out what you have coming in, how much you are spending and what you have left to pay your debts. Providing free debt advice for over 20 years. We are a charity and are dedicated to providing free debt advice to small businesses across the UK.
The Money advice service helps you to manage your money better. The service can help with advice, and has online tools and calculators. The service can help with important life events such as retirement, getting a mortgage, debt
and borrowing.