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.
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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.
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.
Aspire provides people with work experience and training, and supports them in applying for work. Aspire supports adults over 18 who have experienced adversity and are committed to making positive changes to their lives (e.g. people who have experienced homelessness, ex-offenders, ex-addicts). Referrals are by a professional representative (e.g. a support worker at a shelter).
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.
To promote the mental and emotional well-being of persons who are affected by a range of health problems including mental health problems and physical disabilities. If you are experiencing mental health problems, they may be able to help you.
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.