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When Fatima, 51, first started the course her standard of English was limited. Her communication skills were poor and she lacked basic reading and writing skills. The lack of formal qualification and work experience contributed to her low self confidence ...
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Samba, 21, joined the ESOL programme having been unemployed for over 2 years. When Samba first started the course he could not read, write or speak any English, his confidence was low and he felt he had no sense of direction.
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Joanne, 24, joined TNG in Liverpool on the VSO programme. She had trained at a local college and completed an NVQ Level 2 in Gents Hairdressing but having struggled to find work that would allow her to use the skills she developed while training, sh...
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Kevin, 49, was working for a large national utilities company providing maitenance service contracts to residential households. He unfortunately recently lost this job but joined the TNG ESF PET programme straight away.
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Sathasivan, 58, joined the ESF ESOL programme in April 2009 in order to improve his Basic Skills (ESOL and Numeracy) and find suitable employment.
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TNG has formed valuable working relationships with a number of local and national employers in the North West, providing opportunities for local people to gain work experience, update their skills and get back into work.
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Anna, 40 from Lowestoft previously worked as a barmaid; in 1987 she decided to give up work to raise her family. She was claiming income support as a single parent and for the last 16 months has claimed JSA.
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Jayson, 38, joined TNG Stockport in December 2009 on the Flexible New Deal programme. He had worked previously as a Warehouse Operative but had left this job in 2004 and had not worked since.
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Nikki, 31 from Cambridge previously worked as a customer service assistant, and made a decision to leave her position in 2004 due to personal reasons.
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TNG customers from Bury have been supporting their community by helping to restore and develop resident’s gardens at an estate in Prestwich. As part of the project led by TNG, customers on the Community Task Force programme (CTF) have been c...
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Roy, from Stamford was an HGV driver for over 20years. Once it was recognised that he had diabetes his license was revoked and he became unemployed from September 2009.
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Shah, 62 had 20 years of experience as a food technologist in the food processing industry. He was made redundant in his last role in November 2008 and was referred to TNG on the FND programme.
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Bolupe, 27, has been unemployed for five years. He has previously worked as a sales assistant and traffic warden, and he has also completed a degree course in politics. Being unemployed for a long period of time have left him lacking in confid...
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Brian, 33, has been unemployed for two years prior to joining the FND programme at TNG in Canterbury. He has done a lot on steel work and welding in the past but cannot find a job that will utilise these skills. Because of this, he has lost hi...
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Easha, 20, joined the ESF ESOL programme in February 2010, shortly after arriving in the UK from Austria. He referred himself onto the programme, having heard about what we offer from one of our previous learners, who was a friend of his.
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Evan, 30, joined the ESF ESOL programme in July 2009 in order to improve his Basic Skills (ESOL and Numeracy) and find suitable employment. He was living in temporary accommodation and very much lacking in self-confidence.
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In March this year, the residents of Norman Street, Middleton, approached TNG in Oldham for assistance to convert a recently acquired piece of land into a space where residents could meet, relax and socialise.
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Jamie, 20, had gained Key Skills qualifications in Maths, English and IT as well as a BTEC in Health and Social Care prior to joining TNG in Birkenhead. He had completed two weeks work experience as a classroom adviser in a local primary school but durin...
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Wayne, 23, had been unemployed for ten months prior to joining TNG in Liverpool on the FTET programme. Although he had experience working in a local pub, Wayne struggled to find a job and as a result became demotivated and lacked confidence as he felt th...
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Hannah, 20, studied holistic therapy at college for two years. Unfortunately, upon completing her course, she struggled to find a job which would allow her to use the skills she had gained and as a result she was out of work and claiming JSA for twelve m...
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