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Heather, 56, was self-employed running a successful business with her husband for 6years that specialised in house name plates. Over the years Heather suffered from a back pain disorder and the business started to decline so she made a decision with her h...
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Greg, 33, from Peterborough was unemployed for over a year, losing all hope in finding a job. He had already gained NVQ training in Carpentry and Joinery, and then joined TNG on Flexible New Deal on the 10th November 2009.
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Adrian, 48, previously worked as a material handling engineer and was made redundant in 2008 during the credit crunch. He was actively looking for jobs for over 18months but struggled to find work.
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"TNG has provided exemplary services to our company. The enrolment to the training was simple, and understandable, in addition the support and encouragement from all the staff at TNG has been very positive. They are more than just a training provider and ...
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Robert, 22 from Stockport, had been unemployed for twelve months before joining TNG on the Flexible New Deal programme. Having been out of work for some time, his confidence levels were low and he struggled to find the motivation to look for work.
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Paul, 46, from Birkenhead, joined TNG on the IAP BET programme having been unemployed for 18 months. He had experience working as a security guard and had already occupied numerous voluntary roles, including teaching sign language and working as an outre...
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Katie, 20, from Wallasey in Merseyside, had worked in retail, particularly customer services, at a filling station and later as a part time domestic cleaner prior to joining TNG. She particularly enjoyed working with customers so was keen to get back int...
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Colin, 50, from Stockport, had a background working in the Warehouse industry and had been working as a Warehouse Operative until he was unfortunately made redundant from his job. This had an impact on Colin and he found it difficult to believe in himsel...
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Simon joined the TNG ESF programme having been out of work for twelve months. He was de-motivated and, due to a bad experience with his last employer, could not see a way forward. Simon prefers to work alone and outside, which means his work options are...
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Gill Smith, 31, was out of work for many years due to health problems and joined the Pathways programme at TNG to help improve her confidence.
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Deirdre O’ Quigley, 46 was emotionally depressed for a long period of time because she had two bereavements in her family as well as being made redundant in August 2008.
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Mark joined TNG Oldham at the beginning of November on the Flexible New Deal programme. When he attended his initial induction, it was established that Mark had been on a New Deal programme previously with little success.
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Damien, 26, had been out of work for approximately three years since serving a six year prison term. He gained work experience in a warehouse for a few months but was keen to find a job.
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Columbia Sportswear Company were opening their first London branch and approached TNG to find them suitable candidates. TNG arranged an open day at the local jobcentre and managed to fill all the vacancies and provided the relevant sector training as requ...
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Virginia, 21, was low in confidence when she joined TNG on the FTET programme having been out of work for some time.
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Paul, 27, was unemployed and looking for work when he joined TNG on the IAP programme.
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Martin, 23, had experience working part time as a porter at a removals company but having been out of work for some time, he had very little confidence when he joined TNG.
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Mark, 22, had been unemployed for three years before joining TNG. He was keen to find a job in childcare but was finding it hard to do so without the required qualifications.
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Mark, 20, lost his job working in horse racing and had to sign on to Jobseekers Allowance. He joined The TNG ESF Pre-Employment programme after nine months of unemployment.
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Ian, 46, had been unemployed for a while before joining TNG on the IAP programme. His lack of work meant he was de-motivated and low in confidence when he arrived at TNG.
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