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Gary

Gary, 22, joined TNG on the Gateway to Work programme with no direction or focus. He did however have plenty of drive and initiative. Before joining TNG he gained NVQ level 1 in Light Vehicles but his limited work experience was preventing him from finding work.
05 January 2009


Natalia

After living in Greece for 7 years after leaving Russia, Natalia, 34, moved to Ellesmere Port in November 2007. With experience in Russia as a Prison Officer and in Greece as a barmaid, Natalia joined TNG with varied experience. She came to TNG for help with her Literacy and Numeracy skills and started the LSC course in June 2008.
03 December 2008


Michael

Michael, 20, had only passed a few GCSEs and didn’t have very good grades. He also left college before completing his courses and was consequently struggling to find work.
03 December 2008


Terry

Terry was claiming Job Seekers Allowance when he joined TNG with the intention of gaining a CSCS card, which he hoped would help him gain work on a building site.
03 December 2008


Pamela

Pamela, 56, left full time employment four years ago in order to become her mother’s carer. When a local community nurse began to visit her mother Pamela decided she could and needed to go back to work. Despite the fact she left work as a carer in an old people’s home and had lots of experience, Pamela found it extremely difficult to get back into paid employment.
03 December 2008


Laurie

Laurie, 19, had a bad experience with a previous job and dreaded going back to work. She had been unemployed for 6 months and in addition to her fears of returning to work, felt that having a young daughter was being a barrier to finding work.
03 December 2008


Chris

Chris, 23, joined TNG because he wanted to get a job and change his life. With no GCSEs after leaving school at 14, and no work experience Chris was finding it impossible to find work.
03 December 2008


Judy Wilson

Judy, 19, had been on income support for approximately six months when she was referred on to the Pathways to Work programme at TNG. Judy was concerned about returning to work because of her anxiety and how she could manage financially...
31 October 2008


Joanne Bennett

Joanne, 20, had been unemployed for 6 months and wanted an administrative job, although she had no prior experience. She joined TNG on the New Deal 18-24 Volunteer programme and her adviser helped source a suitable work placement.
31 October 2008


David Moore

David, 39, was unemployed for 12 months before joining TNG. He had no GCSEs or CSCS card, which he needed to work in construction. Staff at TNG helped David work towards his CSCS card and assisted him with applications and his CV.
31 October 2008


The British Heart Foundation - Ellesmere Port and Chester

The British Heart Foundation shops in Ellesmere Port and Chester have offered work experience placements to around 90 TNG learners since 2001. Many of these learners achieved successful job outcomes whilst on placement or later using the retails skills and abilities developed during their programmes.
24 October 2008


B&Q - Ellesmere Port

TNG have worked with B&Q since April 2007 and have developed excellent links with the Ellesmere Port branch in particular. B&Q’s management team have a strong desire to engage with the community and TNG help build this link.
24 October 2008


TNG & The Griffin Trust

For over 10 years, TNG has been working with the Griffin Trust in the restoration and preservation of Hooton Park, a WW1 airfield.
24 October 2008


B&M Retail Ltd. - Ellesmere Port

B&M Retail Ltd joined forces with TNG in July 2007 when they became a placement provider. Since then B&M have offered work experience opportunities to fourteen learners from TNG. Two of the fourteen learners were offered contracts and are now permanent members of staff.
24 October 2008


Sue Boyle

Sue, 33, had been unemployed for three years and was bringing up her son and daughter alone. She had completed her CLAiT, which is an OCR IT course and she then went to TNG for help gaining employment.

09 September 2008


Rebecca Matthews

Rebecca, 22, was bringing up her 17 month old daughter before she joined TNG on the New Deal 18-24 Lone Parent Programme. TNG helped Rebecca produce a CV and also found her a suitable work placement, which consequently improved her confidence.

09 September 2008


Stephen Devaney

Stephen, 30, had been unemployed since leaving school prior to joining TNG. His lack of qualifications and his problems with alcohol were making it difficult to find and secure work.

09 September 2008


Phillip Smedley

Phillip,24, had an NVQ Level 1 in Uniformed Services but found himself moving from job to job with no real prospects arising in any of them. Phillip then started working towards his silver Duke of Edinburgh Award and was receiving Job Seekers Allowance for six months whilst he completed the Award. Once he passed his Duke of Edinburgh, Phillip approached TNG for help to find his ideal job.

09 September 2008


Martin Pickup

Martin, 20, achieved 9 GCSEs at school and went on to college where he completed his City and Guilds Level 2 in Motor Vehicles. Once he had achieved these qualifications he approached TNG for further help in finding his ideal job.

09 September 2008


Kevin Harris

Kevin, 32, was unemployed for 12 months and due to his depression found it difficult to find work. He also found his lack of experience was a large barrier to helping him find employment.

When Kevin came to TNG he was very negative and didn’t want to participate. His adviser put him on the Environmental Task Force Project and his confidence, motivation and self-esteem grew.

09 September 2008


Faith Riley

Faith, 35, had been unemployed for six months and she went to TNG where she joined the Pathways to Work programme for help getting into work. TNG referred her onto their partners at Warrington Disability Partnership where they encouraged her to apply for jobs at compete equally at interviews.

09 September 2008


Denis Hambleton

After years caring for his wife and six months of unemployment, Denis, 58, joined the TNG Intensive Activity Programme. During his induction period Denis completed a CV and he was amazed to see the amount of experience he had amounted over the years because he had never seen it written down on paper before.

09 September 2008


David Moore

David, 39, was unemployed for 12 months before joining TNG. He had previously worked as a labourer but the lack of work in the industry soon meant David had no work. With no CSEs or other qualifications he was finding it hard to gain employment so he went to TNG.

09 September 2008


Craig Harrison

Craig, 26, was unemployed for 2 years prior to joining TNG. He had been expelled from school at the age of 12 and had problems with anger management.

TNG signposted Craig onto an anger management course called Programme for Change, which he continued even after leaving TNG.

09 September 2008


Catherine Allen

Catherine, 41, was a lone parent bringing up her 12 year old son and her two daughters, aged 8 and 10. Catherine had been unemployed for 14 years despite searching for work.  During this time she had completed a part time “Introduction to Payroll” course.

09 September 2008


Andrew Fawcett

After leaving college, Andrew, 21, struggled to find work. He completed NVQ Level 2 in Graphic Design at 18 years old, but his lack of experience and confidence was making it difficult to find work.

09 September 2008


Natalie Rowell

Natalie, 23, enrolled on the New Deal 18-24 FTET course with TNG after suffering long-term unemployment.  She came to TNG with low confidence, low self-esteem and one of her main barriers was her resistance to change. With the help and support of her TNG Adviser she managed to complete a 2 week placement at a local charity shop in Darlington, which gave her an insight into the public sector.

01 August 2008


Ian Keatley

After being dismissed from his job as a Scaffolding driver having lost his driving license, Ian signed up for the New Deal Intensive Activity Period programme with TNG. Through the programme, Ian gained his Fork Lift Training and “Working at Heights” with CSCS.

01 August 2008


Geoffrey Hewes

Father of 7, Geoffrey, joined TNG after being unemployed for five years.  He was ready for a new challenge and joined the Neal Deal 25+ Intensive Activity Programme in Darlington.

01 August 2008


Paul Harrison

Paul Harrison joined TNG Hartlepool at the end of 2007.  He fell into the over 50 category and having been unemployed for a number of years felt his chances of finding work were limited.

02 July 2008


Rebecca Matthews

Rebecca, 22, joined TNG Rochdale on the New Deal 18-24 Voluntary Sector programme.  She had been out of work for a while bringing up your young daughter and as a result was not confident that her skills would enable her to get a job.

02 July 2008


Carl Cappocia

Carl had been unemployed for some time before joining TNG Stockport.  With a keen interest in sports, He received help to update his CV and cover letters in order to pursue a sports-related job, and was supported during jobsearch activities which encouraged him to focus on his career aims and goals.

02 July 2008


Margaret Wyatt

Having spent two years out of work looking after her children, Margaret had tried without success to gain employment.  She was low in confidence and self-esteem and felt that her skills were outdated.

02 July 2008


Zoe Suleman

Zoe had been unemployed for two years having spent time devoted to bringing up her children.  When she joined TNG Rochdale, she lacked confidence and self-esteem and didn’t believe she could find work.

02 July 2008