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Success Story
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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... | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |