local services what we offer
Employment and Training
Are you a young person looking to enter the world of work, or for the next job, and need support? Are you someone lacking some formal qualifications but eager to take further education? Or are you looking to return to working life but would like to do something different? We offer the following services to support you in your next step to finding the right job for you.
Welfare Benefits Advice and Community Development Work Training Courses
Our courses in Welfare Benefits Advice and Community Development Work have just received an excellent report from the National Open College Network, who accredits the courses. They are two day courses which start in September. They are open to anyone who would like to develop their skills and to receive a NOCN Level 3 Progression Certificate/Award with Welfare Benefits Advice and/or Community Development Work, and are free to anyone living in Newham who is on a low income or unemployed. For those unemployed who live outside Newham, the cost is ₤50.00 for the year. Excellent value!
Contact Doreen Jules-Lewis and Cwti Green, 020 7473 9667
Both courses are accredited by the Network at Level 3 Certificate for Progression.
We work in partnership with the University of East London. Free places are available to Newham residents.
Employment support for young people
We offer support and training opportunities for young people aged 16-24 to help them to find local jobs. Programmes develop skills and confidence, offer workshops and work placements with major businesses and provide counselling and job search activities. Find out more by visiting our dedicated youth section.
Our Social Enterprise, Auction My Stuff, offers work placements and volunteering opportunities for young people. We use eBay to sell donated items and raise money for Community Links. It's a chance to learn new skills, and get that all important experience for your CV. Auction My Stuff is based at Tate and Lyle in Silvertown and offers a friendly, interesting work environment. Contact Bettina Kabutz for more information..
Newham Workplace Hub
Are you living in Newham, currently out of work and looking for advice and support?
We can offer:
- Financial support to help you find work
- Free housing, welfare and benefits advice and guidance
- Links to training courses
- Advice and help with your CV
- Work experience and training
Book an appointment with one of our team or visit us at Community Links, 776/778 Barking Road, London E13 9PJ, 020 8548 2333, . Opening hours are Monday-Friday, 9am until 5pm.
City & East London New Deal
Community Links has been delivering New Deal since 1997 and is a recognised leader in the delivery of New Deal options - the Community Links New Deal programme has been consistently hailed as the best of its kind in London and the South East.
We now run this from two sites in East London – Newham and Tower Hamlets and last year we delivered our New Deal service to over 1,200 clients across this region.
In addition, our New Deal Team has recently secured new funding to deliver the following projects:
LSC Moving Forward and Positive Pathways
Support programmes for young people aged 14-19 years old living in Newham or Tower Hamlets, providing advice and guidance from a dedicated tutor, vocational training, work experience, careers and employment advice, help with travel costs, generous incentives, into work support, residentials and fun days.
ESF / DWP Ready to Work and Getting to Work
Support programmes for adults of all ages out of work and living in Newham (qualifying criteria applies). Support includes information, advice and guidance sessions, tailored support from a dedicated tutor, work placements, job specific training, employment advice, benefits advice, into work support, generous incentives and into work grants.
London Councils Working Together Project
A support programme for parents looking for work living in Newham or Barking and Dagenham. We can provide tailored jobsearch and into work support to suit the needs of those with childcare to consider. This includes childcare support, job specific training, into work incentives and guidance and follow up support when moving into a job for up to 6 months.
Interested in any of the above?
We can help. Book an appointment with one of our team or visit us at Community Links, 776/778 Barking Road, London E13 9PJ, 020 8548 2333, or send an email. Opening hours are Monday-Friday, 9am until 5pm.
Community Links also offer the opportunity to volunteer at our projects, giving you the chance to develop your skills, gain experience and add to your CV. For more information, visit the Volunteering section or send an email stating what volunteering you are interested in.