Ashfield District Council has developed and launched a dedicated online portal to help people find local employment and training opportunities across the district.

"Career Boost" provides practical information and introduces users to a range of organisations that offer career and job support services to help develop new and existing skills.

The website is designed to help unemployed people find work or start a business, as well as helping employed people that are wanting a change in career in order to add to their skillset.

On the website residents will find five unique sections, each tailored to easily point them towards the right information that will help them achieve their goals.

There is also a list of organisations that partner with the Council which includes the University of Nottingham, Vision West Notts College, Care4Notts, Department for Work and Pensions, Futures, and The Construction Industry Training Board.  

Councillor Sarah Madigan, Executive Lead Member for Customer Services and Strategic Planning, said: "The new Careers Boost portal is a one stop shop for developing new skills and opportunities and connecting people with local organisations.

"We want to give the people of Ashfield the means to access support and opportunities that can be life changing. Not everyone knows what is available or where to go to get support and information. Our hope is this becomes the next stop for people on their journey"

Leader of the Council, Councillor Jason Zadrozny said: "The development of the dedicated space has been designed to empower the people of Ashfield to develop new skills, find information and take advantage (of) services that they didn't know was (sic) available previously."

The portal contains help with cover letters, CVs and interview techniques to give users the confidence and skills to stand out as well as dedicated resources for those wanting to gain new qualifications.

The space also helps residents who want to start a business or become self-employed. It will help them take advantage of the free business start-up courses and work with organisations like the Prince's Trust, The Big House Programme and Head Start Enterprise Ashfield who have lots of support and information on starting and running a business, managing finances, generating sales, and managing human resources.

All these resources and much more can be found by clicking here to access the Career Boost portal.