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Over 25yrs and Out Of Work? UCan Get Wise

WiseAbility’s Better Building Opportunities (BBO)  is a programme which supports organisations through local projects to tackle the root causes of poverty, promoting social inclusion and driving employment growth opportunities. It aims to help the most disadvantaged in our community.

The five key areas of Building Better Opportunities are:

  • Help the most disadvantaged
  • Tackle social exclusion
  • Be focused on the capabilities of each individual
  • Lead to better coordinated services
  • Create new opportunities for work.

If you are in touch with anyone living in Dorset, over the age of 25 that is not in any form of paid work. They can get 1:1 free support towards education, training and employment goals.
Please contact to discuss this: email: info@wiseability.co.uk or telephone: 0300 303 3737

WISE Ability Services is the lead partner of the Building Better Opportunities Grant in Dorset. Visit their website for more information HERE. 

UCanThe UCan Project is for people in the Dorset area, aged 25 and over who are unemployed or economically inactive. They have a caring and supportive team who will listen to your needs and offer specific and tailored information, advice and guidance. They can help and support you to achieve your learning, training and employment goals. They understand every situation is different, and so they will take the time to get to know you as an individual.

Call 0300 303 3737 for more information.

The UCan project is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery Community Fund through the Big Lottery Fund.

 

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Apply to Build a Tiny Home with Wessex Community Assets

Wessex Community Assets is working with partners in West Dorset to offer a free training programme this autumn. The course will introduce participants to sustainable construction, and basic timber and carpentry skills, through the building of a ‘tiny house’.

The project coordinator, Tim Crabtree, of WCA is excited to be inviting 14 Dorset-based people to join the course: “Participants will work with six other trainees on one of two five-day courses, and also attend three one-day sessions where they will learn additional skills as well as receiving advice on future training, employment, or business start-up opportunities.”

The course will be made up of two cohorts, taking part in the build from either Monday 21st September – Friday 25th September, or Monday 28th September – Friday 2nd October.
By the end of the course participants will have explored all the basic elements of creating a tiny house, including:

  • Basic building design and understanding the advantages of different layouts
  • An introduction to timber growing and selection for construction uses
  • Building a simple stud frame for a building approx 2.55m x 5m.
  • Building a roof
  • Cladding and insulating the walls
  • Installing windows and doors
  • Using hand tools safely and working as a team.

Following the Tiny House course, participants will be supported to explore options for further training in construction and carpentry, or advised on possible employment opportunities.

To apply, please complete the form HERE by noon on Tuesday 1st September. To apply, you must live within Dorset (this includes Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole).
For further information and eligibility, contact Tim Crabtree on tim.crabtree@wessexca.co.uk.
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