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With your help, we will support over 400 refugees in Manchester with tailored, 1:1 employment advice and guidance. This will be complemented by English and IT courses as well as workshops, paid placements, permanent jobs and mentoring through our 50+ corporate partners.
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Beneficiaries
Situation
Refugees face an unemployment rate over 4x higher than the UK average due to many barriers, including: CV gaps due to lengthy asylum processes, lack of familiarity with the UK job market, misplaced employer perceptions about hiring refugees and difficulty getting qualifications recognised. In Manchester this problem is especially acute. Upon enrolment 42% of Manchester clients were homeless and 83% were unemployed – the highest rate of unemployment across the 3 regions Breaking Barriers works.
Solution
Our dedicated team of Employment Advisers provide tailored, 1:1 employment advice & guidance for our clients. Support includes CV & cover letter writing, job searching & interview practice, alongside English/IT courses at varying levels. We work closely with 50+ businesses offering our clients skills workshops, paid placements & pathways to permanent job opportunities. To date in Manchester, we are proud to have supported over 400 clients from 50+ countries on their employment journeys.
