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Blackburn teen becomes the face of national advertising campaign

A teenager from Blackburn has been selected from thousands of young people across the country to be the face of a national advertising campaign for the youth programme, National Citizen Service (NCS). See Ad here Adam Aslam, aged 17, was selected as one of 20 graduates to take part in the campaign following his amazing attitude […]

Office space available on Lowther Street.

Following the weekend’s devastating floods in Carlisle, Inspira, the career management and personal development organisation based in Cumbria, is offering desk and meeting space in their centre on Lowther Street. “The top floor of our office space is available to anyone who needs desk space,” says Mark Bowman, Chief Executive of Inspira, “We have wifi, […]

Four Lancashire teens have been selected for NCS Leader roles from thousands across the Country

Four Lancashire teenagers have returned from a half-term experience with a difference, having spent an intensive week acquiring new skills including leadership, teamwork, project planning and media and digital communications. The Teens were selected out of thousands of young people across the country to become one of 100 National Citizen Service (NCS) Leaders. Benjamin Wareing (Preston), Rebecca Hawkesford […]

Socially minded businesses in Lancashire wanted

Inspira has been running successful motivational programmes for unemployed adults in Cumbria, Blackpool and Fleetwood, and is now looking to expand further into Lancashire. “We are looking for socially minded employers who would be willing to offer adults who are ready to gain valuable work experience, the chance to do so within their own company,” […]

Teens experience stress about future choices

A Lancashire teenager offers advice for stressed out teens as pressure around future decisions mounts. A new study from National Citizen Service (NCS), the youth empowerment programme, reveals a rise in children as young as 12 who are suffering from stress-related illnesses. As the new study reveals 9 in 10 young people are expected to experience […]

Inspira is recruiting in South Cumbria

An opportunity has arisen for an Area Operations Manager covering Barrow, Kendal and North Lancashire. For further details and how to apply, please click here.

Jobtrain proving popular in Blackpool and Fleetwood

Unemployed people in Blackpool and Fleetwood are been given the chance to take part in a challenging and rewarding development programme called Jobtrain. It is aimed at helping participants to become more motivated, enthusiastic and positive about finding a job. Now into the fourth week, David Leadbetter, the Jobtrain contract manager for Inspira, said, “The […]

New skills development course for Cumbria and Lancashire

Local career management and personal development organisation Inspira is managing and delivering new courses for unemployed people called Jobtrain. Based on their successful Ready for Work programme, Jobtrain provides a highly interactive, challenging and rewarding development experience for around a thousand participants referred by Jobcentre Plus work coaches. Delivery covers the coastal areas of Barrow, Whitehaven and […]

Inspira sponsors CN Media’s Golden Apple Awards

For the third year in a row, Inspira is proud to sponsor CN Media’s Golden Apple Awards. To be held on Friday 2nd of October at Carlisle Racecourse, the illustrious event will honour inspirational people in Cumbria’s education sector. “We are delighted to be sponsoring Golden Apples again this year,” says Mark Bowman, CE of […]

We are recruiting

We currently have exciting opportunities for people with a background and qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance to work with us on a casual basis in North Cumbria. For further details and for a list of all our current vacancies please click here