My name is Dave Cassidy and I joined Inspira on the 1st of June as a Skills Development Advisor working on the Jobtrain contract. I have undergone a week’s training in preparation and am very excited about the opportunity to work on the delivery of this contract; an innovative way to energise people and inspire […]
Inspira has beaten off competition from national training providers to secure an important new contract. Jobtrain involves diagnostic career interviews and employability programmes on behalf of DWP. Based on our successful Ready for Work model, Jobtrain provides a highly interactive, challenging and rewarding development experience for around a thousand participants referred by Jobcentre Plus work coaches. […]
By the end of the financial year the Youth Work & Reducing Risk Taking Behaviour contract achieved 95% of its targets while the work around the Intensive Support and Early Help continued to strengthen. The learning from the Return to Home Interviews and the Early Help Assessment process has been invaluable in helping to shape discussions with […]
Additional funding has been secured in the West of the County to further strengthen the Wheels 2 Work scheme. Copeland Community Fund has provided funding for 15 new mopeds, and Allerdale Local Committee has also recognised the value of a scheme and provided more funding. Both schemes will run until March 2018 and are available to young […]
The NCS Summer programme is underway! Over 70 Summer staff have been recruited to help Inspira deliver a successful programme. The Summer staff come from a range of backgrounds, including Teaching Assistants, University students and Youth Workers. Over 30 returned from last year to work with us again. To get the Summer staff up to speed […]
The special education needs and disability (SEND) reforms have radically changed the way that Inspira works with young people with SEND. During this academic year, we supported the Local Authority by chairing and producing Education Health Care plans for 116 young people in Cumbria who had their statements transferred to Education Health Care Plans (EHCP’s). Sixty-five were […]
A new five year programme of European Social Funding, matched by UK Government and Big Lottery funding, is expected to go live in Cumbria soon. This is likely to include opportunities for work that tackles unemployment and promotes social inclusion in the County. Inspira is planning to work alongside key partners to spearhead some of […]
Along with the rest of the County, the Team in the North are immersed in NCS. With a few places left, recruitment continues with the team reinforcing the message to the young people that they will have their Best Summer Ever! This Summer also sees SUMMER SPLASH being delivered in Carlisle, Longtown and Brampton once again. In the South […]
The Employee of the Season goes to Shelley Myers, Administration Assistant in the Barrow office. Shelley constantly displays a can-do attitude in her role. She is a great asset to the team supporting advisers on all the contracts. Shelley has played a large part in the success of Youth Contract ensuring monitoring and completion of forms takes […]
Social media usage across the UK continues to grow and Inspira continues to add it’s voice to the social media scene. If you don’t know, we currently operate five Facebook accounts:- NCSNORTHWEST, Advice Services West Cumbria, Advice Services North Cumbria, Advice Services South Lakes and Advice Services Furness. On Twitter you can follow us at three different locations:- @InspiraCumbria, @AdviceServices and […]
