John came to us as an experienced driver with a lot of practical skills, but with severe dyslexia. During his childhood, he was educated…

Luke had been unemployed for over a year and was feeling mentally drained from all of the knock-backs he was receiving. He felt as…

Lee was struggling to find work through agencies and felt he wasn’t making the progress he wanted. He also found that his experiences were…

Solomon came to the Portland Academy team from Nacro in Sheffield, who support offenders moving back into employment. He had struggled to find work…

After being unemployed for a long time, Steve was worried he would never work again. He then heard about our Warehouse course through a…

Scott had provided long term care for a parent and found himself unemployed for 5 years. He also felt that his reliance on public…

Carol took part in our Warehouse Course. She had been unemployed for 5 years – applying for jobs, and even taking part in training,…

Rob took part in our Warehousing Course. He had been long term unemployed, following an injury, and found that being out of work for…

Finding out about us from her Job Centre work coach, Leanne enquired about our Care Courses. She had been unemployed for a long period…

Kim discovered our Care course when attending a Job fair in Barnsley. She had been unemployed for around two and a half years and…

Jackie had been struggling with multiple years of unemployment, low confidence and self-esteem, and even depression. However, in the past, she had worked in…

Debbie had been unemployed for eight years when she joined our programme. She described her self-esteem as very low, with no motivation to even…

T.J felt his self-esteem and confidence had been affected hugely by being out of work for twenty years. He made the decision to try…

Simon had been unemployed for an extended period of time and was really struggling to find work. He found that it affected his life…

After being unemployed for a total of 14 months, Ian began thinking about finding a job in the Care Industry (something he had wanted…

Stephanie had been unemployed for 13 months. She had always wanted to work in the Care Industry, however, she had no relevant experience. She…

Billie had been working for a retail chain but had always wanted to work in the care industry. She had previously been a surrogate…