When John came to do FLT training with us we could see his practical skill was there and his knowledge, but it was getting…

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…

Steve was over the moon to successfully complete the course and will be starting work at a local warehouse very soon…

Scott had provided long term care for a parent and found himself unemployed for 5 years…

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

Rob had been long term unemployed, following an injury, and found that being out of work for a long period of time meant he…

Leanne was not hearing back from roles she applied for due to not being qualified for the work she wanted…

After completion of the course, Kim is now working for a local Care company and is very happy…

Jackie had been struggling with multiple years of unemployment, low confidence and self-esteem, and even depression…

Debbie had been unemployed for eight years when she joined our programme…

T.J. made the decision to try and get back into work, wanting to work in a factory, and he was referred onto a Portland…

Simon had been unemployed for an extended period of time and was really struggling to find work…

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

Stephanie had previously been applying to Care vacancies and not been successful – she felt her lack of experience and confidence was a barrier…

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