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The Printing Charity

GETTING

BACK ON

BOARD

Support from The Printing Charity will help you get back into work or retrain.

he Printing Charity helps The Printing Charity also Workfriend, its bespoke career n TO FIND OUT MORE
Tpeople of all ages who work works in partnership with management portal, which ABOUT HOW THE PRINTING
or have worked for three years Chiumento and Renovo, two provides written, video, and CHARITY COULD HELP YOU
(not necessarily consecutively providers of career transition and audio career resources. GET BACK INTO WORK OR
or for the same employer) in job search support. Both offer In addition, Chiumento’s RETRAIN, PLEASE CONTACT
organisations that produce a workshops, including advice Opal Programme helps with MARK JOHNSON, HELPS
printed output, which includes about CV writing, job searching career transition. This can AND FUTURES MANAGER AT
office supplies. methods, and interview skills. include CV writing, interview THE PRINTING CHARITY, ON
The Charity’s financial Renovo also offers two hours practice or help with job 01293 542 820, email
support, including signposting of one-to-one personalised applications, but also offers mark@theprintingchairty.
to other charities dealing with career coaching, delivered three one-to-one meetings org.uk or see www.
debt collection and benefits via telephone and Skype. which focus on an individual’s theprintingcharity.org.uk
calculation, is for individuals This typically covers writing specific requirements, such
and their dependent family a CV, help with specific job as the financial and practical
members, rather than applications, interview coaching, implications of starting their
companies. and job searching (including own business. A further 12
As part of its grants social media). months of additional help is
programme, the charity provides Renovo’s career coaching available through Chiumento’s
training grants of up to £900 for is supported by access to online portal.
people who are unemployed
and looking to get back into
work, are facing redundancy or
considering a career change.
These training grants are
means-tested and can be used
to help pay for:

n Occupational training and
related expenses, including
travel, computers, and course
materials
n Access to training
n Redundancy support

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