At the Recovery Academy, we believe that providing education on how to re-enter a workforce or explore alternative roles, whatever role this may be in, is a powerful tool for rebuilding lives after adversity or long-term unemployment.

We have partnered with the Growth Company to provide a one-day course that aims to give you a variety of tools to help manage the practical hurdles as well as the emotional difficulties when it comes to getting back into employment or going into alternative employment.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the training programme, participants will:

• Recognise and relate to some of the barriers of getting back into employment.
• Feel more confident in explaining gaps in employment when applying for positions.
• Gain a greater understanding of your rights as an employee and protected characteristics around this.
• Be given the opportunity to build on CV writing skills.
• Be given the opportunity to build on cover letter writing skills.
• Understand what reasonable adjustments are, how to get these and what your options may be for both interviews and within the workplace.
• Acknowledge and manage anxieties around the interview process by learning practical things that can help.
• Gain an awareness of The Growth Company as a service and what they can offer.
• Know what other services there are in relation to employment support in Greater Manchester, including for those in work and wanting to progress.

Dates:  10 March 2027

Times:  10am to 4pm

Venue:  Room 3,  The Curve, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL