Being made redundant?

Job Centre Plus

Rapid Response Service

If you’ve been made redundant, get help finding a new job and find out if you’re eligible for further support.

The Job Finding Support Service

Digital resources, practical advice and UK-wide vacancies to help you navigate your way back into employment

You will benefit from a package of services tailored to your specific needs. The service is delivered digitally (online and over the phone) so that you have the flexibility to access the service at a time to suit you.

Money Pensions Service

Money and Pensions Advice

The Money and Pensions Service’s vision is “Everyone making the most of their money and pensions.“They are an arm’s-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people throughout the UK have guidance and access to the information they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime. We deliver this across five core functions.

National Careers Service

Explore careers, skills and more

These services provide information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work.

Forwards

Disability employment support

Forwards is an all age, all disability service, supporting people with disabilities to achieve their employment dreams.

Going the Extra Mile (GEM)

Employment support in Gloucestershire

The Going the Extra Mile (GEM) Project is committed to helping people overcome challenges to employment and move them closer towards or into work, including self-employment.

Library Service - Ask Us

Ask Us: free, fast information service

Ask Us can provide job seekers with a list of companies in a specific area which specialise within a particular sector or industry e.g. Construction companies in Cheltenham. They cannot guarantee these companies will have any job vacancies available, but it is up to the individual to contact the companies of interest with the information Ask Us provide, which consists of the address of the company, email, website and telephone number. 

Work and Health Programme

Support for those with physical disabilities and mental health issues

The Work and Health Programme helps those referred by the Job Centre to get back into work, offering vital training and advice, and provides additional support when you’re in employment.

Work Start

Get back into employment

A 52-week programme designed to help you get back into work, specially tailored for those with extenuating circumstances that may otherwise struggle to find employment.

Adult Education in Gloucestershire

Basic skills training

Adult Education in Gloucestershire provides learning for individuals, employers and communities, with a number of free courses available to eligible learners.

Gloucestershire College

Support for jobseekers

Whether you're unemployed, looking to change career, or have recently been made redundant, Gloucestershire College offers a wide range of courses that can give you the skills and confidence to get the job you want.

Gloucestershire Enterprise Limited

Short courses for key skills

Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd (GEL) provides practical high quality, affordable training courses and qualification development programmes to businesses of all sizes, types and sectors in Gloucestershire and beyond.

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Employability

At SGS College we are dedicated to helping you gain the right knowledge and expertise to succeed. We offer a range of part-time short courses designed to make you more employable, while also providing you with qualifications to help you stand out from the crowd. Join one of our exciting courses today to boost your confidence and increase your knowledge to assist you in achieving the career you always wanted.