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Lewisham Works employment and skills programmes

Lewisham Works provides employment and skills support to Lewisham residents.

This includes programmes such as:

• Connect to Work
• Elevate 100
• Trailblazer

These programmes offer tailored support to help residents find work, improve their skills, and progress in employment.

Who is running the programme?

These programmes are delivered by Lewisham Council, working with a range of partners including employers, training providers, and organisations supporting employment and skills delivery.

Programmes may be funded by the UK Government, Greater London Authority (GLA), other public funding bodies or charities.

This could mean supporting you to:

• improve your employability skills
• access training, qualifications or apprenticeships
• find job opportunities
• overcome barriers to employment
• build confidence and prepare for work
• receive one-to-one advice and guidance

Who is eligible?

Eligibility depends on the programme but may include:

• Lewisham residents
• people who are unemployed or looking for work
• people who want to improve their skills or move into better employment
• individuals who need additional support to access work

What can you benefit from?

• one-to-one support from employment advisers
• access to training and skills development
• job search and application support
• workshops and group sessions
• tailored support based on your needs
• connections to local employers and opportunities
• business support (Business Partnerships and Engagement Team)

The Business Partnerships and Engagement Team offers free one-to-one business support to help local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) grow and prosper.

As part of this work, we collect information to help ensure we are supporting as many businesses as possible and to improve our services.

Information collected from you (eg):

Employment and skills programmes

• name
• contact details (address, email, telephone number)
• date of birth
• National Insurance number (where required)
• employment history and skills
• qualifications and training records
• ethnicity
• disability information
• gender
• information about your circumstances and support needs

Business support

• name
• business name
• contact details / telephone number
• email address
• company registration number
• ethnicity
• disability information
• gender

Agencies we might share the information with (eg):

• employers and recruitment partners
• training and education providers
• organisations delivering Connect to Work, Elevate 100 and Trailblazer
• central government departments (for example, the Department for Work and Pensions or the Department for Business and Trade) for audit and reporting purposes
• Greater London Authority and other funding bodies
• other Lewisham Council services

Purpose for processing:

• service delivery
• providing employment, skills and business support
• monitoring and reporting outcomes
• service improvement
• service planning
• meeting legal and funding requirements

How long we keep your information

We will keep your information while you are receiving support and for a period after support ends in line with funding and audit requirements (usually up to 7 years).