Friends of Stourconnect celebrates students completing its Connect 2 Employment course.

Students who have been working to improve their employability collected their certificates recently and celebrated the completion of their courses.
On Friday, February 17, the group of students who have collected their certificates from Helen Reed, the Mayor of Sturminster Newton.

Friends of Stour Connect offers the free course Connect to Employment to anyone aged 16 plus (there’s no upper age limit). It’s a skills and learning based programme to help people over the age of 16 with additional needs become employment ready and gain/keep employment.
Skills covered include teamwork, communication, looking after your money, job applications and CV writing, using public transport and customer service.
Work experience opportunities enable students to put their skills to the test with mentors at the community hub in the cafe, garden and charity shop.

Find out more at www.friendsofstourconnect.org.