Unemployed

There are a number of opportunities available to you if you are unemployed and looking for a job, work experience or a training opportunity. New Deal can help you develop your potential and gain new skills. Contact the New Deal Adviser in your local Jobs & Benefits office / JobCentre for more information. Bridge to Employment can provide you with training to help you get a job.

Training for Success external link provides you with the skills and experience you need to give you an edge with employers. Your local Jobs & Benefits office / JobCentre offers a number of services and programmes to provide you with the extra help you need to find work including information, advice and guidance from Careers Advisers who can help you make realistic choices about your future.

Do you live in Ballymoney, Enniskillen, Lurgan, Magherafelt, Newry or Newtownabbey, Foyle, Limavady, Lisburn, Lisnagelvin, or Falls Road/Knockbreda/Shaftesbury Square/Shankill areas of Belfast?
Do you have a health condition or disability?
Need help in making choices about work?
Then visit Pathways to Work

Are you significantly disadvantaged in accessing the labour market as a result of a previous history of alcohol / drug abuse and/or being homeless and/or being an ex-offender / ex-prisoner, then for more information visit Progress2work(NI).

Steps to Work (StW) is a new and fresh approach to assisting people find  employment. This menu -based approach provides a flexible way to help you with your individual employment and training needs. When taking part in Steps to Work you will be allocated a Personal Adviser who will provide support and guidance to help decide, from a menu of provision, which opportunities best meet your individual needs.