GEMS NI

Making well informed realistic decisions on learning and work is important if you want to be sure that you're on the right track.

If you are:

• Unemployed
• Aged 16+
• Live in South or East Belfast
• Looking for work or training that could help you get a job

We can help you:

• Build your professional CV
• Develop your personal employment action plan
• Find the right job for you
• Find or complete an interesting course
• Gain a qualification
• Deal with redundancy worries
• Find help with reading/writing/maths
• Get information on financial support for learning

"One size doesn't fit all with GEMS NI"

Our professional service is delivered on a 3 tier basis:

• What we support you to do for yourself
• What we do on your behalf in agreement with you
• We we do together - you and your personal Mentor/guidance Worker

What Our Information Advice and Guidance Service Provides

Information

• printed materials
• access to computer software
• audiovisual materials
• access to job vacancies - via our links with employers and up-to-date information on what is available
• links with employers through Job Matching Service information point

Advice

• help with understanding the above information and more - on education, training and work
• Structured job search - jobs you can apply for now
• Information and signposting on self employment and business start up

Guidance

A Free, Impartial one-to- one confidential, individual service from one of our Employment Consultants who will work with you to help you target jobs and training opportunities that match:

• Your work interests - what you want to do
• Your skills and abilities - what you can do
• Your training needs - what you need to help you get that job
• Employers needs - the "ABC" required for the job
• Attitudes
• Behaviours
• Competences
• Helping you to identify your skills and experience
• Discussing the options open to you
• Considering your circumstances and helping you to make choices and decisions about the best learning and work options for you
• Helping you to plan what you need to do to get the job you want