Skills & Employment

Are you ready to transform your career and re-enter the market with confidence? At Kirkwood Consulting, we champion this drive, offering tailored solutions that address the challenges and barriers you face.

Our Approach

Our training solutions are not off-the-shelf programmes. We delve deep to understand your specific needs, curating programmes that exceed regional and geographic requirements. In a rapidly evolving professional landscape, we provide meaningful training for unemployed professionals and graduates.

Our Mission

For over 15 years, we have built a reputation for innovation and high-level service. Our goal is to transform the narrative around age and employment, viewing it as a testament to resilience and adaptability, not a limitation.

Our Goals

  • Boost Employment: Work with charities, non-profits, community groups, and employers to increase overall employment levels.
  • Promote Diversity: Increase BAME graduates in roles within finance and engineering.
  • Support 50+ Candidates: Our 50-plus training programme champions age equality in the workplace, empowering individuals to reach their full potential regardless of age.
  • Career Coaching: Offer effective career coaching and mentoring to unemployed professionals and graduates and those facing redundancy.
  • Skill Matching: Address skills gaps to match job seekers with available opportunities, improving their marketability.
  • Application Support: Assist with job applications, LinkedIn profiling, CVs, interview tips, and techniques.
  • Inside Insights: Provide delegates with insider knowledge on what hiring managers seek.
  • Empowerment: Help the long-term unemployed recognise their skills, build confidence, and transition into new careers.
  • Aid Disadvantaged Groups: Remove barriers for minority groups, promoting sustainable employment.
  • Champion Social Mobility: Advocate for social mobility and diversity in the workplace.
  • Continuous Support: Offer ongoing support during the transition to employment.
  • Entrepreneurial Guidance: Assist aspiring entrepreneurs with business start-up advice and certification with ILM to gain a level 3 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship qualification.

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