Employment & Skills
The Restore Trust has achieved accreditations for the Social Enterprise Mark and Matrix Standards, the quality benchmark for excellent advice and guidance services.
The Restore Trust provides one-to-one employment support, career planning and guidance service for unemployed people who require help to access training and employment opportunities.
How we can help
Our specialist employability career advisors can support clients to make a personalised career focused action plan, taking into account both immediate needs and longer-term goals, with the goal of entering employment, training or education.
- One-to-one support - Our employability career advisors will create a personalised plan to guide you into employment, education or training.
- Work experience - We can help with work placement and trials to gain valuable experience through our network of employers.
- Signposting - We can put you in touch with a range of organisations in the West of England, such as accommodation services, debt management, substance misuse etc.
- Job preparation - We deliver employability work-shops and offer a range of services such as CV writing and interview techniques and drop-in job clubs to assist in job searches.
- Skills development - We can help develop vocational skills by access to a range of accredited training as well as our 1-1 work to develop soft skills such as confidence, self-esteem and personal development.
- Access to training - We have a range of vocational training courses delivered on-site and can help with accessing training, apprenticeships and colleges.
Training
Through our excellent partnerships, we offer a range of training opportunities suited to the individual needs of the clients as well as access to bespoke in-house training provision.
- Sector-based Work Academy Programmes linked to local employers, with guaranteed interviews
- Construction Health & Safety and CSCS card training
- Teaching Assistant
- Support Staff in Schools
- Hospitality and Catering
- Green Skills
- Warehousing and Storage
- Business Administration
- Customer Care
- Industrial cleaning
- Bespoke Training - Employability and Job search workshops, managing tenancies, personal development
Upcoming Courses
We have an extensive catalogue of over 50 accredited and CPD certified courses available through our online training portal.
Courses are available across a wide range of sectors including Business, Leadership and Management, Construction, Education and Teaching, Functional Skills, Health and Safety, Health and Social Care, Hospitality, Catering and Retail, IAG, Logistics, Mental Health and Well-being, Personal Development and Employability, Sustainability and Green Skills.
Please click the following link to access the platform: https://restoreplus.theskillsnetwork.com/
If you would like to make a referral or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on 0117 942 7000 or email; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This course is designed for people working in or aspiring to work in the construction industry. Its objective is to prepare you for employment in construction, giving you the knowledge required to undertake jobs safely. Successful completion of this course and the CITB Operatives Health, Safety and Environment knowledge test will enable you to apply for the CSCS Labourer’s card (valid for five years), which will be paid for by The Restore Trust.
This course is free for unemployed people, or those in work earning less than £21,255 per annum.
If you are interested in finding out more information or getting onto the course, please give us a call on 0117 942 7000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we would be happy to help.
Start your career as a Teaching Assistant!
Becoming a teaching assistant is a fulfilling and rewarding career, it enables you to focus on individual students or small groups, helping them to achieve their goals. By supporting pupils to overcome challenges, progress and develop their skills, you can share in their triumph when they achieve their potential.
Our Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) guarantees an interview with the employer and gain nationally recognised qualifications in:
- Personal Development
- Mental Health Awareness
- Safeguarding, Prevent and British Values
This course is free for unemployed people, or those in work earning less than £21,255 per annum.
This course has family friendly hours of 10am to 2.30pm.
If you are interested in finding out more information or getting onto the course, please give us a call on 0117 942 7000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we would be happy to help.
On successful completion of this course you can also improve your knowledge and understanding through specialist progression pathways:
- Pupils with Special Education Needs and Disabilities
- Understanding Autism
- Pupils with challenging behaviour
Support Staff in Schools
Schools rely on the expertise of support staff to ensure their environment remains a safe and engaging space for pupils to learn and flourish. These roles are not always directly linked to teaching or classroom activities but still require interaction with students on a daily basis for an efficient and welcoming setting, helping raise the standards of achievement.
Our Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) guarantees an interview with the employer and will help you gain nationally recognised qualifications:
- L1 Certificate in Personal Development for Employibility (Highfield Qualifications)
- L1 Award in Preparing to Work in Schools (NCFE)
This course is free for unemployed people, or those in work earning less than £21,255 per annum.
This course has family friendly hours of 10am to 2.30pm.
If you are interested in finding out more information or getting onto the course, please give us a call on 0117 942 7000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we would be happy to help.
Food Safety and Personal Licence
To have quick access to work and jobs across hospitality, you need to hold a recognised qualification in Food Safety and/or Personal Licence. Successful completion of this programme enables you to gain both!
This course is designed for people aspiring to work in the food, drink, and hospitality industry. As well as recognised accredited qualifications you will also have a guaranteed interview with an employer on completion of the programme.
This course is free for unemployed people, or those in work earning less than £21,255 per annum.
If you are interested in finding out more information or getting onto the course, please give us a call on 0117 942 7000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we would be happy to help.
The Restore Trust is excited to be working with Ocado to support them hiring Warehouse Operatives for all areas of the recently opened, high-tech warehouse in Bristol. This isn’t just an ordinary warehouse - it uses innovative and state of the art technology and joining Ocado as a Warehouse Operative means you’ll be working for the world’s largest and fastest-growing online grocery retailer in an extremely safe and clean, fast-paced, warehouse environment.
As well as a recognised accredited qualification you will also have a guaranteed interview with the employer on completion of the programme.
This course is designed to prepare you with all the skills you need to work as a Warehouse Operative. You will learn:
- How to receive and store goods and materials
- How to process orders and dispatch goods
- How to deliver effective customer service
- Health, safety, security and legislation
- How to be an effective team worker
This course is free for unemployed people, or those in work earning less than £21,255 per annum.
If you are interested in finding out more information or getting onto the course, please give us a call on 0117 942 7000 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we would be happy to help.
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