Personal Best 2010.
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Are you looking to get back into employment and want to develop your work skills?
- Are you unemployed and looking for work?
- Would you like to update your skills and gain a Level 1 qualification?
- Would you like to have a chance to volunteer during the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012?
Come and join Age Concern Hackney’s Personal Best Programme — a 12 week course (Mondays and Wednesdays) starting soon.
What’s it all about?
The training involves classroom learning, visits to community projects and a volunteer placement where you can put your new skills to practice. All of which can be added to your CV and help in your search for employment.
The course covers …
- Understanding effective customer relations.
- Understanding equality and diversity.
- Developing team and interpersonal skills.
- Emergency and basic fire awareness.
- Public safety awareness.
- Conflict resolution in a public setting.
- Volunteering and the Olympics.
- Preparing for, and reflecting on a volunteer placement.
Be part of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
70,000 volunteers will be involved in the organising of the Games in 2012. All participants that complete the Personal Best program will be guaranteed an interview to become a volunteer at the Games. Be the envy of your friends and family — get a head start at your chance of being part of London’s 2012 Olympic Games!
Dates and times.
- The course began Monday 1 February.
- Then every Monday and Wednesday for 12 weeks.
- Times: Monday 10.30 am - 1.30 pm, Wednesday 10.30 am - 3.30 pm.
What to do next.
For more information about future Personal Best courses, contact Sadia: 0207 241 5902 or by email: sadiahussain@ageconcernhackney.org.uk.
