Employment and careers advice

Employment and careers advice

The Advice Centre

Hammersmith & Fulham Employment team runs a number of schemes to help people find work, see The Advice Centre Shepherds Bush

Work Zone

Work Zone, a National Skills Academy, is a recruitment, training and employment support facility, located within the Shepherds Bush Library on the southern terrace of Westfield London, helping retailers recruit and retain staff and helping job seekers find jobs, training and childcare. See Work Zone

UPG

The Urban Partnership Group (UPG), a local regeneration agency, provides free information and advice about learning and work to adults aged 20 and over. UPG’s advisers, based at the Opportunities Centre, 370-376 Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush W12 7LL, run drop-in sessions from 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:30, Monday to Friday. 
For more information visit www.upg.org.uk. Or call 020 8746 2120.

Specialist support

Specialist support is available to help ex-offenders, people who are homeless and people with substance abuse problems  to look for work.

- Ex-offenders can contact Philip Nichols at Red Kite Learning on 020 7928 2439 (www.rkl.org.uk)
- People with substance abuse problems can contact Andy Shields at St Mungo's - details above.
- Homeseekers - people who are homeless can contact Andy Shields at St Mungo's on 020 8600 3065 (www.mungos.org).
- Housing options offers information and employment support for homeseekers, including lone parents about training and employment. For more information see Employment support for homeseekers