Throughout the summer, Central Bedfordshire Council’s National Careers Service Team will be engaging with residents to help support people looking for employment and the skills to help prepare them for new job opportunities.

During August and September, the team will be raising awareness of their support services which include, preparation for interviews, skills for behavioural assessments and writing CVs.

A range of employers, including many in the logistics sector are currently recruiting in Central Bedfordshire and every Saturday throughout August, Employment and Skills advisers will be running pop up stalls in:

• Arlesey: Saturday 14 August – Outside the Town Council Offices
• Sandy: Saturday 21 August – Community Stand (Outside of the Post Office in Sandy Market Square)
• Biggleswade: Saturday 28 August – Biggleswade Market 

Executive Member for Planning and Regeneration, Councillor Kevin Collins said: “We want to help more people access a range of job opportunities across different sectors and supporting people with the skills around applying or interviewing for a job are crucial to this. We are fortunate to have a variety of businesses based in Central Bedfordshire and we champion local jobs for local people.”

These events are an example of how the Council are supporting one area of the Council’s Vision for Central Bedfordshire 2050, by positioning Central Bedfordshire as a great place for businesses to operate and offer employment opportunities to our towns and villages.

Starting from 7 September, the team will also be running face to face work clubs between 9.30am and 4pm every Tuesday and Thursday. The work clubs will be held at the ‘Old Court House’ and ‘The Orchard Centre’ in Biggleswade as well as online sessions via EventBrite.

For more information on help to get into work or if you wish to register for a course, please email NCS@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or visit the council’s website.