Pathways to employment
Workbox resources
Workbox provides useful resources for employment, education, training and advice in Wolverhampton.
Workbox holds information about:
To find more information, training, resources and services relating to Learning Disabilities and being more independent please visit Workbox.
Access to work
Access to work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or mental health condition or disability. The support you get will depend on your needs. It could give you a grant to help pay for things like:
- specialist equipment and assistive software
- support workers, like a BSL interpreter, a job coach or a travel buddy
- costs of travelling to work, if you cannot use public transport
- adaptations to your vehicle so you can get to work
- physical changes to your workplace
For more information about Access to Work and how to apply please visit Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition.
Thrive into work employment support
Thrive into Work offers one-to-one support to individuals with health conditions who want to find and keep employment. You don’t need a formal diagnosis to access Thrive into Work, it’s free and available to people in the West Midlands.
You can self-refer using the online form or speak to your health professional about getting a referral for Thrive into Work employment support.
Check out the website for more information Thrive into Work.
WorkWell
WorkWell is a service designed to support anyone with a health condition or disability to either:
- Return/Remain in work
- Find and Access work
- Refer or signpost into various services available in your local area.
To find out more visit WorkWell.
More guidance
For more information about pathways to employment visit Wolverhampton Council website, click Beyond school to see Options for Post 16 Education, Training and Employment.
Useful links
Your Future Black Country – Shape your future - Within the Jobs section you will find an overview of the role in each area, job activities, organisations, working environment, starting salary and general entry requirements. Links to external vacancies and video content are also included as are links to current vacancies. The easy to use 3-colour traffic light system allows users to find out quickly if formal qualifications would be required.
National Careers Service - Careers information, advice and guidance. They can help you make decisions at all stages in your career.
Connexions Wolverhampton - Advice and guidance on careers local opportunities and courses as well as practical support to apply for jobs, training or apprenticeships. Work with young people and with schools across the city to ensure that all local young people have access to the opportunities available and can acquire all the knowledge and skills needed to begin the career of their choice.
UCAS careers advice - Careers advice for every stage of finding a job, from CV writing, preparing for an interview, apprenticeships, internships, volunteering and more.
Prospects – Career advice includes what you can do with your degree, applying for jobs, interview tips and more.
Department for Work and Pensions - GOV.UK – View Advanced Job Search - Find a job, you can select, only show Disability Confident jobs. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.