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Two charities announce feasibility review into working more closely together

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Two of the UK’s leading employment support charities, Shaw Trust and Careers Development Group (CDG) have today announced the commission of an independent feasibility review to explore working more closely together, which could lead to a merger of the two organisations. The aim of the review is to explore if and how the two charities could together serve more workless people, including those with disabilities and those at disadvantage within society, to help them overcome the ba… - More…

Isle of Wight job fair to bring employers, training providers and jobseekers together

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Date and time: Wednesday 15 February 2012 (10am to 6pm) Address: Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2QR In association with Isle Work, the welfare to work charity, CDG, is holding a job fair at Newport’s Riverside Centre next month to help employers find the people they need and help jobseekers get back into work. There is no cost to employers wanting to attend the event. At the job fair, those looking for a job on the Island can bring along their CV and chat… - More…

CDG awarded IiP standard again

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Careers Development Group is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Investors in People standard for the second time. The charity first achieved the standard in 2008 and its reaccreditation lasts for a further three years. The achievement of the standard shows the commitment the charity has towards its staff and by having good people management practices, the charity is better able to support the people it is here to support – those wanting to find and stay in work. Investors… - More…

Careers Development Group wins charity award

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Careers Development Group (CDG) has won the Tomorrow’s People “Community Partner of the Year” award for helping the long-term unemployed on their own path back to work. National employment charity Tomorrow’s People’s Annual Awards for Achievement, which were held on 15 November at PwC’s new 7 More London office at London Bridge, paid tribute to people who have overcome significant barriers in their quest to get into work. CDG has been working alongsi… - More…

CDG sponsors two categories at inaugural Bromley Business Awards

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday 26 October CDG was the proud sponsor of the Best Business for Training and Development and Best Retail Business categories at the inaugural Bromley Business Awards. With a new CDG centre recently opened in Bromley the event was an excellent opportunity to raise the charity’s profile in the local community, with over 250 local business people attending the awards. The awards are a fantastic platform for local businesses to be recognised for their achievements and … - More…

Employment minister backs tailored support for Greenwich unemployed

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Employment minister Chris Grayling visited Greenwich today (6 October) to find out first-hand how the Government’s revolution Work Programme is making a difference to job prospects of local unemployed people. Around 33,000 people are expected to be supported through the Government's Work Programme over the next five years across London. Chris Grayling visited Careers Development Group, a charity delivering the Work Programme in Greenwich. Read the DWP's press release in full as… - More…

Charity seeking volunteers to help people back to work across London

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Welfare to work charity Careers Development Group (CDG) is on the lookout for talented and inspirational people in London who can give some of their time to help people who have been unemployed for some time, back to work, and to stay in work. CDG delivery centres across London are looking for people who, through their own experience of the job market and finding work, could support individual jobseekers giving advice and encouragement on their journey back to employment. The charity is l… - More…

Portsmouth event for employers on 19 August

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

MAXIMUS Employment and Training and CDG are holding an event on 19 for employers in Portsmouth to find out more information about the Work Programme and how it can support their company. MAXIMUS, working together with CDG, are providing the support through the Work Programme to Portsmouth’s jobseekers and employers on behalf of Jobcentre Plus. At the event, both organisations will outline how they are able to support local businesses and the community to encourage job development a… - More…

Update on CDG\'s London centres following recent disturbances

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

All of CDG's centres except Brixton are back to being fully operational and will close at normal today at 5pm. The Brixton centre remains closed and access has still not been granted to it by the police. We have moved into a temporary centre at Bon Marche Centre Unit 210, 241-251 Ferndale Road, Brixton, SW9 8BJ. The safety of our staff and our jobseekers still remains the most important priority even though we continue to take a business-as-usual view. … - More…

CDG closes London centres today at 3pm

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Following the disturbances in various parts of the UK over the past few days, Careers Development Group (CDG) has taken the decision to close all of its London centres at 3pm on Tuesday 9 August. Our Lewisham centre will be shut from 1pm. Those participants who had appointments after 3pm are being contacted by our Customer Support Centre. As reported yesterday, our Brixton centre is the only CDG site still directly affected and we expect it to reopen on Monday 15 August. We would like t… - More…

Update on CDG\'s Tottenham and Brixton centres following disturbances this weekend

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Following the recent disturbances in London, CDG’s Brixton centre will be closed until Monday 15 August 2011. The Tottenham centre will reopen tomorrow (9 August 2011). No other centres are affected. We are contacting jobseekers who had appointments this week in Brixton, however, if you have an appointment at the Brixton centre or wanted to use any of the facilities, please contact our Customer Support Centre on 0345 CDG WORK (0345 234 9675) from: • 8am to 8pm between Mon… - More…

Another successful year for Careers Development Group

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Welfare to work charity Careers Development Group today held its Annual General Meeting. The charity has moved from strength to strength during the year and bolstered its reserves with a sound financial performance whilst helping 27,000 people on their journey into work. This strong performance was despite the fact that the trading year was a challenging one, taking onto consideration the policy changes in the welfare to work sector with the New Deal and Flexible New Deal being replaced by… - More…

The Work Programme Will Work

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000

CDG replies to a critical article on the Progress Online website correcting some misconceptions in that article and stating our support for the Work Programme and how we aim to make it work for jobseekers in London East and beyond. Read the article in full here. - More…

Charity set to help thousands into work

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000

CDG has been named as one of the three prime contractors for London East and is one of two such contractors from the charity sector across the UK and the only one in the capital. In London East, Careers Development Group will be working with 60,000 people, often with multiple barriers to work to help them find work, and to stay in work for the long term. CDG will be tackling these challenges (from Monday 13 June) and helping people into sustainable work both through its own centres a… - More…

Social enterprises key to creating job opportunities under the Work Programme

Mon, 16 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Following the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s findings into the Work Programme, leading welfare to work charity, CDG welcomes the support given for allowing prime contractors to help create and subsidise jobs themselves. CDG believes social enterprises have a pivotal role to play in this area. In London East where CDG is a prime Work Programme provider, the charity will be working with and creating social enterprises as an effective way of supporting people into work, especially yo… - More…

Children\'s wards receive Easter egg boost

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Easter at the children’s wards of Kettering General Hospital (KGH) was celebrated in traditional style thanks to 90 chocolate eggs courtesy of local firms and a local charity. The eggs were presented to patients and staff at KGH by local charity CDG (Careers Development Group) which bought the eggs with the support of local firms that it works with. The charity helps more than 400 local people a year to find work and has branches in Kettering, Wellingborough, Corby and Rushden. Em… - More…

CDG Southampton succeeds in helping people on their journey back to work

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

CDG helped over 2700 people from Southampton, Eastleigh and the New Forest on their journey back into work during 2010, latest figures from the welfare to work charity have revealed. The charity has been helping people back into work in Southampton since 2005 and from its centre in Salisbury Street it runs a wide range of back-to-work support programmes for people of all ages, including those with disabilities. Its employer engagement team works with a number of local businesses to … - More…

Government should ensure public sector contractors demonstrate Big Society commitment

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In its response to the Office for Civil Society’s consultation on Supporting a Stronger Civil Society, leading welfare to work charity, Careers Development Group (CDG), believes the government must ensure the public sector formally takes into account the commitment of contractors from all sectors to the Big Society and civil society. The charity also urged the government to support the third sector by: continuing to make the Big Society a central plank of the government’s p… - More…

Third sector champion signs up to Big Society initiative tackling long-term unemployment

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Dr Mike Nussbaum, former chair of Volunteering England and third sector champion for nearly five decades, has been appointed as chair of the Expert Volunteer Initiative’s national working group by leading welfare to work charity, Careers Development Group (CDG). The initiative, put forward by the charity, is a Big Society plan to recruit 50,000 skilled, experienced and knowledgeable volunteers across the UK to help people back into work. With 839,000 people unemployed for over 12 mon… - More…

CDG Southampton rolls out new programme for people with disabilities

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Aimed at supporting people with disabilities in the Southampton area into work, the new Work Choice employment programme was officially launched on 9 December by CDG - WISE Ability, the organisation responsible for delivering the government programme in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The launch took place at welfare to work charity Careers Development Group’s (CDG) Southampton centre on Salisbury Street. They, along with Mencap and Shaw Trust, will be delivering the programme in the c… - More…