Advisor Training Programme

This highly interactive and practical course will upskill your teams at a time when
self-employmentis becoming a major option for the hard to reach.
We can deliver to all levels of knowledge

A confidence building advisor training

Welfare to Work organisations, charities, Housing Associations and social enterprises have many experienced advisors when it comes to employment. However, often these advisors have some gaps when talking to participants about self-employment options. This can be in the areas of legal and tax, benefits, business planning and signposting to funders and other specialist organisations.

To meet these needs, Enterprise Exchange have developed a comprehensive Employment Advisor Training Program which can be over 1 or 2 days, to give advisors the confidence to have that initial conversation and be able to support their participants effectively.

We work with organisations such as Shaw Trust, Maximus, Prospects, G4S, Hyde Housing Association and National Careers Service.

What the training covers

How to keep start-up costs down
Available funding options
The importance of business planning
The pros and cons of self-employment
The legal and tax requirements of being self-employed
State benefits and self-employment
What does success look like.

"Excellent course - interesting and very useful. A really fantastic training session. I feel I have learnt a lot. Now feel more confident about talking to customers about self-employment."
"Very informative, engaging & very insightful. I have definitely benefited from today’s session. Would have loved it to be longer, so that we could cover more areas and legalities within self-employment."

SW, National Careers Service
West Midlands
(Feedback from work colleagues)

"Phil is one of the strongest and most passionate advocates of social enterprise that I have come across. He and his company do the most incredible work with the more vulnerable and disadvantaged members amongst our society and – having worked very briefly with some of them myself – I have seen the impact his work has. If you get the chance to work with Phil, please don’t let it pass you by."

AG, Managing Director
Operation Enterprise Ltd
Brighton

"Enterprise Exchange has proven to be more than them simply fulfilling a contract, as the directors bring so much more with them. Their connections within the business community, their understanding of the challenges faced by offenders and their commitment to supporting those with whom they work, both inside and outside the prison, bring valuable resources to the partnership working within HMP Lewes."

JO, Resettlement Partnership Manager
HMP Lewes (Retired)