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LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

they can for example tell people to do lots of courses. the rules allow it. so a complaint would be pointless. however its not fair treatment when they know they are doing it just to annoy them.

What course? Mine have none.

LadyMissA

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

I think I must have asked before that then. Didnt you fancy a job at the jobcentre?

Me? I do accounts and have no experience in dealing with the public in a face to face situtaion plus I would not be cut out for it as I would ask too many questions of my bosses. I do not accpet everything I am told so would question things far too much and I know no one at the job centre I have seen in 2 years does that. Id be sacked no soon as I started. I wouldn't even get an interview.

donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

What course? Mine have none.

with mine they have people doing cv sessions, interview techniques, motivational courses etc. they also have started pushing people to do courses provided by other organisations. so now courses that exist for people in the local community that want to do them voluntarily will now have people doing them that dont want to be there coz they have been forced by a work programme provider.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

with mine they have people doing cv sessions, interview techniques, motivational courses etc. they also have started pushing people to do courses provided by other organisations. so now courses that exist for people in the local community that want to do them voluntarily will now have people doing them that dont want to be there coz they have been forced by a work programme provider.

Like I have said here they asked me yo look at http://www.vision2learn.net/channels/index.aspx to see if there was funding for IT courses and when I look its not for Advanced Excel so as I am at intermediate there is no point doing it as I can do all that's on the course. They said they have nothing else as they do not fund anything.

dandelionclock30

LadyMissA wrote: »

Me? I do accounts and have no experience in dealing with the public in a face to face situtaion plus I would not be cut out for it as I would ask too many questions of my bosses. I do not accpet everything I am told so would question things far too much and I know no one at the job centre I have seen in 2 years does that. Id be sacked no soon as I started. I wouldn't even get an interview.

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I believe there are a lot of sackings at the jobcentre, one of the advisors once told me a some of his friends had been sacked.Also I think its well known generally as I read an article saying as much.
They hardly look the most radical bunch of people so god knows what they are upto!. Probably leaving paper clips out on a desk or something!.
What about doing accounts for people who work for themselves? I have a couple of friends who have had to pay someone to do their buisness accounts and these are just self employed.

donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

Like I have said here they asked me yo look at http://www.vision2learn.net/channels/index.aspx to see if there was funding for IT courses and when I look its not for Advanced Excel so as I am at intermediate there is no point doing it as I can do all that's on the course. They said they have nothing else as they do not fund anything.

the courses provided by other organisations here are not funded by my provider either. there are courses at colleges and community centres that are free for people claiming means tested benefits. there may not be anything you want available in your area but there will certainly be courses available that you havent done before.

LadyMissA

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

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I believe there are a lot of sackings at the jobcentre, one of the advisors once told me a some of his friends had been sacked.Also I think its well known generally as I read an article saying as much.
They hardly look the most radical bunch of people so god knows what they are upto!. Probably leaving paper clips out on a desk or something!.
What about doing accounts for people who work for themselves? I have a couple of friends who have had to pay someone to do their buisness accounts and these are just self employed.

I am not an accountant.

The JC have not looked at my job application listing now for 8 weeks! They do not have time aparently - but there was no one before or after me last week and they still didnt check.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

the courses provided by other organisations here are not funded by my provider either. there are courses at colleges and community centres that are free for people claiming means tested benefits. there may not be anything you want available in your area but there will certainly be courses available that you havent done before.

How will any of those help me get a job? I have asked for advanced Excel and told no. Even if there was a course for Advanced Excel it still wont get me a job as CV's are not even being read due too companies and agencies receiving too many to look at.

dandelionclock30

What about asking at a local college about this, you can get a lot of part time courses free or subsidized if your scratching on?

LadyMissA

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

What about asking at a local college about this, you can get a lot of part time courses free or subsidized if your scratching on?

Erm this is what the WP is for. They are meant to help you into work and I have asked them and they say there is nothing so I go along with that. It still wont help anyone get a job unles you have NEVER used a spreadsheet maybe.