Accelerate Launch Event

Coventry & Warwickshire CDA is a leading provider of social enterprise business advice and support, operating across the West Midlands.Set up in 1982, we are one of thelargest co-operative developmentagencies in the country and to thisday our work is underpinned by the values and beliefs we started with:• Co-operative principles at the heart of all activity• Local people, local economy, local networks• Professionalism and excellence• Equal opportunity in all aspects of our work.In everything we do, our aim is to support people in the local area to lead economically active and fulfilling lives, by providing useful, practical and accessible services thatmake a positive difference.

Coventry and Warwickshire CDA

Accelerate Launch Event & Information Fair
Tuesday 29 November 2016, Coventry Central Hall, Warwick Lane, Coventry
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<LI>Stakeholder launch: 9.30am-11am (Networking Breakfast - 8.30-9.30am) (event registration required)</LI>
<LI>Accelerate into Work Information Fair: 11am – 4pm (open to the public)</LI>
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Join us for the launch of ‘Accelerate’ - a £3miliion Building Better Opportunities employability project for people in Coventry and Warwickshire.
‘Accelerate’, which is funded by the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund, is looking to help 900 people furthest from the labour market get back into employment.
The project brings together 24 local partners to provide each participant with tailored support and a single access point to confidence building, work experience and skills enhancement, including training on IT, ESOL, Literacy, Numeracy and Enterprise.
Attend the stakeholder launch event to:
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<LI>Discover how Accelerate can help your clients</LI>
<LI>Add value to your services</LI>
<LI>Meet our delivery partners</LI>
<LI>Discuss joint working opportunities. </LI>
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Who should attend?
The stakeholder launch is aimed at organisations working with individuals who would benefit from a practical and highly supportive approach to finding work including: 
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<LI>Employability advisers</LI>
<LI>Support workers</LI>
<LI>Information, Advice and Guidance organisations</LI>
<LI>Community organisations / centres / hubs</LI>
<LI>Frontline workers providing services to vulnerable adults</LI>
<LI>Housing associations</LI>
<LI>Disability organisations</LI>
<LI>Mental Health Services</LI>
<LI>Volunteer involving organisations</LI>
<LI>Organisations working with lone parents, ex-offenders, ethnic minorities, people in recovery from addiction, homeless people, refugees, migrants, and 50+ age group. </LI>
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Invite your clients to attend the Accelerate into Work Information Fair
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<LI>They can drop in any time between 11am – 4pm</LI>
<LI>Over 25 information stalls</LI>
<LI>Mini workshops e.g. media skills </LI>
<LI>Meet our friendly ‘journey guides’ and delivery partners.</LI>
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Agenda
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8.30am - 9.30am
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Registration and Networking Breakfast
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9.30am - 11am
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Accelerate Stakeholder Launch
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<LI>Welcome</LI>
<LI>Accelerate Project Overview</LI>
<LI>Sarah Windrum, Coventry & Warwickshire LEP, Champion for Digital Skills</LI>
<LI>Delivery Partnership </LI>
<LI>Client Case studies</LI>
<LI>How we can support your clients</LI>
<LI>Questions</LI>
<LI>Networking / Information Fair</LI>
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11am – 4pm
 
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Accelerate into Work Information Fair 
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<LI>Open to the public </LI>
<LI>Mini-workshops</LI>
<LI><A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/accelerate-into-work-information-fair-tickets-28833246015">Event registration optional</A></LI>
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4pm
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Event close 
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