Our series of vocational support workshops have been designed by sex workers, for sex workers, to provide space for anyone who does sex work to explore their career, financial and educational goals – and how to make these happen! Our collaborative sessions take place on Zoom, and run for approximately 2 hours with plenty of time for discussion and breaks . Multiple date options are available for each workshop, check out our voctional support events calender in the NUM members area for details.

Workshop 1: Changing the Game: a session exploring the research underpinning our vocational support services, identifying barriers, and understanding your career values, motivations and goals. This session includes insights from NUM's recent research study, "Leaving the Game,". Also introducing Mental Health and Wellbeing resources, as well as wellness exercises that you can call on throughout your journey to boost your confidence, help with anxiety and support you in managing change
Workshop 2: Competencies and Transferable Skills: a session exploring the competency frameworks used by mainstream recruiters and understanding how your experiences can provide evidence for your skillset
Workshop 3: CV Development and Journey Planning: a session on how to develop a powerful CV showcasing your talents from lived experience and mainstream careers as well as how to create a practical plan to meet your goals! Learn how to plan your career journey, prioritise your objectives and measure short, medium and long term successes.

Join our workshops exclusively designed by, for and with sex workers! Here's what you'll gain:

Expand your network and connect with peers with shared experiences, motivations, challenges, and barriers to career planning
Access tools for self-help and mental health support from NUM
Discover your strengths and transferable skills to boost your confidence.
Find where to get expert advice and support for implementing your career plans.
Explore visualisation techniques to define and achieve your career goals.
Develop strategies to highlight your lived experience to potential employers.
Get tools for setting clear career goals and creating pathways to success.
Learn tips for a smoother CV writing process to represent yourself effectively.

Once you’ve completed our three vocational support workshops, you can access one-to-one support along your career journey with our casework team. The team will help you explore your options further, provide advice on how to meet your goals and signpost you to additional financial support you may be entitled to.

**Feel free to use a pseudonym during workshops and any additional VSS processes . Additional data, such as an email address, will be collected during the registration process. This data will be used to send you course documents and evaluation surveys. **

NUM Vocational Support Workshop 2: Competency and Transferable Skills