Manchester Adult Education Service

Digital FamiliesPrepare for Placement

Achievement

15 learners enrolled and 12 completed the course

• Target young parents looking for work

Job Centre Plus

• Offer work experience placements

Sure Start

• Deliver Prepare for Placement

MAES

It is estimated that, of the 910,000 jobs expected to be

created across Greater Manchester by 2022, half will require

skills at Level 3 or above and a quarter will require level 4

skills.

Manchester has the highest rate of child poverty of the eight

English Core Cities and also highlights that the vast majority of

children under 16 in poverty are living in workless households.

The wards with the highest numbers of children in poverty are

Moss Side, Cheetham, Harpurhey, Gorton South, and Miles

Platting and Newton Heath.

England average 19.2% Manchester 33.9%

Gorton South

What learners wanted to get from the course

All these learners said they needed to gain confidence, new skills, and a job!

• Setting goals• Research• Working with others• Taking notes• Communication• Organising and presenting

information• Working to deadlines

• Using a tablet• Making a video diary• Creating a poster• Recording interviews• Email• Word-processing notes• Creating a presentation• Saving and editing files

Employability Digital

Activities

What learners felt they had achieved

Impact and next steps

• Increased understanding of digital skills needs in a specific

employment context

• Team teaching – testing different approaches to delivery of

digital skills

• Improved partnership working – more opportunities to

develop similar courses

• Family learning digital skills volunteers

• Manchester Digital Skills Network