Deaf Communities Forward provide a range of social development opportunities for the Deaf Community through a range of projects.
The Leaders of Tomorrow course is on 19th - 21st September 2008, it is open to deaf young people aged 16 - 24, the deadline for applications is 12th September, have a look at the leaflet about the course here
Collete is the Personal Adviser who helps young people who attend Blessed Thomas Holford College, here she writes about how young Polish students have integrated with other students at the school. The students used money from the Pot of Gold, this has meant the school could enjoy Polish Labour day together, Collete writes
Are you planning on going to college this September?
If so, and you need equipment, The Princes Trust may be able to help. They have grants available for young people who might not otherwise be able to afford things they need for college like books, tools or special clothing.
If you would like to find out more, and apply for a grant please get in touch with your Connexions Personal Adviser.
Trafford Council have set up a group called Trafford Strategic Planning on facebook and want to hear your views on the future of Trafford and how Trafford should develop over the next 15 years.
You can become a fan and tell them what you think and as a thank you could win an iPod Nano.
It can be difficult to decide what you want to do after leaving school, it can seem that what you decide now will carve in stone your future jobs, it may be useful to watch the following presentation which shows that a range of skills and being adaptable and a problem solver will help you in the future.
Watch the slideshow (select open after clicking on the link)
If you are looking for work, you can check for job vacancies using the Connexions Trafford job kiosk. It lets you print out vacancy details of jobs being advertised at cnx2jobs.com.
If you aren't sure about the type of work you are looking for the Connexions Trafford site has a vacancies page which may help, there are videos from people in a wide range of jobs and links to Careersbox's library of videos.
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