The following workshops are free and are delivered online using Microsoft Teams by our qualified tutors.
You'll need a smartphone, tablet, laptop or other computer with internet access to take part in the workshop.
How to write and update your CV
This session provides an overview of each element of your CV, providing hints and tips to make it stand out, as well as understanding how to tailor your CV to the specific role you're applying for.
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Introduction to self-employment
This session provides an insight into the world of self-employment. Learn about the pros and cons, how to register your business, and the available start-up support.
Workshop dates will be added soon.
Interview essentials
This session covers how to prepare for interview, understanding what information is available to help with preparation, and learning how to communicate and sell yourself during interview.
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Understanding your transferable skills
This session will enable you to be able to reflect upon and identify skills from your past experiences and understand how to use these skills to sell yourself when applying for new opportunities.
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Career planning
This session helps you to chart your career path with guidance on identifying opportunities, setting goals, and creating a roadmap for success.
Workshop dates will be added soon.
Apply for our vacancies
This session focuses on the recruitment methods we use, understanding each stage of the process, how to use the job and person profile to improve your application, and hints and tips.
Workshop dates will be added soon.
50+ employment support
This workshop outlines some of the challenges faced by those aged 50+ and identifies ways to overcome these, as well as exploring the support available, and understanding what individuals are able to offer compared to under 50s.
Workshop dates will be added soon.
Contact us
If you're interested in any of these workshops but cannot attend the dates listed, or cannot access online workshops, email cs.careersworkshops@derbyshire.gov.uk or ask in one of our centres.
We'll try to put on face-to-face courses and more online courses when we have enough interest.
If you're an employer or support organisation in Derbyshire interested in courses for staff or clients who are looking for work or facing redundancy or redeployment, we'd also like to hear from you, email cs.careersworkshops@derbyshire.gov.uk.