What are you looking for

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Careers Advice and Support

The Inspire Hubs provide careers advice and guidance to people of all ages.
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Access to Work

Funded support to help you get and stay in work if you have a disability or health condition.
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Apply for Work

Tips and links to help you apply for jobs.

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Explore careers

Use our careers directory to explore different careers, find out about specific job roles and get an idea of how much you could earn.
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Digital Skills

Discover the resources available to you to improve your digital skills.
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Starting a Business

Advice and guidance to help you set up your own business.
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Work Experience

Work experience is an unpaid placement with an employer to gain workplace experience.
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Accessing Free Training

Whether you’re out of work and looking to add new skills to your CV, or you want to improve what you bring to your current role, there’s training out there to suit your needs.

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Travel to Work

Access resources related to travel planning for work including help with personalised travel plans for interviews and a journey planner tool.

Local Organisations That Can Support You

There are lots of local organisations that can help you look for work, apply for jobs and training courses, prepare for interviews, and get work ready.
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Job Centre Plus

Based in Grays. The Job Centre Plus team can administer claims Jobseeker's Allowance, Incapacity Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance and Income Support.
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One Community Development Trust

Based in Dock Road, Tilbury. The team can provide pre-interview support, use of their computers and wi-fi to apply for jobs, CV assistance, and much more.
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REED in Partnership

Based in the Old Post Office in Grays. Their Restart Scheme helps long-term unemployed people to start working.

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