Getting Work

Qualifications


The qualifications which you achieved outside of the UK might not be recognised in this country. To

have these qualifications compared to British ones you can contact the National Academic Recognition

Information Centre. You will be required to send evidence of your qualifications

with an English Translation. Although general advice is free, if you want an individual assessment and a

letter of comparison for your qualifications there is a charge.

 

Finding Work

 

There are many ways you can find a job in your area:

• Jobseeker Direct: The Jobseeker Direct Helpline is a telephone service for anybody looking for

work. The number is 0845 6060234 and is open weekdays 8am to 6pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm.

All calls are charged at local rate.

• Online: Internet websites including the Directgov website and Directgov's job searching page

can be accessed for job listings and information about jobs, training and assistance.

• Recruitment agencies: There are many recruitment agencies that offer many services to the

jobcentre

public. A recruitment agency can help you by submitting

you for vacancies that arise, as well as helping you learn

skills that will help you find and keep work.

•  Advertisements in newspapers: In many newspapers

in the UK, advertisements are placed into newspapers,

including job vacancies. North Lincolnshire's local paper,

the Scunthorpe Telegraph, contains job vacancies that

are local to the area.

• Advertisements in shop windows: Many smaller

businesses will post advertisements in shopwindows;

this is common in newsagents and smaller shops.

 

 

Jobcentre Plus

 

Jobcentre Plus is part of the Department for Work and Pensions and helps with employment and benefits

for people of working age. The legal working age in the UK is 16 - 65. Here is a list of Jobcentre Services and

where they are available:  

• Jobcentre Plus On-line: The largest job bank in the world with access to over 400,000 jobs.

This can be visited at www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk.

• Jobcentre Plus Office: Here you can view an up-to-date list of jobs available in your area,

you can con- duct a detailed search for a specific occupation, and you can also arrange to speak

directly with an advisor.

• Jobseeker Direct Helpline: This helpline offers career advice and job vacancies in the area

where you live and for the kind of work you want to do. This is available by calling 0845 6060234.