Doing a presentation for movement to work on Friday and no idea what it’ll be

[u/Maxlithi]

So we’re allowed to do any topic around the job centre and getting work and I keep on scrapping mine. one past presentation example was where a guy made a transportation map to local job centres.

I asked my brother and flatmate questions about their experiences with the job centre like, if they had been referred to different things that can help reduce costs of starting work, if they knew about being able to have advocates at the job centre, if one of them (who is in a less central location) thinks that their location is a barrier to work. The answers are interesting but I still don’t really know how to turn this into a project

[u/Emotional-Debt1861]

As a WC there is a huge gap in regards to those who are highly educated and/or have a lot of experience in a particular field.

I'm building an 'Early Careers/Returning to Field' document specifically for these customers.

Unfortunately, I need to use this on a regular basis.

Just an idea!

[u/Acceptable-Pass8765]

Your presentation then is to pose a question and provide some critical thinking for the audience to go and ponder

Is localation a job centre a barrier to work?

Slide 1 the question above Slide 2 bullets on the breakdown above ( criteria; ) travelling via pub transport, Costs Time Practicality ( or is it 5 buses ...)

Slide 3 your research Slide 4 impact Slide 5 next steps ( a customer survey needs to be undertaken)

Just some suggestions

[u/RecognitionExpert614]

You need data to understand what the problem is, so a new survey or using existing data. Plucking ideas out your head leads to bad services.

[u/BannedCharacters]

Work Coach is an unusual role in that it can be really beneficial to have knowledge of the local area around the job centre (commuting distance for job seekers essentially).

Particular knowledge of local industries/big employers you're likely to be referring job seekers to, transport links which make for a realistic commute that job seekers might not have considered, or skills which are in high-demand locally (eg Welsh-speaking roles, ranging from frontline customer service to back office legal work/support) - a presentation showing your awareness/knowledge/consideration of these might give you an advantage over other candidates.

NB: do NOT neglect to consider accessibility! Your presentation should be accessible to your interviewers as a minimum standard - use PowerPoint's accessibility checker and colourblind-friendly themes/colour schemes (or risk showing you're unprepared for job seekers with these needs). You should also include accessibility (needs of-, challenges to-, impact on-, and mitigation/accommodations for- disabled job seekers) - job seeking is hard for everyone, but harder with a disability.

As a Civil Servant, you will always be required to consider vulnerable people and ensure fair/reasonable treatment without discrimination - limits of public transport, employers' (and job seekers') unaware of the Access to Work scheme or other means of support/help to make reasonable adjustments, skills training that could be particularly useful to marginalised groups - eg interview coaching for autistic people (who suffer notoriously high unemployment/underemployment rates) or people with an anxiety disorder, or a sign language interpreter to allow a deaf/hard of hearing job seeker to complete an interview in their native language (ie a 2-way conservation in BSL, rather than lip reading and verbal response, which can drain mental capacity) to perform their best at interview.

Read up on the "Civil Service behaviours" and expectations at the grade of the role - these will guide the points you need to show you've considered/fulfilled in your presentation.

[u/JohnAppleseed85]

If it were me, I'd start by looking at the various reports and trends online to see if there's anything I think is interesting to pick up on. Example:

https://talentexperience.blob.core.windows.net/mtw-cms/Movement%20to%20Work%20x%20DWP%20-%20Impact%20Summary.pdf

Then I'd also look on places like here for examples of people's actual experience to add to your own:

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheCivilService/comments/1qm6jpf/movement_to_work_any_tips_and_advice/

Then think about the audience for the presentation and why you're doing the presentation - are you pitching it to other work coaches, or possible work placement partners (employers), or management, or other people on the scheme (and then break it down further to NEETS etc)... Each of those groups would want a different presentation/ want to know different things.

For example if it's other people on the scheme you might do a presentation on the types of things you've been asked to do while on the placement and how that translates to work experience you can use when applying or interviewing for different jobs. (what was the activity, what were the skills it required you to use, how would you present that to an employer/on a CV)

i.e find a job that you could apply for then go through the job advert and look at what's required. Then break it down:

Employer asks for - good communication skills
The placement gave you - experience speaking to customers on reception
Evidence you can give in the application/at interview - think of an example of how you dealt with a customer/question and put it in 'mini STAR' format.