Future Learn is a learning platform that offers a wide range of e-learning. Many of the short courses are free and can be completed within a set timescale, including:

🔹 Lean Management Principles and Practice

🔹 Business Fundamentals – Managing People

🔹 Project Management

🔹 An Introduction to Leading with Kindness and Compassion in Health and Social Care -The King's Fund

North West Leadership Learning Zone – open to all NHS staff in North West based organisations. The Leadership Learning Zone offers a wide range of e-learning resources relevant to learners at all levels:

🔹 Stress management 🔹 Managing through change 🔹 Influencing stakeholders 🔹 Effective communication 🔹 Imposter syndrome 🔹 Time management

The Squiggly Careers Toolkit is full of ideas, insights, and tools to support people to progress. Inside you’ll find:

🔹 Easy ideas to help people own their development

🔹 Tools to have better career conversations

🔹 Simple ways to keep learning and growing

Find My Why is a free online questionnaire that helps you think about what drives and motivates you. It generates a number of different reports that are designed to help you understand your own sense of purpose with tips and ideas for managing your own development and career.

What's Your Motivation is a simple tool that can help to clarify the things that motivate us and focus on how to develop those things that give us our sense of purpose.

WorkWell supports residents facing health-related challenges in finding or staying in work. Dedicated coaches provide personalised plans to address health barriers, explore career options, and access local services. Open to anyone aged 16+ living in Greater Manchester or registered with a local GP or Job Centre Plus. Participation is voluntary. 

Visit WorkWell - Greater Manchester Combined Authority for details of local contacts

We understand the importance of finding the right wellbeing support when you need it – whether through your workplace, or directly near your home. Access this updated resource to find the support you might need to keep you well.

National Careers Service - provide careers information, advice and guidance. We can help you make decisions at all stages in your career.

Speak to an adviser You can call 0800 100 900 or use webchat to speak to an adviser.

Open:

• 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday

• 10am to 5pm Saturdays and bank holidays

Closed on Sundays, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

At Risk of Redundancy Get relevant careers advice | National Careers Service

Where to find job vacancies Where to find job vacancies | National Careers Service

This service provides personalised support for low-income residents in Greater Manchester to help them secure better paying or more skilled jobs or increase their working hours. Participation is voluntary, and referrals can come from self, employers, or community networks. Advisors assist with overcoming barriers, building confidence, accessing skill development information, connecting with local job opportunities, and accessing further training. 

To be eligible:

• Participants must be over 18, live or work in Greater Manchester, have the right to live and work in the UK, and be in low-paid, low-skilled, or insecure work, or claim In Work benefits.

For more details and local contacts  click here: In Work Progression - Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Employ GM can give a sense of working in different parts of the GM economy you could use your skillset and what route you might take.

Join the 6-week GM Step Into… Primary Care pre-employment programme, consisting of three weeks of accredited training and a three week Primary Care (non-clinical) placement. The programme provides a guaranteed interview for a role at the practice. Visit gmthub.co.uk for more info.

Join NHS Professionals’ fully funded three-week Return to Practice programme, delivered in partnership with NHS England. With expert-led training and full support for your CBT and OSCE, we’ll help you return to nursing faster than traditional routes and at no cost to you.

Working in the voluntary, community, charity, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, otherwise known as the third sector, can offer a range of benefits, both personal and professional. It can be deeply fulfilling, providing opportunities for personal growth, making a positive impact, and contributing to positive social change. Learn more here.

The GM Business Growth Hub provide tailored support to help those with a budding business idea, as well as established self-employed individuals, freelancers and micro businesses with up to 5 employees in Greater Manchester.

Public sector organisations across Greater Manchester have signed up to a Continuous Service Commitment.

This means that they will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to service-related benefits.

This is part of a move towards greater partnership working across the public sector in Greater Manchester.

If you're at risk of redundancy, support is available from all local authorities across Greater Manchester to help you navigate this challenging time. Each council offers tailored services, including advice, training opportunities, and employment support, designed to help individuals move forward with confidence. You can find full details of the support available in your area here.

• NHS Jobs

• trac.jobs

• Bolton NHS FT

• Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

• Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT

• Manchester Foundation Trust

• North West Ambulance Service

• Northern Care Alliance

• Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

• Stockport NHS Foundation Trust  

• Tameside & Glossop Foundation Trust

• The Christie

• WWL Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Health Jobs UK 

• Nursing Net

• Career in CAMHS

• NHS Professionals

• Primary Care and Adult Social Care roles on various platforms including Indeed.com

Ready for a new challenge? The experience you have whether in care, admin, or support - could translate perfectly into local government.

Explore a wide range of rewarding roles with every council and other key services across Greater Manchester here at greater.jobs. 

• greater.jobs

• VCSFE (voluntary sector) opportunities via GM Workforce Hub

• Great Manchester Housing First

• Civil Service Jobs

• Jobs at GOV.UK

• The Growth Company and Aspire Recruitment

• Manchester Metropolitan University  

• University of Greater Manchester (Bolton) 

• University of Manchester

• University of Salford