Job Gym | Literacy and Numeracy

Job Gym - Skills for Life

The Job Gym at Mantra Skills helps you improve your essential skills and give you the best chances of getting a good job. The Job Gym incorporates:

Conveniently located centres
On the job learning
Industry specialist instructors
A drop-in centre with a computer suite and expert staff on hand to assist
Learndirect centre

The Job Gym provides government funded coaching to help you improve your literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. These are the skills you use in your everyday working life, such as reading, writing and maths. They can also help you boost your CV to get a good job or to move on to further study.

Learning at your own pace you will be coached by one of our Skills for Life tutors in a way that is applicable to everyday use in the sectors we serve - logistics and transport.

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Conveniently located centres

We have Job Gym centres in:

Middleton
Chorlton
Davyhulme
Warrington

Who can join the Job Gym?

You can join the Skills for Life programme at the Job Gym if you:

Are over 19 years of age
Have left compulsory full-time education
Do not already hold a Literacy or Numeracy qualification at level 2

Skills for Life - what's it all about?

Skills for Life qualifications are based on national standards so potential employers can see what you're capable of. They will:

Give you more confidence in your own abilities
Give you nationally recognised qualifications
Help you get on at work
Boost your CV
Help you get onto other courses such as Apprenticeships

Study at a level to suit you

At the Job Gym, you will learn in one of our centres or at home or a combination of both. You visit the centre to work on your course as often as you like and you can study at a pace to suit you. Skills for Life courses Skills for Life Certificates are available in adult literacy and numeracy at three levels:

Entry Level 3
Level 1 (equivalent to GCSE D grade)
Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE A-C grade)

The level you aim for and amount of coaching you get depends on the level of skills you already have. We will give you an online assessment to see which level would be right.

Employability Skills courses

If you are looking for a new job then we can offer a range of courses in employability skills. This training will help you understand the key qualities that employers are looking for such as good timekeeping and being able to work well in a team. You will also learn job seeking techniques such as how to look for work and apply for jobs, as well as writing your CV and preparing for and performing well in job interviews.

BTEC Awards in employability skills include:

Work skills - searching and applying for jobs, CV writing, interview techniques etc.
Life skills - managing your money, working as a team, investigating your rights and responsibilities
Everyday IT - beginners courses in IT (using applications, emails and the internet)

Information Technology courses

The ITQ Level 2 certificate shows that you have reached a nationally recognised standard in IT working with applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. You choose which skills you need to develop to help you in your own particular job and then follow a tailor-made programme that meets your individual needs. Any previous IT qualifications or experience you may already have will count towards an ITQ award.