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Unwrap Your Potential in Retail this Autumn!

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Course 1 – Retail Unwrapped – 6 week course from 12 Sept 2022

Cambridgeshire Skills Course Code: CSX3D102  

Starting: Monday 12 September 2022 

Duration: 6 sessions over 6 week(s)

Time: 10:00 

Location: Lighthouse Ely  

Cost: See Description.  


For over 19s looking to step into retail

How to Enrol

Description

This (informal/accredited) course will start to build your confidence and introduce you to some of the skills and knowledge you will learn on the Award in Retail. You will learn to set personal learning goals, plan for progression in learning and work and refresh your skills ready for accredited learning.

To join this course you will need to be working in either a paid or voluntary job. You can apply to work with Prospects Unwrapped as part of this course package. For more information and to apply for a placement with Prospects Unwrapped please see:
https://prospectstrust.org.uk/prospects-trust-unwrapped/

You can still apply for this course if you have your own work placement.

Entry Requirements
There are no requirements for the course.


What will this course cover?
Your tutor will help you to set your own, individual learning goals that will support you towards achieving your qualification/course aims.

During the course you will cover:
– Set your own personal learning goals
– Plan for your own progression in learning and work
– Improve your communication and team working skills
– Start developing your skills for work in a retail environment

What could I do next?
You could progress to the Award in Retail.

You could also progress to an accredited IT, English or Maths course or onto another course which will help you advance in both the work environment and lifestyle.

TO ENROL FOR THIS COURSE:
Please click the How to Enrol button above
Or, call our friendly and dedicated Admissions Team on 01353 613013  

Time and duration

Start Date: 12 September 2022
Start Time: 10:00
Day: Monday Morning
First Lesson Duration: 05:00
Total Weeks: 6

Location

Lighthouse Ely  
13 Lynn Road  
Ely
Cambridgeshire  
CB7 4EG  

Course 2 Prospects Unwrapped – Award in Business and Retail – 10 Week Course from October 2022

Cambridgeshire Skills Course Code: CSX3D101  

Starting: Monday 31 October 2022 

Duration: 12 sessions over 12 week(s)

Time: 10:00 

Location: Lighthouse Ely  

Cost: See Description.  


How to Enrol

Description

This informal course will start to build your confidence and introduce you to some of the skills and knowledge you will learn on the Award in Retail. You will learn to set personal learning goals, plan for progression in learning and work and refresh your skills ready for accredited learning. To join this course, you will need to be working in either a paid or voluntary job. You can apply to work with Prospects Unwrapped as part of this course package. For more information and to apply for a placement with Prospects Unwrapped please see:

https://prospectstrust.org.uk/prospects-trust-unwrapped/
You can still apply for this course if you have your own work placement.

Entry Requirements
There are no requirements for the course.

What will this course cover?
Your tutor will help you to set your own, individual learning goals that will support you towards achieving your qualification/course aims.

During the course you will cover:
– Work in a real working environment
– Learn how to keep yourself and other people safe at work and work with food safely
– Improve your communication and team working skills
– You may have the opportunity to work towards a Food Safety Certificate

What could I do next?
You could apply for an introductory retail job. The job would be likely to be supervised with a low level of responsibility and could involve you working in a team and on your own.

You could progress to an accredited IT, English or Maths course or onto another course which will help you advance in both the work environment and lifestyle.

TO ENROL FOR THIS COURSE:
Please click the How to Enrol button above
Or, call our friendly and dedicated Admissions Team on 01353 613013  

Time and duration

Start Date: 31 October 2022
Start Time: 10:00
Day: Monday Morning
First Lesson Duration: 05:00
Total Weeks: 12

Location

Lighthouse Ely  
13 Lynn Road  
Ely
Cambridgeshire  
CB7 4EG  

Unwrapping a WOW Wednesday

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Everyday at Unwrapped is a learning day – today our Co-workers have excelled in the kitchen and bested the beans as a barista pro. When you shop at Prospects Unwrapped you pay it forward in real rewards.

And at the end of a busy day Jack’s job list sums it all up perfectly…..

Happy Face at Team Unwrapped on Wow Wednesday

Meet the Artisans

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We have created a niche for the artisans and the local creatives in our “Pod” wall within Unwrapped. We wanted to bring a “Not on the High Street” flavour to Ely’s actual High Street and showcase the talent in the neighbourhood. With only four more pods available to rent (£10 per month plus a very low selling commission) we have filled our pods with some unique, eco and oh it will so go go products. We will feature our Pod Producers in future posts but if you want to see what the likes of Dragonfly Soaperie, Lil Glad Rags, The Faraway Tree and Eveterraniums have created you will have to pop in the shop.

To book a pod please contact Tom Cockerton at Unwrapped 01353 662010

Two more sleeps (or not)

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While you are all dreaming of refilling your reusable containers strange things are going on in Ely. Shopkeeper Tom is putting the finishing touches to Prospects Trust Unwrapped and we need a few shout outs to the people who are getting us across the finishing line:

A big shout out to our local Mayor, Cllr Mike Rouse, who will be turning the key on the 4th and who has captured our faces in the front cover of the Elyi Magazine.

Sean from SG Auto Tint in Soham who at 11pm is preparing our window decals. We hope Tom is practicing his barista skills and keeping Sean fuelled up on the Hot Numbers caffeine?

The new Unwrapped Staff Crew – Clare, Paul and Kin who have been training on the till, kitting up the kitchen and sprucing up the shop – as well as keeping Tom company.

The wonderful volunteers from the Lighthouse, the local Ely Job Centre cohort, SE Electrical Services, Ruth at Re-imagine and our firm Farm Friends from Emmaus and of course Ken – our now resident decorator!

The amazing local businesses, from Cutlacks & Samovar down the hill to 68 Market Street around the corner, the sustainable champions from longstanding farm wholesale company COFCO and the exciting new Cambridgeshire Sustainable Food Hub, lot of our new suppliers including Yare Valley and Gourmet Brownie – we look forward to working with them and many more as the shop builds up a footfall of customers.

A huge wow from Eco Ely – Hayley and her social media subscribers have been keeping us in the loop and drumming up local support.

A big thank you to the start up funders and donors, from Cambridgeshire Community Foundation/Cambridgeshire County Council’s Innovate and Cultivate Fund, Enterprise East Cambs and our crowdfunding family – seriously without your financial backing we would still be working on the business plan.

A recognition to those that have already paved the way in Zero Waste – our neighbouring businesses across the border in Norfolk – a wave to Graham at Ethical Ernie, Cata at Re.Source and Elizabeth at The Green Parrot for sharing their stories in creating refill larder shops of their own. We also wish to thank all the other like minded indes sharing their stories on Zero-Waste Start Ups on social media.

And finally here’s to working in partnership with Thera, Mencap, Cambridgeshire County Council and the Learning Skills Department in creating a hopefully sustainable and innovative project that becomes the norm for Ely. Now our plea is to the residents of Ely – please come shop little, light and often in our new shop, support our trainees in their learning and eat local, seasonal and ethically. Together we really change change the world (one tiny corner at a time).

The Opening Ceremony

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After almost a year in the planning, months in the funding and practically weeks in the shop fitting we are almost ready* to turn the key to the door of Prospects Trust Unwrapped! *who are we kidding we shall never be ready but we are very eager.

The Grand Opening Ceremony will take place at Unwrapped HQ, 13 Lynn Road, Ely, Cambs CB7 4EG from 11 for a VIP key turn at 11:30 am. You can rsvp a place on our Facebook Events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/947315945617658/