Housing association offers customers work and training support

Plus Dane Housing is able to offer help to customers in Cheshire looking for training and employment opportunities, through its ongoing partnership with a specialist organisation.

Its contract with Springboard (Cheshire Learning Partnership) means the housing association can assist customers with job searches, interview practice, careers advice, access to employers, nationally recognised training and more. 

Springboard has work clubs located across Cheshire East for customers to access and receive one-to-one support. These are in Congleton, Sandbach, Crewe, Macclesfield and Alsager. The organisation can provide access to qualifications in subjects including maths, English, digital skills, construction, first aid and a range of online courses. 

Usman Ashiq, Plus Dane’s strategic partnerships manager, said: “Our relationship with Springboard has had great benefits for us, and allowed us to help Plus Dane customers to gain qualifications and find new employment opportunities. We’re really pleased with the outcomes so far, and want to be able to extend this help as many customers in the Cheshire area as we can.” 

Adele Cook, managing director of Springboard, said: “We have been working in partnership with Plus Dane for a number of years now supporting tenants to achieve qualifications and gain sustainable employment. We have qualified careers advisors available to support and mentor tenants and help them find the right path to enable them to achieve their goals.  Our services are free to all adults and we can provide impartial advice in a relaxed and welcoming environment.” 

Plus Dane customers who are interested in employment or training support can contact the engagement team via email at:

engagementandpartnerships@plusdane.co.uk

About Plus Dane:

We are a housing association with a strong social purpose. We employ almost 600 people and have more than 13,500 homes across Merseyside and Cheshire. We are an ambitious organisation striving to provide the very best possible services to over 30,000 customers who live in our homes. We are passionate about our social purpose, and the positive impact that we can have on the communities our customers live in. We have a strong track record as a specialist in affordable home ownership through HomesHub by Plus Dane, the home sales arm of our organisation.