Jobs & Training
Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Fat Macy’s: The training academy lifting young people out of homelessness and into hospitality jobs
Social enterprise Fat Macy’s offers kitchen and hospitality training before helping them with job hunting and securing housing
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Inside Holiday Club: the summer school helping NEET young people start creative careers
Holiday Club Summer School is a free, three-week intensive programme for young creative talent in journalism, set design, photography or fashion styling
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
Mike Soutar: Employers are sitting on their hands when it comes to hiring. How can we change that?
To make hiring worth the investment, recruitment needs a rethink. Big Issue Ambassador Mike Soutar explains how Big Issue Recruit offers a fresh solution
Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’
Youth unemployment at its highest point for a decade: ‘It’s like running into a brick wall’
When did the word ‘tradesperson’ become taboo?
When did the word ‘tradesperson’ become taboo?
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Labour’s apprenticeship reforms aim to train the next generation – but do they go far enough?
Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit
Wardens get to work tidying e-scooters in Nottingham – with help from Big Issue Recruit
Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
Can Skills England plug the UK’s skills gap to give Labour the growth it craves?
Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
Big Issue’s recruitment service for people facing barriers to work reports 13% growth in 2024-25
How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
How Labour’s new Skills England can save the construction industry and fix the housing crisis
I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
I was a drunk and homeless at 19. Volunteering helped me get my life back
I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
I was on benefits and struggling to support my family. Here’s how I turned my life around
I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
I always loved translating for my family. Big Issue Recruit helped me land my ‘dream job’
Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
Considering a new job? Here’s how to retrain in 10 crucial areas desperate to hire
DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
DWP forcing jobseekers to apply for roles they’re ‘entirely unsuitable for’, research finds
‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
‘I beat addiction. Big Issue Recruit showed me I can help others fight their demons, too’
Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Two years after fleeing the Taliban, these Afghan evacuees are rebuilding their careers
Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
Want to work wherever, whenever? Here’s what the new flexible working law means in practice
How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
How to get a job with a criminal record: From applying to sharing your conviction
Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
Here’s where to find career advice whatever your situation
‘Everyone has a superpower’: How The Youth Group helps young people find the right career
