Women's Work Lab (WWL) is a local social enterprise that supports unemployed mothers to be able to venture into the world of work. These individuals have come from challenging backgrounds, including domestic abuse, long parenting, parenting children with SEN, or home displacements.
The WWL 9 month programmes combine bespoke classroom training, 121 career coaching, mentoring with a work placement at a local employer. Focused on building their confidence, ambition, and employability skills. The University makes a donation to the social enterprise for each woman who is placed with it, supporting their training and the running of the organisation.
Your department can volunteer to offer an unpaid entry level work placements for 15 hours per week, for four weeks, normally in June (e.g., admin, retail, hospitality).
Benefits of supporting the programme include:
- supporting the local community
- benefitting from lived experiences and unique perspectives
- fostering creativity
- unlocking hidden talent. Last year over 60% of mums that WWL worked with, returned to employment*
- providing ‘returnships’ widening your talent pool**
* According to Women's Work Lab
** The Times - Read the full story here