Working Links

Since 2000 we have helped over 200,000 people across Great Britain find work. By providing a tailored training and support programme, we help individuals break down barriers and find fulfilling and stable employment.

Our tailored support is designed to help individuals in a range of situations, from young people who have never been employed to people who have an illness which has prevented them from completing their journey into employment.

At Working links our aim is to provide help with employment so you can get to where you want to be in your career. We can help you to find work, gain pre-employment training, and support you through any challenges you might be facing.

We specialise in providing one-to-one support and training which is tailored to your individual situation. Whatever challenges you face, when you come to us, you will receive flexible support to make sure you get the right help for your situation.

Working Links was founded in 2000 and operates in almost 200 locations across England, Scotland, Wales, Poland and United Arab Emirates. It is a unique organisation that delivers services to tackle social exclusion and poverty by helping disadvantaged individuals and communities.
• The organisation’s belief that employment is the best route out of poverty has helped more than 200,000 people back into work which is, currently, one person every two minutes of the working day.
• It is a public-private-voluntary company. Its shareholders are the government’s Shareholder Executive, Manpower, Capgemini and Mission Australia. It delivers effective solutions by working in partnership with organisations including the Skills Funding Agency, Jobcentre Plus, and the Probation Service.
• Profit is not Working Links’ only driving force. Its shareholders endorse its social purpose and are interested in how Working Links can create long term value, investing in the quality of services and the communities where it operates.
• Working Links helps and supports people who face significant challenges and barriers such as those who have been unemployed for a long time to former offenders, lone parents and older workers. It also works with employers and the prison and probation services to help prisoners in over 75 institutions.
• By helping the most vulnerable in society to improve their skills and help them move into jobs with a future, Working Links can create a greater sense of social inclusion. This leads to better health, education, reduced crime and brighter futures.
• When Working Links was founded in April 2000 its shareholders decided a proportion of profits should be reinvested to support the communities where works. The Links Foundation was subsequently launched in 2004 as a charitable trust to distribute this Community Reinvestment Fund. Since then, more than £3million has been invested and more than 150 projects across Britain have benefited.
• Working Links places partnerships at the heart of its delivery. It works closely with public, private and voluntary sector organisations and employers of all industries to bring a wealth of resources to all working relationships.