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Find your winning mentality

A winning mentality can be a crucial factor in achieving success. Our tips show you how to nurture a mindset to help you reach your goals.

Help make a difference with a social enterprise

Social enterprises want to change the world for the better. We examine what’s driving their growth, how they work and what to think about when setting one up.

What are transferable skills and how can you use them to get ahead at work?

An ability to be resilient, solve problems, be creative and adaptable is in greater demand than ever before. We explain why.

How to look after your mental health in the workplace

Stress can affect anyone and we’ve highlighted some of the most popular ways to look after yourself and speak up for support if you need to.

Taxes to pay when you’re a freelancer

Working for yourself can be wonderful but it brings a new responsibility - paying your own tax. However, the task itself needn’t be taxing. Here’s what you need to know.

Working from home tips

Develop a way of working from home or a new location that works for you and your circumstances and make yourself as effective as possible, inside and outside work.

How a growth mindset can help you get ahead at work

In a fast-changing workplace, being open to learning new skills is more critical than ever. We explain how a growth mindset can help you find success at work.

Living on a budget

Managing money and making ends meet takes careful organisation. So we’ve pulled together some of the best ways to help you stay in control when you're on a tight budget.

Managing your debt

This module helps learners to identify bills they need to pay, looks at how we get into debt and how to prioritise repaying bills.

Becoming financially responsible

Support individuals who are taking on sole financial responsibility, likely due to a change in their circumstances.

Building your career network

This module aims to help learners proactively seek opportunities to network and increase their ability to source jobs that might not have seemed accessible otherwise.

Taking control of your income

This module will help learners to understand their income, including from work and other sources such as benefits, and understand the main features of a payslip.

Interview skills 3: Preparing for assessments

Introduce different types of interview and assessments learners may be invited to, and apply what they've learnt to a mock interview to build confidence.

Interview skills 2: Practical answering techniques

This module will introduce learners to the STAR technique, a simple model they can use during interviews to structure their experiences and give meaningful, evidence-based answers.

Explaining the importance of insurance

This module will introduce learners to the concept of insurance, and why it is an important part of financial stability and independence.

CV skills 1: Showing your best you

Find out how to write an accurate, relevant CV that can help learners secure a job interview.

Keeping safe against cybercrime

This module will focus on how individuals can keep their finances safe online by protecting their personal information and recognising risks of fraud, scams and identity theft.

Overcoming setbacks

This module focuses on positive challenge for growth. It will encourage learners to reflect how they currently deal with setbacks and consider how they can take a new approach.

Creating your personal brand

This module will help learners build a personal brand and understand how this is presented in the workplace.

Understanding banks and money management

Help learners to understand the different types of bank accounts available and how each type can be used to help manage their money.