About Us

The founders of Mpower People CIC possess an impressive variety of associated skills and experiences relevant to the delivery of the training, information, guidance and business services offered by Mpower People CIC.

For example:

• Over a decade of Community-based work experience
• Over a 3 decades of Business Experience
• Over a decade of experience of working with disadvantaged people in a variety of different settings, including international youth camps, charity work with drug and alcohol misusers, ex-offenders, mental-health clients.

Mpower People CIC believes in an holistic approach to its work, that is, in order to achieve long-term sustainable employment it is essential to ensure that as many other issues or future problems have been resolved or made adjustments for before starting a new job or self employment. Therefore, projects on offer would include:

• CV writing 
• Interview techniques
• Employment application form completion support
• Business Etiquette training

Additional Services include

• Budgeting courses
• Benefits advice
• Healthy Living
• Lifestyle Management

New Staff in Baird House Office for  Mpower People CIC! 

Laura Langstaff has joined our team as a Administration/Marketing Assistant and will be with us until end of July 2011. Her duties will include:

• General Reception duties – answering the phone, asking visitors to sign-in, explaining H&S procedures to visitors, etc.
• Data Entry - Laura will be updating the Mpower database
• Business Plan Creation – Laura will be supporting Michelle in creating Business Plans for our clients, based on the worksheets that our clients have completed.
• Workshop set-up and support throughout - Laura will be supportig other members of Mpower People by setting up the rooms, helping with refreshments and being generally on-hand to support other Project Workers carry out Workshops.
• Website Updates – Laura will be updating the Mpower Website as part of her administration duties.
• Performing Arts/Drama Workshops – Laura can create and deliver Performing Arts and Drama workshops for our clients – please get in contact if you want to take part! laura@mpowerpeople.co.uk

Placement of the Month!

Mpower People CIC had the pleasure of having Kate Fitzhugh do an Administration Placement with us. Due to the skills she has developed during her time with us and the committment and enthusiasm she has shown during her placement, we had the honour of bestowing upon her “Placement of the Month.”

During the time Kate has worked with Mpower People CIC she has improved on the following skills:

• General Reception duties – answering the phone, asking visitors to sign-in, explaining H&S procedures to visitors, etc.
• Data Entry – Kate has updated the Mpower database
• Business Plan Creation – Kate has been supporting Michelle in creating Business Plans for our clients, based on the worksheets that our clients have completed.
• Workshop set-up and support throughout - Kate has supported other members of Mpower People by setting up the rooms, helping with refreshments and being generally on-hand to support other Project Workers carry out Workshops.
• Website Updates – Kate has learnt how to update the Mpower Website as part of her administration duties.

We have really appreciated Kate’s time with us at Mpower People and wish her all the best in her future employment opportunties, for future information on Kate (for example, a copy of her CV) please do not hesistate to contact michelle@mpowerpeople.co.uk if you would like to offer her an employment opportunity.