A day full of optimism at the Skills and Jobs Fair at Birmingham’s Green Lane Masjid
Birmingham: A day full of optimism at the Skills and Jobs Fair at Birmingham’s Green Lane Masjid.
Birmingham, 27 January 2025 — Green Lane Masjid and Community Centre, in partnership with the PURE Project, hosted a Skills and Jobs Fair. More than forty organisations offered opportunities in training, skills, and employment, and each organisation dedicated one-to-one time to visitors at the stalls.
The event demonstrated best practices in community engagement, bringing together public, private, and third-sector organisations to create positive change for Birmingham’s residents. Visitors praised the event for offering multilingual literature, including the PURE project’s leaflets in Bangla and Urdu, reflecting the language requirements of the communities in Bordesley Green.
The event brought together a range of resources under one roof, giving individuals the tools they need to overcome barriers, access meaningful support, and work towards a brighter, more independent future. This included offering a CV Clinic and a Digital Inclusion Hub, where visitors were offered support in using computers and other devices. Organisations represented multiple sectors and included TikTok Creative, Midland Mencap, West Midlands Police, and the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Skills and Jobs Fair was part of the PURE Project, funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). The groups and types of barriers the PURE Project covers are those over the age of 18, including: People who are homeless or vulnerably housed Women fleeing domestic abuse People with learning disabilities and difficulties People with mental health difficulties People with physical and sensory disabilities
The Skills and Jobs Fair showed that community organisations are a core part of the PURE Project’s mission to make essential support services accessible to Birmingham’s residents. The PURE Project and Green Lane Masjid look forward to similar collaborations in the future, embedding events within communities to increase access to skills and employment opportunities.
