Employability &
Career Skills
Build confidence and practical skills for job applications, interviews and workplace readiness.
Enquire about trainingPractical, interactive training for training providers, employability and IPS teams, colleges, charities and employers. Grounded in frontline experience and shaped around real learning needs.
Practical training. Real experience. Learning that sticks.
Practical, engaging training on the topics that make a real difference in people's working lives.
Build confidence and practical skills for job applications, interviews and workplace readiness.
Enquire about trainingPractical development for employment practitioners and supported employment teams.
Enquire about trainingPractical approaches to inclusive recruitment, reasonable adjustments and support at work.
Enquire about trainingDevelop communication, confidence and healthier working relationships.
Enquire about trainingLooking for a freelance or associate trainer? Amanda is available to support existing programmes and deliver practical training tailored to your learners.

Amanda O’Connell is a freelance trainer and facilitator with frontline experience in employability, Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and supported employment.
Her practical, interactive training helps people apply learning in real working environments. She has delivered training for IPS teams, including sessions in Coventry and Sheffield.
She holds a PDA in Supported Employment Practice (2025) and completed the Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP) qualification in 2024.
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