Home Search BARC.L 186.66p -0.58 Menu Connect with Work Connect with Work supports people who face barriers getting into work by providing tailored skills training and connecting them to businesses that are recruiting – including Barclays’ clients and suppliers. The programme takes a very deliberate demand-led approach – focusing on areas of significant job growth while working with a handful of the most impactful charity partners to deliver tailored skills training that meets the needs of both the people that we’re supporting into work and the businesses that are recruiting, including Barclays’ clients and suppliers. The programme works with people who want to get into work but, for a number of reasons, face challenges – such as a lack of experience or confidence, fewer educational qualifications, care requirements or disabilities – and helps them to develop the skills, connections and opportunities that provide a way in, or back into the workforce. Working across a variety of industries, and in some of the fastest growing sectors of the economy, Connect with Work provides employers with access to a unique, but often overlooked, pool of talent that exists in the communities where we live and work. This enables employers to diversify their recruitment efforts and gain access to new hiring channels. Our global reach UK and Europe Americas Asia Pacific Connect with Work - the UK story so far Read the report Open accessibility panel / video player controls Responding to the changing future of work and inequalities exacerbated by COVID-19 Barclays made a commitment to support 250,000 people into employment through the Connect with Work programme by 2022. As the effects of the social and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 continue, it is more important than ever to work together with businesses and charities to break down barriers to work and support access to jobs. To continue to deliver the programme and reach the increased number of jobseekers, Barclays’ charity partners have been offering virtual employability support to jobseekers – and hundreds of Barclays colleagues around the world have volunteered by sharing their skills and guidance as participants take their next steps into employment. In recognition of the impact the crisis has had on different sectors, the programme is evolving to focus on industries that have the greatest potential for growth and job creation, such as the digital sector, and is helping to address regional inequalities by targeting those communities most affected. Policies Privacy Policy Cookie policy Website Accessibility Terms of Use News Barclays Q3 2021 Results Annual Reports Press Releases Regulatory news Important information The General Data Protection Regulation Regulatory information Modern Slavery statement (PDF 307 KB) Other sites Investment Bank Barclaycard Corporate Banking Private Bank Wealth