ABC Gets Second National Lottery Award

The Colchester based Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants Cic (the ABC) has just received its second National Lottery grant, to launch a new project called Work TV. Work TV is a new idea for the 450,4 Billion Euro (8.6% year-on-year growth) recruitment marketplace. Simon Collyer, Founder and CEO of ABC, is also waiting on news and approval for an EU, LoCASE, low carbon grant for lighting equipment.

Work TV’s program wheel of content will encompass articles, film, and podcasting for job-seekers, plus those looking at apprenticeships and higher education. Work TV will act as a resource for business people, careers teachers, and HR industry professionals and is designed to encourage work-seekers by education, sharing ideas, while providing morale-boosting and encouragement. Work TV will create its own app and communicate work and skills and training opportunities to a, defined by skills, geo-located, user group.

‘We need much more funding’ said Simon, but this is a great start’ The ABC has published 2,500 (approx.) articles said Simon, and we are an internationally known and trusted source of information for those surviving on low incomes, welfare, state-pensions, and the gig-economy.  

This week Simon was invited to the launch of the Guardian Public Service Awards on Monday, launched by legendary columnist, Polly Toynbee, ‘A sign the organization is getting noticed we hope’, said Simon.

Not to sit back and rest on this success:

Knowledge Pathways International & the Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants CIC (the ABC) team up to offer North Essex millennials, free cutting-edge employability workshops.

Together the two companies are planning to launch free courses for less advantaged millennials - young people that would not expect to have access to training at this level, delivered at the KP International offices located at the University of Essex, Knowledge Gateway.

Founder of Knowledge Pathways International, Abdulrahman Razouk is a Syrian entrepreneur and academic. Abdul is a qualified coach with twelve years of experience in the education and management sector, working for different organizations such as the University of Birmingham, the University of Essex, the University of Anglia Ruskin and the National Health Service. Abdulrahman specializes in Coaching, Leadership, Strategic Management, Organisational Behaviour, Personal Development, Business Strategy, Employees Relations, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Project Management, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Start-Ups, Capacity Building, Product Development and Higher Education. Abdul is hoping to complete his Ph.D. in 2019.

Simon Collyer is the founder of the ABC.

‘Our goal’ said Simon, ‘is to offer small groups of millennials from less-advantaged backgrounds very high-level coaching, to see if we can guide and inspire these young people and equip them with the tools and resilience to compete in today's highly competitive job market.

‘Our project idea has captured people’s imagination’ said Abdulrahman Razouk. ‘The courses will be for small groups of no more than fifteen people, so we can really focus on creating positive outcomes.’

The entrepreneurs are meeting with the DWP partnership team shortly and they are about to start contacting youth organizations, not-for-profits, and relevant organizations.

If the public know potential candidates in the 18-25 age group they can just email us at the ABC website.

For more information contact:

Simon COLLYER, The Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants Cic (ABC): Tel: +44(0)1206 509623 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web: www.abcorg.net

Or:

Abdulrahman RAZOUK, Knowledge Pathways International: Tel: 075 337 56227

Editors, please note:

These are also some testimonials from participants in KPI’s employability workshops:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUfpOE0fJHI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGYYlaaDR-Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFu97kHTpOE

Image: Simon Collyer (right) and Abdulrahman Razouk (Left) fly the flag for the ABC.