Programme
Employment, education and skills building support
Breaking Barriers
At a glance
- Deadline
- Open. No closing date published.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- living in the United Kingdom
- 18 or over
- Where
- Birmingham, Greater Manchester and London. Only Birmingham is accepting referrals at the moment
One to one advice from an employment adviser who helps you write a CV, apply for jobs and find training, with employability English as an option. You go on a waiting list after you apply. For an African living in the UK with refugee status or the right to work as an asylum seeker, it is a route to a job that matches what you already know how to do. The separate Language and Reaccreditation programme is closed to new clients.
Tracks
- Employment support: open, no closing date published, Referrals are accepted. You are put on a waiting list and contacted to book a first appointment. Only Birmingham is taking referrals. Employability English is one of the options on the form.
- Language and Reaccreditation programme: closed, Not taking new clients at the moment.
The facts
- What you get
- Free
- Where
- Birmingham, Greater Manchester and London. Only Birmingham is accepting referrals at the moment
- How long
- Ongoing one to one support
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- living in the United Kingdom
- 18 or over
- refugee status, humanitarian protection, discretionary leave to remain, or asylum seeker with the right to work
- based in Birmingham, which is the only region taking new referrals now, and at least basic English at ESOL Entry 1
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: “A referral form with your details and proof of immigration status”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a programme
General advice from us, the same for every programme. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Check the dates and the time it needs. Programmes often need you at set times, and missing sessions can mean losing your place.
- Say plainly what you want from it and what you will do with it after.
- If it asks about a project or business, describe what exists today, not only what you hope for.
If there is an interview or a test
- Expect to be asked why now, and what you will do if you are not chosen.
- Be ready to describe your project in two minutes, in plain words.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Breaking Barriers's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Breaking Barriers's own website on 5 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.