Employment and Training are identified as critical issues for the successful regeneration of Holyhead.

Eaton Electrical and Anglesey Aluminium

Two of Holyhead's main industrial employers are undergoing a major downsizing during 2009. Eaton's employee numbers were about 265 in late 2008 and is likely to fall to about 40 by January 2010. Anglesey Aluminium's employee numbers are expected to fall from the previous circa 540 to about 80 by early 2010. About 60% of their staff are from the Holyhead area. Local Action Groups have been meeting to co-ordinate the response to this by relevant agencies in terms of providing support, information, retraining courses, and advice on setting up in business. Funding for retraining and a "golden hello" for new employers to take on redundant workers is being provided through REACT.

Employment and Training Support

There are a wide range of facilities, organizations, courses, and activities in Holyhead which are supporting employment and training in the town. Some of these are listed below :-

Job Centre Plus / Employment Service - the Holyhead Job Centre is located in Newry Street close to the town centre, where there is support and information for those seeking employment, together with other services. Tel.01407 602500

Working Links - this is a special initiative to help the economically inactive and long-term unemployed to find work, and have premises in Boston Street in Holyhead town centre. Tel 01407 769531 - OFFICE NOW CLOSED

JE O'Toole Centre - the Holyhead Unemployed Workers Centre is located in Holyhead town centre, and is run by Anglesey County Council. Tel. 01407 760208

Coleg Menai - the Ty Cyfle building in Market Street houses Coleg Menai's facilities in Holyhead, where various courses are held.  Tel. 01407 765755

Community Education Courses - a wide range of courses are provided in Holyhead by different bodies. For information about these, please view www.courseformemon.org

Holyhead Opportunities Trust - HOT are a Holyhead-based social enterprise located in Ty Cyfle, who operate a number of training to work and other employment schemes covering a wide geographical area. Tel.01407 765914

Communities First - the three Communities First Partnerships in Holyhead provide a range of community training activities within their respective areas.

Morlo (Morawelon & London Rd) - Tel. 01407 765119

Plas Cybi (Town Centre & Maeshyfryd) - Tel. 01407 765832

Porthyfelin - Tel. 01407 764222

Careers Wales - the Careers Service facility in Market Square in the town centre provides assistance for 16-25 year olds in their transition from education to work. Tel.01407 762177

Mon a Menai Economic Inactivity Project - this is a two year initiative (until March 2011) aimed at reducing economic inactivity levels in the deprived wards of Anglesey and North Gwynedd. It is run by two staff based at CAST in Parc Menai, Bangor. They have secured £370k from the DWP's Deprived Areas Fund. Local groups and agencies may apply for contributions towards projects that deliver a reduction in economic inactivity levels in eligible wards, which include most of Holyhead. For further information, contact the project manager Elizabeth White on 07795427033 or 01248 752480.