ELEVATE is Believe Again's self-esteem-led employability programme. By combining confidence building, personal development and practical employment skills, ELEVATE helps individuals recognise their strengths, raise their aspirations and move towards meaningful education, training and employment opportunities. We recognise that unemployment can affect far more than finances, impacting identity, motivation, mental wellbeing and self esteem. ELEVATE places self-esteem at the heart of employability, empowering individuals to overcome barriers such as criminal records, mental health challenges or long periods out of work, and to rebuild belief in their own value and potential. Using a holistic, trauma informed approach alongside the ASP™ (Age, Stage and Phase) model and tailored outcomes frameworks centred on wellbeing and progression, ELEVATE supports people to move forward with hope and purpose, from self-belief to sustainable success.
ELEVATE is delivered as a five-stage pathway, so people can begin where they feel ready and progress at their own pace. Each stage blends confidence and self-esteem work with practical employability skills, helping people move from self-belief to meaningful, sustainable employment.
1. Discover
Identifying strengths, values, skills and self-belief. A reflective starting point to help people recognise what they already bring and where they want to go.
2. Prepare
Practical employability foundations, CV building, applications, digital skills and interview preparation, delivered alongside confidence-building support.
3. Develop
Building the human skills that sustain employment, communication, teamwork, confidence and professional boundaries, rooted in healthy self-esteem.
4. Progress
Stepping into real-world opportunities through volunteering, training, education and supported employment pathways, at a pace that works for each individual.
5. Elevate
Career planning, goal setting, sustaining success and ongoing personal growth, helping people not just enter work, but build a future they believe in.
Other ways we support
SEA™, our Self Esteem Approach™. Every challenge starts with the relationship you have with yourself, so building self awareness, self compassion and inner stability comes first.
SEA Change, our healthy relationships and behaviour change programme. Understanding yourself is the foundation for every other relationship, helping you identify healthy and harmful patterns and build strong boundaries.
RISE, Recovery, Identity, Self-Esteem & Empowerment. Building self-esteem for lasting recovery.
Fresh Thinking, our specialist eating disorder service. Trauma informed support for those affected by eating disorders, and the families walking alongside them.
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