Birmingham City Council

Employment Preparation Team


EPT provides high quality training programmes along with ongoing support to people with disabilities, to enable them to access job opportunities.

Training is offered in several areas, including: office administration, catering, manufacturing, retail, horticulture and grounds maintenance.

Based in Inkermann Street Nechells, the team work with trainees to identify work placements and employment opportunities, and offer strong support and guidance. The team can also assist trainees to access further education courses at local colleges

Apply for training here.


Nechells Green Garden Centre

Part of the Employment Preparation Team, Nechells Green Garden Centre has quickly developed a reputation as a high quality provider of garden essentials, with an excellent range of shrubs, houseplants, bedding plants, hanging baskets, garden furniture for sale- in fact everything that any keen gardener could wish for!

The Garden Centre based in Inkermann Street, Nechells, is open to the public Monday-Friday and services are delivered by trainees. Many trainees with disabilities have progressed into employment with retail outlets in the city.

Telephone: 0121 303 4321

See the attachment at the bottom of the page for details of some of the plants, shrubs and many other services available from the Centre

For more details telephone (0121) 303 8479 or email TrainingAndEmploymentServices@birmingham.gov.uk

Nechells Green Garden Centre Leaflet.Pdf

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Details of the services offered by the Employment Preparation Team.Pdf

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