Youth work placement

Train2Work Academy is proud to provide a work placement for BME youths who are not in education or training, ex-offenders and school-leavers. We run three months’ of office work placements whereby young people will be able to work with our experienced members of staff. We also offer a variety of support, including:

• FREE IAG and mentoring
• Dress for Success training
• Free access to a variety of courses including teacher training, office admin training, IT training etc. and pathways to construction
• Access to an apprenticeship position when they complete their work placement
• Access to Further Education

4 out of 5 of our work placement completers either progress into employment including as an apprentice, or into full-time courses.

Football

Train2Work Academy is a proud sponsor of Whitestar FC. Train2Work Academy is a major believer that prevention is better than cure. Therefore, working with Whitestar FC, we instill in young footballers the need to work hard, team work, sportsmanship, trust, work ethics, respect for yourself, respect for authority, respect for each other and dreaming big.

Community Life Change

Community Life Change provides a combination of one-to-one information, advice and guidance (IAG), employability support, sector–focused training, work experience placements, active job search and job brokerage service to those affected by long-term unemployment.

Community Life Change responds to the needs of unemployed, homeless and economically inactive participants residing in the following five Boroughs below to access work opportunities quickly.

Eligibility

Community Life Change programme is open to

• Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in the UK – BAME
• Stay-at-home mums People with caring responsibilities
• Lone parents
• Parents with limiting health conditions
• Homeless people
• People with a disability or health condition
• People recovering from drug and/or alcohol addiction or misuse

Entry Requirement

Aged 19+ living in the above-mentioned boroughs.

Unemployed 1 year or more

You must have completed an initial assessment and IAG with us

You must be in receipt of any of the following*:

• Claiming JSA
• Claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
• Claiming Income Support Allowance
• Claiming Incapacity Benefit Allowance
• Unemployed and NOT claiming any of the above benefits

Benefits of the project:

The project seeks to address the soft skills, training and employment challenges faced by participants. We will give you the advice and guidance you need to build on the skills you already have and take the right steps to find a job or training:

• 1-1 support from qualified and experienced IAG advisers
• CV support and advice
• Online job-search with tips on confidence and interview techniques
• Sector-focused training
• Work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Employer Engagement Officers finding you the best job opportunities
• Mentoring
• Provide continued support for 6 months or more after you start work

Training Support

Training and support includes:

• Employability Support (CV development, interview techniques, personal development and job brokerage)
• ESOL and Basic Skills (ICT, English and math.)
• FREE CSCS training
• FREE DBS check
• FREE Food Hygiene Training Level II
• FREE Health & Social Care Training Level II
• FREE Health & Safety At Work
• Administration and Customer Skills
• Children and Young Person Workforce Skills

Apply for this Programme.

*Eligibility rule apply, if interested WHY NOT contact us

Working West London Project

A Lottery ESF funded project

Working West London is a new project to help refugees to both gain employment and to build their careers based on their existing and potential skills, giving them the knowledge and independence to navigate the UK job market themselves for future jobs. With a strong focus on motivation and aspiration, the project aims to make a substantial and material difference to participants’ lives, helping them gain a renewed sense of confidence and self-worth, a recognition of what they are able to offer the local labour market and a clear path to gaining the skills they need to reach their labor market destination.

The project started in April 2017 and runs until December 2019. It is based in 7 West London boroughs – Hounslow, Harrow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing, Hillingdon, Brent and Barnet and is open for people who have refugee status and who are looking for employment.

The project is funded through the Lottery and European Social Fund and is part of the Building Better Opportunities Programme.