The Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust is a youth charity that helps young people aged 13 to 30 get into jobs, education and training.
The Service:
Fairbridge:
Our Fairbridge programme offers you a mix of group activities and one-to-one support to develop the skills and confidence you need to move forward.
Starting with a five-day Access course, you’ll get the chance to do outdoor adventurous activities, as well as take part in a residential trip.
Once the Access course is complete, you can choose from lots of different activities from sports to drama and photography to cooking. We’ll work with you to help reach your goals.
Age: 16-25
Get Started:
If you’re 16-25 and out of work, education or training, we’ll give you the chance to take part in a week of activities with help from inspirational experts. Working with partners including the Premier League, ASOS and Sony, you’ll work towards a group challenge while developing your skills and confidence.
What’s more, it’s completely free and won’t affect your Jobseeker’s Allowance. We’ll even throw in lunch and cover your travel expenses.
We wrap up the course by celebrating everything you’ve achieved with a special event. It’s a great way to finish the course – with your new friends – and you’ll be able to invite family and friends to join in with you.
Get Into:
If you’re not in work, education or training and live in the UK, we can give you the chance to gain work experience and receive training in a specific sector through our Get into programme. We'll also focus on your employability skills to help you move into a job after the course.
With programmes running in a number of sectors - including retail, construction, logistics and hospitality - you'll spend time training on the job and gain valuable work experience in your chosen sector.
In order to give you the best chance of getting a job after the programme, we run courses in sectors where we know jobs are most likely to be available.
The course is completely free and won’t affect your Jobseeker’s Allowance. We'll cover your travel costs, and may be able to support with lunch and childcare costs during the course.
Age: 16-25
Enterprise:
If you’re aged 18-30, living in the UK, and unemployed or working fewer than 16 hours a week and have a business idea or some ideas to explore, then we can help with the rest.
From beauticians and barbers to digital agencies and dog groomers, we can help you to transform your idea into a watertight business plan, as well as support you with a fantastic package of training and funding.
You’ll also get to meet other like-minded people and be able to tap into the expertise of an experienced business mentor who will be on hand to provide you with advice every step of the way – for up to two years.
This really could be you!
Development Awards:
You may be eligible if you are a UK resident and are:
• Aged 14-17, and do not have/are not expecting to achieve 5 GCSEs grades A-C (or equivalent), Or
• Aged 17-25 and unemployed or working fewer than 16 hours a week, or in education fewer than 14 hours a week.
Be aware that there is a criteria of how the money can and can’t be spent. Here are some examples:
Development Awards can be used to help fund:
• Tools or equipment for a job or qualification e.g. hairdressing kit, carpentry tools, chef whites
• Course fees
• Interview clothes
• License fees e.g. CSCS card (construction) or SIA license (security)
• Childcare costs to help single parents access short term education
• Transport to a new job until first pay cheque
Team:
Join Team, our 12-week personal development programme, for the chance to gain new skills, take a qualification and meet new people.
When you come on board, you’ll be challenged to:
• Take on your own group community project, making a positive difference to the place where you live
• Take part in an action packed residential trip
• Get two weeks’ work experience in something you’re interested in
As part of the course, we also spend some time developing your interview and CV skills to ensure your confidence is sky-high for when taking the next step.
Age: 16-25
Who is this service for?
NEET young people 13-30
Criteria for access to service:
NEET young people
Accessibility of this service:
Dependant on course but the large majority of courses have full access
How this is provided:
N/A
How can I access this service?
Please apply through the website or call 0800 842 842
How is this service funded?
N/A
Do you need to pay for this service?
No
Confidentiality and impartiality:
N/A
Useful to know:
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Contact us:
Call free: 0800 842 842
Text ‘Call Me’ to: 07983 385418
Training provided:
N/A
Drop in service:
Monday – Friday
9am-5pm
5 Cranmer Road, SW9 6EJ