Start earning while you're learning
Professional UK based recruitment and apprenticeship training provider. We have fantastic jobs for young people in business administration, customer service, and I.T. Way to Work also provide bespoke employability skills training workshops, guidance and individually tailored workplace support programmes. Specialists in public sector youth employment strategy, recruitment and apprenticeships, and recognised as one of the UK's best centres for apprenticeship recruitment, guidance and training.
The JEDI Experience?
Do you live in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, or did you attend a secondary school in the Borough?
Way to Work are running a project for young people aged 16 to 19 who live or went to school in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The selected candidates are taking part in a 5 week long employability project, which is aimed at supporting them into employment, training, or voluntary work. A small group of 4 or 5 young people are attending approximately two workshops per week, including CV writing, Interview skills, Job search, numeracy support and one week of real work experience. It is also possible to earn up to £100 of High Street gift vouchers for successfully completing the programme.
If you are intrested in joining the FORCE (workforce)!
The next induction for this project will be week commencing in July 2009. To register your interest, please call Barri Ghai on 0208 487 5383 or email waytowork@richmond.gov.uk to book your place on the next JEDI project.
Follow this link to download the .pdf flyer
V inspired by our volunteers
The V Talent Year project is a £10.5 million National Full-time volunteering programme that launched in March 2009. The scheme has been piloted with 33 Local Authorities offering 44 week placements in the Children Services and Culture directorate.
The aim of the project is to give 1,000 volunteers aged 16-25 the opportunity to directly enhance and influence public sector services whilst gaining valuable employability skills. At least 40% of the volunteers will be NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training), and one third are from the After Leaving Care team.
The Way to Work team, have successfully recruited and set up the V Talent project for the London Borough of Richmond, and placed 15 young people from across our borough into a great mix of placement opportunities.
Each of the 15 volunteers started their volunteer placements on the 6th of April in various departments which include; Youth Centres, Sports Centres, the Duke of Edinburgh Award's team, Children's centres and even the Richmond Children's Library Service. Our volunteers have been absolutely fantastic and their managers have been extremely supportive. They are all now firmly settled into their full-time posts and have begun their accredited NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in either Business Administration, Customer Service or the VRQ Youth Work qualification. There will also be opportunities to access LBRUT training and they will all have the opportunity to complete the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.
The project is being managed by Mary Castledine, the Way to Work Manager, who has been busy meeting each of the 15 volunteers this month to ensure that they have found their feet and are maximising their fantastic opportunities. The Way to Work team will continue to support and manage the programme for the duration of the project.
For further details about the V Talent Year please visit www.vinspired.com
Read the press release: Richmond & Twickenham Times
To apply for any of our available volunteer placements please follow this link.
