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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.

Are you 16 - 19 and live in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames?

Way to Work are running a project for young people aged 16 to 19 who are (NEET) Not in Education, Employment, or Training, that live in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The selected candidates will take part in a 6 to 8 week long employability project, which is aimed at supporting them into employment, training, or voluntary work. A small group of up to 5 young people will attend approximately two workshops per week, including CV Writing & Development, Interview Skills, Job Search, Numeracy support, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Personal Finance, Video Production and also one week of real work experience. It is also possible to earn up to £100 of High Street gift vouchers and certificates for successfully completing the programme.

To join the FORCE (workforce) please contact Way to Work on 0208 487 5383.

The next project will be starting at the beginning of September 2010. To register your interest, please call Way to Work on 0208 487 5383 or email waytowork@richmond.gov.uk to book your place on this next JEDI project.

Follow this link to download the .pdf flyer

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Way to Work have now finished recruiting for the second year of this successful project that offers full time volunteering opportunities in various positions within the Children Services and Culture directorate of Richmond Borough Council.

As a local authority volunteer they will gain vital skills to improve their employability and be given advice and guidance by the Way to Work team. Each volunteer will receive up to £100 each week in expenses paid directly them and work towards completing an accredited Level 2 qualification. The Vtalent Year programme also includes two residential trips that make up valuable credits towards achieving the Duke of Edinburgh Award and a £1,500 personal development grant available upon completion of their programme.

For more information about this project, please contact Pamela Ridgers or Mary Castledine on 020 8487 5383.

What is Vtalent Year?

The V Talent Year project is a £10.5 million National Full-time volunteering programme that first launched in March 2009. The scheme was 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.

In 2009 the Way to Work team, successfully recruited and set up the VTalent project for the London Borough of Richmond, and placed 15 young people from across our borough into a great mix of placement opportunities. They have now all completed their Level 2 NVQ qualifications and will be finishing their placements on the 19th February 2010.

For further details about the V Talent Year please visit www.vinspired.com

Employers: Develop your workforce with Way to Work

Way to Work provides a high quality recruitment service which helps employers recruit suitable young people who are willing to learn. We also provide high quality apprenticeships which develop work skills and prepare young people for career success.

Way To Work operates as part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and is approved and funded directly by the Skills Funding Agency to deliver Apprenticeships. Based in Twickenham, we cover most of West, South, and Central London.

Follow this link to read information about the Way to Work staff.

Way to Work Success

It has been another fantastic year for achievement. Between August 2009 and June 2010, the Way to Work team have helped 54 young people from a total of 55 learners aged 16 and over, achieve a full apprenticeship.This is an overall achievement rate of 98%.!

50 of these 55 young people have gone into employment, higher education or to an Advanced Apprenticeship whilst working. We would like to say well done to all our learners and wish them every success in their future.

Ofsted Inspection

Way to Work recently underwent a partial Ofsted inspection alongside the Family Learning service at The London Borough of Richmond Council. The inspection focused on Way to Work’s monitoring of subcontractor activities and its recruitment of, and general support for, apprentices.

To read the full published inspection report please download the complete Ofsted Inspection Report

We are please to say that Her Majesty's Inspector commended the service highly and had the following statements to make about our provision.

"Way to Work staff maintain close and supportive links with their apprentices even when the subcontractor takes over the training."

"On apprenticeship programmes learners who may have literacy or numeracy needs undergo a very detailed assessment process. The results of this process are then used extremely well to guide a series of helpful individual training sessions with specialist tutors. Nearly all these learners then gain the appropriate qualification."

"Progression for Way to Work learners is good. The scheme successfully takes young people not in education, employment or training and, after a rigorous but supportive recruitment process, helps them into apprenticeship posts."

Way to Work received grade 2 (Good) for the areas of its provision that were inspected.