UK Shared Prosperity Fund - support for Young Londoners

• Lead organisation: City of London Corporation Adult Skills and Education Service
• Delivery partners:
  • Adult Learning Divisions of the boroughs of: Haringey, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth and Westminster
  • Cultiv8
  • PSEV
• Budget: £1,117,726
• Project aims: the project will mentor NEET young people aged 16-24 across Central London, focussing on individually tailored support, building confidence, motivation, and personal development, ultimately helping young Londoners into employment, education, or training.
• for more info, visit Jumpstart to Success - NEET (16-24) - City of London

• Lead organisation: The Shaw Trust Limited
• No delivery partners

• Budget: £1,063,878 (North & East)/ £776,800 (West)
• Project aims: the project offers young people a holistic approach to developing interpersonal skills, knowledge, experience, and gain qualifications that will enable them to move into sustained employment, education, or training, offering: targeted outreach to engage, assessment of needs to ensure each young person has an Individualised Progress Plan to support with ‘Self’, ‘Lifestyle’, ‘Relationships’ and ‘Future’, specialist mentoring using a cognitive behavioural therapy approach and ongoing one-to-one mentoring from a dedicated Change Maker Mentor.
• for more info, visit Change Project - Shaw Trust

• Lead Delivery Partner: London Learning Consortium
• No delivery partners
• Budget: £367,973
• Project aims: London Learning Consortium’s Early Career Academy offers a programme that provides young people age 16-24 with a personal Career Coach to help them access a range of study skills, employability and personal development workshops, tailored to enhance their personal brand. Young people will also be supported to explore, identify and apply for a course or job kickstarting their long-term career aspirations, accessing work experience activities to help them boost their networks and enhance their course/job applications.
• For more info, visit Get Ahead South London - Early Careers Academy (londonlc.org.uk)

• Lead organisation: Unity Works Social Enterprises
• No delivery partners
• Budget: £222,244
• Project aims: this wellbeing and employment programme work with young people (16 -25) with a learning disability across Central London Boroughs who are or at risk of becoming NEET. Unity Futures will provide intense, personalised engagement to achieve progression and outcomes through a programme of 1:1 support/group sessions from a Health and Wellbeing Coach and Employment Advisor.
• for more info, visit Unity Futures | Thera Trust

• Lead organisation: English Football League in the Community
• Delivery partners:
  • Leyton Orient Trust
  • Millwall Community Trust
  • Arsenal in the Community 
  • Palace for Life Foundation
  • AFC Wimbledon Foundation
  • QPR in the Community Trust

• budget: £330,510 
• Project aims: Drawing on the power of football and the power of the club badge, English Football League (EFL) Trust ‘Training Ground’ programme offers those aged 16-24 seeking employment or further training the chance to receive one to one mentoring, participate in group life-skills workshops, undertake work experience or volunteering, to develop employability skills, and to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. The course looks after the body and mind combining both developing employability skills and improving health and wellbeing.  It is available in the following Clubs Community Trusts:
• AFC Wimbledon
• Arsenal
• Crystal Palace
• Leyton Orient
• Millwall
• Queen’s Park Rangers

for more info, visit Training Ground Employability Programmes - EFL in the Community

• Lead organisation: LB Lambeth

• Delivery partners:

  • Orange Bow CIC

    Back Row

• Budget: £232,994
• Project aims: Next Us is a Lambeth Made x ELEVATE collaboration that aims to support Lambeth residents aged 16-24 and furthest from the job market / in need of additional support to access wraparound employability support and opportunities in the creative and digital sectors.
• For more info, visit Next Us: Supporting Lambeth NEET Youth (16-24) Into Creative & Digital Careers - Lambeth (lambethnow.co.uk)

• Lead organisation: High Trees Community Development Trust

• Delivery partners:
  • Rathbone,
  • Juvenis,
  • Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organisation (IRMO)
  • Spiral
  • Talent level.
• Budget: £170,027
• Project aims: the project provides targeted employment support for young people (aged between 16 and 24) who are living in Lambeth or Southwark and are not currently in education, employment or training. It’s designed to build confidence and employability skills, through support with career planning, CV writing, building interview skills, identifying job vacancies, writing applications and financial assistance to help with accessing employment.
• for more info, visit Build Your Future - High Trees Tulse Hill, Lambeth, South London, SW2 (high-trees.org)

• Lead organisation: Rinova Ltd
• No delivery partners
• Budget: £291,003
• Project aims: It is dedicated to supporting NEET young people aged 16-24 who are experiencing homelessness or living in insecure housing in the North & East Local London boroughs. The project provides tailored interventions and comprehensive support services, focusing on creating and offering progression routes and opportunities. Through this project, young people receive the guidance and resources necessary to develop their transferable skills through practical training and participation in social action projects, improve employability, secure meaningful employment, achieve long-term stability and independence.
• for more info, visit Moving 4Ward - The Hospitality Academy (rinova.co.uk)

• Lead organisation: Employment Education Training Group Limited
• No delivery partners
• Budget: £340,993
• Project aims: IAG certified Mentors offer flexible delivery support within Borough premises or our local hubs covering 121 support, IAG and application support, Diagnostic Assessments, Host of targeted workshops, Employability support, Accredited qualifications, free CSCS Green and Advocacy support with Housing and benefits.
• for more info, visit NEETS | EETGROUP

• Lead organisation: London Skills & Development Network
• No delivery partners
• Budget: £305,882
• Project aims: the project provides:
  • Short courses leading to entry-level.
  • Careers in key industries Cover the costs of industry licenses and mandatory requirements (e.g. CSCS, SIA, PTS,  and more)
  • Job brokerage
  • Career advice Support and mentoring

to various target groups: looked-after children and care-leavers, homeless or at risk of homelessness, participants with history of substance misuse or criminal activity, young carers and individuals with SEND.

• For more info, visit Youth Leadership Academy - LSDN London Skills & Development Network

• Lead organisation: Diffusion Elite Security
• No delivery partners
• Budget: £186,734
• Project aims: this initiative engages inactive and unemployed NEET individuals aged 18-24 in the West sub-region, aiming to prepare them for employment in the security and hospitality sectors, aligning with GLA's tourism goals.
  The program offers Level 2/3 Door Supervisor, Mental Health, and First Aid qualifications, along with employability support and 12-16 weeks of personalised 1:1 mentoring. Key elements include Equality/Diversity and CO2 Awareness sessions, placements, guaranteed interviews, and SIA license acquisition. Post-training, mentors provide in-work support.

• Lead organisation: Pathway First Ltd

• No delivery partners

• Budget: £315,083
• Project aims: Pathway Group are providing personalised support tailored for 16 – 24-year-old Care Leavers in the West London Boroughs of Brent, Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, and Hounslow. The services  address individual needs, helping young people understand their options and rights for a safe and stable living situation, and connecting them with professionals for confidential advice and support to embrace a healthier lifestyle with nutrition and exercise guidance.
• for more info, visit Futures 4 All | Powered by Pathway Group (pathwayskillszone.ac.uk)

• Lead organisation: Runway Apprenticeships Limited trading as Runway Training
• The project offered coaching, mentoring and employability support to help young people achieve their potential. Each participant received a needs assessment and action plan, to ensure they were supported to meet their goals and progress into education, training or employment. The dedicated team provided one to one support, tailored to the needs of the individual.

• Lead organisation: Martinex Limited t/a Burleigh College

• The project supported 16-24 year-olds not engaged in employment, education or training. Through personalised mentoring, skills-building courses, and progression opportunities, the program fostered confidence, motivation, and personal growth, guiding participants towards successful paths in employment or further education.

• Lead organisation: First Rung Ltd
• The project provided participants with individualised wraparound support and training to help them overcome the barriers they faced and progress sustainably to employment, training or education. It catered for young people in Enfield and Waltham Forest who belonged to one or more of the Targeted NEET categories. The project was delivered in partnership with PLIAS, a specialist organisation that supports offenders to progress to employment, education or training.

• Lead organisation: LB Hounslow
• The project provided bespoke support for Hounslow Looked after Children and Care Leavers not in education, employment or training. It included intensive 1-1 mentoring, use of Work Star, a distance-travelled tool, new opportunities for peer support linked to identified common needs, access to mental health support, functional skills tutoring through Learn Hounslow and work experience to facilitate and sustain engagement and progress towards and into Education, Employment and Training.

• 'Get Ahead' lead organisation: Education Development Trust 
• 'Your Way' lead organisation; Step Ahead

The Work Experience strand delivered quality work experience for students aged 16-19 who were at risk of not being in education, employment, or training (NEET). 

It aimed to provide students with an understanding of the work environment and help them gain essential skills for life and for work. It engaged students with the world of work to improve their careers education, sustain their motivation for education and training, and improve their chances of successful progression to their best next steps in education, training or employment. 

It also aimed to build capacity of London’s education institutions to deliver quality work experience. Providers supported educators and education institutions to facilitate work experience as an integral part of the curriculum and careers education programme.