The Get a Job Programme
Get A Job is an employability support programme that aims to help young people aged 16-19 years old get the skills and confidence to either secure employment or move into education or training.
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Get A Job is an employability support programme that aims to help young people aged 16-19 years old get the skills and confidence to either secure employment or move into education or training.
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Read moreJames (age 19) has gained full time employment at Costa Coffee, after completing the 'Get A Job' employability skills course at Wigan Youth Zone. James struggled to find suitable full time employment after leaving college. His local job centre recommended Wigan Youth Zone's 'Get A Job' course, which offers work placement opportunities with various companies...
OnSide News, Young Ambassadors
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Read moreYoung people put their heads together during a youth enterprise project at Wigan Youth Zone and began developing 'Tether' - an app designed to find your friends quickly. After much planning, research and pitching their product, the group are now one of 10 shortlisted organisations competing for a £2,000 prize, to be used an as...
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Read moreLast week, we welcomed young people from across our Youth Zone network at Mahdlo Youth Zone to celebrate three years of outstanding achievement and employability skills development from our Youth Zones’ members. Representatives from each of our Youth Zones were recognised for their contribution on our Get A Job course whether for personal development or achieving...
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Read moreWe caught up with two of Wigan Youth Zone's Get a Job graduates who have progressed through the course and secured a job as Apprentice's at Wigan's local Specsavers store. Hear their thoughts on the course as well as the success they have made of themselves in their new roles in the video below.
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Read moreYoung people from The Factory Youth Zone's 'Get a Job' course have secured paid work at Manchester's new authentic Vietnamese restaurant named 'Pho'. We caught up with a few of them to see how they were getting on.... The Get a Job project, co-ordinated by OnSide, is particularly distinct as it allows our Youth Zones...
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Read moreJames Mack, 23, a graduate of Wigan Youth Zone's Get a Job course tells us what he got out of the 6 week experience and how it has lead him onto full-time work with One Stop Hire. For more information on the Get a Job course please click here.
Wigan Youth Zone, Young Ambassadors
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Read moreCourtney Froggatt (17) has overcome challenges to successfully gain a paid apprenticeship with Oldham based business Allied Scaffolding Ltd. following completion of the Get A Job employability course at Mahdlo Youth Zone. Pictured: Courtney Froggatt (17), on completion of the Get A Job course at Mahdlo. Courtney was referred on to ‘Get a Job’ by...
OnSide News, Young Ambassadors
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Read moreAs young people from our network of Youth Zones continue to progress through our ‘Get a Job’ programme, we caught up with Andrew Roscoe, 19 a member of Wigan Youth Zone, to reflect on his time on the course, which is jointly funded by the Accenture UK and AO Smile Foundations. We recently reported that...
OnSide News, Young Ambassadors
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Read moreOur ‘Get a Job’ project continues to go from strength to strength as more young people graduate through the course and secure part or full-time work. Thanks to funding from Accenture Foundation UK and AO Smile Foundation, Mahdlo (Oldham), The Factory (Manchester), Wigan Youth Zone, Carlisle Youth Zone, Blackburn Youth Zone and Bolton Lads and...
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Read moreThe young people of the North West are a step closer to finding work, further education or training as our “Get A Job” scheme rolls out across six Youth Zones, thanks to funding from the Accenture UK Foundation and AO Smile Foundation. The project, which is now in its second year, originally saw our Youth...
OnSide News, Young Ambassadors
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Read moreWe are delighted to announce the Get a Job programme has hit a 79% success rate of young people progressing through the course into either employment or further education training. Mahdlo, Mancheseter Youth Zone and Wigan Youth Zone are all supporting young people to get the right skills to find work through the new Get a...
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