Education & Employment

Many young people drop in the gap between education and employment 16. Often, these young people have disengaged with the core curriculum in school years before they leave but are not able to benefit from alternative education and training as schools aren’t funded to provide this. Other young people may be ‘shoe-horned’ into ‘A’ level studies when they would be better suited to an Apprenticeships or other vocational programme.  So we go into schools to deliver alternative, vocational programmes and Careers advice involving local employers wherever possible so students gain insight into the world of work and the skills and personal attributes employers value most.

In 2021, nearly a quarter of all 16-24 year old young people not in education, employment or training were inactive due to being long term or temporarily sickness. This increased from one in ten in 2012.

Here’s an example of an alternative provision workshop our delivery partner, Career Seekers Direct Limited, ran recently:

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Workshops and Training

What skills are going to be needed in the workplace that were not taught in the school curriculum? What are employers going to be looking for in young applicants? Open, two-way conversational sessions, designed to answer these and the many other wide-ranging questions that young people are looking to answer before they continue their education, ... Read more

Careers

Question… What do you want to do? Few of us knew what we wanted to do when we left school. Mind the Gap provide inspiring, thought provoking sessions addressing the questions around “How do you find out what role would suit, what opportunities are available, what interview skills are critical, what’s self-employment is like… ? ... Read more