A NEW £2.3million initiative is aiming to help young people into education or employment by offering work experience placements.
The Future Ready Fund project is delivered by the Careers and Enterprise Company and available through the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Careers Hub.
It will see more than 375 students benefit from bespoke work experience alongside targeted outreach and employer engagement.
The hub is one of ten across the country to receive the funding, which will provide support over the three-year period.
Cllr Robin Hall, cabinet member for economy and skills at Staffordshire County Council, said:
“Making sure young people have access to high-quality career advice can help them achieve their full potential.
“The Future Ready Project will help support some of our most vulnerable young people at an important time in their lives. Through work experience and careers programmes, they will be helped to explore their goals, pathways and opportunities while improving their skills, confidence and post-16 readiness.”
John Yarham, chief executive at the Careers and Enterprise Company, said:
“Too many young people face barriers to becoming career ready – not because of a lack of potential, but because of unequal access to support, including high-quality work experience.
“The Future Ready Fund is about changing that. By working with career hubs, schools and employers to design bespoke, modern work experiences, we can help young people build confidence, skills and a clearer sense of their future.”
