Our programme
Ready for anything
Behind the statistics, our students’ experiences are truly transformational. The personal development gained through the support of a volunteer mentor and the real experience of the world of work – these are life-changing opportunities.
Our skills framework
Skills for Career Success
We measure the impact of our programmes using a set of outcomes designed in partnership with employers and educators, mapped to the level and intensity of each programme.
Students assess their Skills for Career Success at key points, which they reflect upon with their mentors in monthly meetings.
I do this by:
- Identifying opportunities to improve my skills
- Taking the initiative
- Being open minded and understanding different jobs will exist in the future.
I can introduce myself to new people and can speak about myself confidently.
I do this by:
- Listening effectively
- Asking relevant questions
- Being able to confidently introduce myself to new people and speak about myself
I do this by:
- Understanding creativity is about ideas and how we develop them
- Using my imagination to think of new ideas
- Thinking of ways to improve something and explaining why
I do this by:
- Understanding jobs and how suited I am to any opportunity
- Preparing for interviews
- Maintaining an up to date personal development record
I do this by:
- Planning, organising and thinking about my priorities
- Taking responsibility for my actions and decisions
- Using positive and negative feedback to help me develop
I do this by:
- Reviewing relevant information
- Thinking about how my actions affect situations
- Talking with relevant people or groups
I do this by:
- Building relationships
- Being supportive to others
- Respecting other people’s opinions, ideas, skills and values














































