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19-plus? Unemployed? Looking for a career in construction?

November 08, 2017
by Alun Severn
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Wates, one of the largest privately-owned construction and development companies in the UK, announces Building Futures — a programme to help unemployed young people (over 19s) gain a better understanding of construction as a career choice. For more information or to apply c
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Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull — tendering opportunity

November 07, 2017
by Alun Severn
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This, just in from BVSC, which in partnership with SUSTAiN leads the Big Lottery-funded Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull programme. Talent Match is a five year programme supporting 18-24 year olds in Birmingham and Solihull who are furthest away from the labour market.
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Busy, busy…Jericho Foundation scoops apprenticeship awards and puts in an appearance at No. 10

April 05, 2017
by Alun Severn
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The Jericho Foundation has been typically busy over recent weeks. Two of its young social enterprise employees scooped awards at the 2017 Star Apprenticeship Awards ceremony, held at the MacDonald Burlington Hotel on the 10th March.  Billy, one of Jericho’s catering apprent
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The Pump, premier youth hub in East Birmingham celebrates tenth birthday

February 02, 2017
by Alun Severn
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With a music studio, performance space, a dance studio, cyber-cafe, a daycare nursery, room hire, and facilities over four floors with full disabled access, The Pump is the hub for youth work and activity in Kitts Green, in the heart of East Birmingham. And it is celebrating its
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Youth Promise Plus information event announced

April 21, 2016
by Alun Severn
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Birmingham City Council has just announced that there will be a Youth promise Plus information event at the Fusion Centre (South and City College Birmingham) on Thursday 28th April 2016, with two briefing sessions being held — one at 11.00am and one at 2.00pm. Valued at £50.4m o
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Self-employment and online enterprise — young people try to by-pass labour market discrimination

April 23, 2015
by Alun Severn
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BRAP has a really interesting piece in the latest issue of the online journal Open Citizenship. Based on recent research and the organisation’s experience in delivering Lifeline, a youth enterprise programme, BRAP’s chief exec Joy Warmington offers a thought-provoking pers
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£7.6m, five years, help for 1000 unemployed young people — that’s Talent Match

October 10, 2014
by Alun Severn
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The latest successful BIG Lottery-funded project  for Birmingham & Solihull is about to launch. Talent Match Birmingham & Solihull, a pre-employment programme for 18-24 year olds, is officially launching with a week-long “roadshow” starting on 13 October 2014. The MOVE truck w
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Upcycle in the Post

May 30, 2014
by Alun Severn
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Further to this post, Judy & Co. at Upcycle were delighted with the Birmingham Post coverage of their opening event. As well as its local customer-base, the new enterprise has also developed an African export market for its recycled/refurbished furniture, you know! One day soon I
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£170 million to help young people find jobs

May 15, 2014
by Alun Severn
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The Dept for Business Innovation & Skills has just announced that £170m is being made available to fund programmes for youth employment. This new funding, the Youth Employment Initiative, will target five areas of the UK to help young people into work and will be split as follows:
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Brum asks ACEVO to advise on youth unemployment and sets up new Commission on the issue

August 10, 2012
by Alun Severn
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Further to an email circulated yesterday… Sir Albert Bore, Leader of Birmingham City Council, will bring together key players from business, education, the third sector and national experts to tackle the city’s youth unemployment. A Birmingham Youth Unemployment Commission has b
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Birmingham youth training charity BXL Ltd in administration

January 25, 2012
by Alun Severn
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Sad news yesterday from our friend and colleague John Ling at BXL Ltd, which has been forced into administration by inherited TUPE pension deficits and loss of service delivery contracts. Third Sector Online covers the story here and there is a detailed post on John Ling’s blog
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‘Grow in a socially responsible way — and give young people a chance’ says Citizen Coaching

November 16, 2011
by Alun Severn
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With youth unemployment officially breaking the 1m mark and 25% of 16-24 year-olds unemployed, Birmingham-based social enterprise Citizen Coaching is trying to do its bit to help young people get into work. In 2009, in a bold move for such a young company, Citizen Coaching took on two
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Sensory room the perfect start to CSR partnership

October 25, 2011
by Alun Severn
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Leading social enterprise Enta has teamed up with property advisory giant BNP Paribas Real Estate in an ideal partnership to boost the local community. The joint venture kicked off when a team of 15 BNP Paribas Real Estate employees visited Enta’s training centre, in Mill Wharf, Birmi
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Speaking truth to power

September 01, 2011
by Alun Severn
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There’s a very interesting piece on this blog by June O’Sullivan, chief exec of the social enterprise the London Early Years Foundation. She picks up on an item that appeared recently  in the London Evening Standard about why “Ghetto grammar robs the young of a prope
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