Training, events and support into employment
There are a variety of events and training courses available to residents. These courses are free to those who meet the eligibility criteria. We also offer four employment and training grants for SNG residents which give access to training, skills and employment opportunities.
Events
Serious About Youth (SAY) is working with 'Click Start London' to provide an amazing opportunity for young Londoners aged 18-25 to secure employment or apprenticeships in the digital/tech sector! 'Click Start' is a free 4-week digital skills course that has live opportunities with industry-leading companies, including Amazon, BT Group, Cisco, QA, and small and medium businesses across London.
The 4-week programme is in-person and will be delivered in East London from 26 February to 22 March 2024. The course provides training in the fundamentals of digital marketing, social media management, business ownership, client-facing skills, and data analysis with certificates in Google Digital Garage and Excel. Candidates will also receive class-based and 1:1 sessions on improving CVs, cover letters, interview techniques and building confidence and professional work skills, and will get the opportunity to work collaboratively with real life tech companies to pitch ideas to boost their businesses. As well as this, over the four weeks, learners develop original business ideas in teams - from paper posters to professional business pitches, including websites, social media, and mock apps, which they then present during a 'dragon den'-style event at the end of the programme in front of industry experts!
For up to 6 months after the course, candidates will receive employability support to empower them towards an apprenticeship, job or other positive outcome. As well as this, throughout the programme and at future networking events, candidates will be supported to explore pathways into digital careers and apprenticeships with industry-leading companies, including Amazon, BT Group, Cisco, QA, and small and medium businesses across London.
To be eligible for the programme, candidates must be:
- Aged 18-25
- Based in London
- Not in employment, education or training during the course.
During the 4-week programme, travel and lunch will be covered for candidates. If you are interested in taking part, or know any young people interested, please complete or ask them to click here to complete the online registration form.
Places are limited and in high demand, so please register as soon as possible to secure a place.
If you have any questions, please contact rommell@say-youth.org
Training opportunities
Sign up to free courses from Wates!
The Wates Community Learning Hub
Are you looking to learn new personal or professional skills or develop existing ones? Network residents aged 19 and over now have access to over 50 nationally accredited courses through an online portal run by our repairs contractor Wates.
The Wates Community Learning Hub has courses ranging from mental health, wellbeing and social care to business and digital skills.
Check out full course selection
You can also sample a course before you sign up to ensure it’s the right course for you.
You get access to expert tutors and gain an accredited qualification with courses lasting from two to six weeks. You can start the courses at any time, and they’re split into manageable modules. There are no exams and knowledge is tested against assignment-based questions giving time for you to think of answers.
Courses must be taken one at a time, but you can sign up to five over one year if you wish.
Most of these courses are online and can be done from your home, but you can do some through paper booklets if you’re not able to access the internet. You will need to sign up online but after this learning can be done offline if you wish.
How to sign up
Once you’ve found the course you want to do, sign up! To do this, you need to fill out a short form here.
Or you can select the course you want to do and click the ‘enrol here’ button which you can find under the heading ‘Overview of Information, Advice or Guidance’.
For more information, check out the Learning Hub here.
If you have any further questions, you can ask Wates here.
Are you interested in a career in Construction? Are you willing to attend training courses? Book a training course at London Construction Academy.
The London Construction Academy provides training and skills for the exacting demands of working in the construction sector.
It has been established to help people in the community, not in education, employment or training (NEETS) to develop the knowledge and skill they need to enter the construction sector.
Candidates must:
- Live in a London Borough
- Not be in Education, Training or Employment
- Provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK
- Pass a drugs and alcohol test
- Able to attend all 15 days of the course
- Want to use course skills learnt to apply for apprenticeship or manual work
- Good literacy skills (Level 1 minimum)
Courses include:
- Health & Safety
- Traffic Marshall Training
- Customer Service
- Manual Handling
- First Aid
- Equality and Diversity
- Environmental Awareness
- CSCS Revision and Test
- Job Interview Preparation
- London Bronze Pass (for attending all modules)
All course fees are fully funded with £90 contribution towards travel expenses.
Application form
Download and complete the application form below:
Interested?
For more information, please contact Kamara Jackson by calling 020 8782 4908 or emailing kamara.jackson@networkhomes.org.uk
Visit thelca.org.uk for further information.
Run by our partner Enterprise Cube, Strive Live is an online course for SNG residents who are budding entrepreneurs.
Grants and funding
To apply for grants or funding, you need to be working with one of our Employment and Skills Officers, so please email the team for more information. We also have employment and skills grants for community projects which you can click here to find out more about.
What’s the grant for?
To support you to access training and qualifications that will help you find a job or better job.
How do I apply?
To apply, you need to be working with one of our Employment and Skills Officers, so please email the team for more information.
What’s the grant for?
To help remove financial barriers for starting a new job or work placement, or if you’re struggling to stay in work due to a short-term financial barrier. You can also apply if you are returning to work from furlough.
What can the grant be used for?
To fund a range of costs from travel, equipment, to work clothes.
How do I apply?
To apply, you need to be working with one of our Employment and Skills Officers, so please email the team for more information.
What’s the grant for?
To help you launch or grow and develop your own business. Before you apply, you will need a business plan. Our Business Enterprise Officer can support you to put one together if needed.
How do I apply?
To apply, you need to be working with one of our Employment and Skills Officers, so please email the team for more information.
What’s the grant for?
To support you with direct childcare costs (to registered childcare providers) to either start work, a work placement or complete a training course.
How do I apply?
To apply, you need to be working with one of our Employment and Skills Officers, so please email the team for more information.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, if you're interested in any of these opportunities or if you'd like to discuss other training opportunities, please contact our Employment and Skills team by emailing employmentandskills@sovereign.org.uk or contacting us and ask for the Employment and Skills team to call you back.
We also work with our contractors and the relevant local authorities to provide local people with opportunities to improve their construction skills and enhance their future employment prospects. If you're interested in training and employment opportunities in construction, please contact building.futures@networkhomes.org.uk
