A new fund that aims to improve the skills and training of communities in Britain has provided a financial boost to four UK charities helping local people gain employment skills by completing work placements.
Local Community Skills Fund grants of up to 23,000 PS were awarded to Hub Weston Futures (Entrust Care Partnership), Well Grounded, and The Inclusionists.
The City & Guilds Foundation launched a pilot scheme earlier this year that has awarded grants to 20 charities, social enterprises, and training providers in the UK.
The Fund’s goal is to have a positive impact on communities that lack access to training or development.
The Local Community Skills Fund is a complement to established City & Guilds grant schemes. It includes dedicated funding streams to frontline charities that support individuals with convictions or displaced people in gaining skills and finding meaningful employment.
City & Guilds latest Impact Report revealed that PS15,3 billion in social returns and economic benefits were contributed to the UK society via the access to skills by its courses during the period 2023-24.
Hub Weston Futures and Well Grounded are two charities that help young and marginalized people from the South West find local employment in hospitality. Entrust Care Partnership offers work experience to young people with disabilities in the West Midlands. The Inclusionists receives funding for their STEP Ahead Project, which empowers neurodiverse teens in the North East through skills development, placements and employment paths in the hospitality industry.
Lynne Barron, director of Entrust Care Partnership said:
We are delighted to receive this generous grant to help our Pathway to Employment program, which assists disabled youths in obtaining a paid position. Our service helps disabled youths to become an integral part of their local community and allows their aspirations be realized, which is great news for us all.
Faiza K. Khan MBE is the Executive Director of Corporate Affairs & Foundation at City & Guilds. She said:
City & Guilds knows that focusing local skills challenges has a big impact on the living standards and prospects of communities. I am delighted that City & Guilds is supporting these organisations which will open up doors for people in the UK who are facing barriers to learning skills or gaining career options. I look forward to finding out more about these innovative projects and how they have changed lives.
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