Youth skills development and employability

Finding employment is a major challenge. We want to play a part in supporting young people from all walks of life to develop the skills needed for life and work.

Young man helping install a bench as part of the Urban Wilderness project at Tinsley Marina, Sheffield

We know that finding employment can be difficult, especially if you are fresh out of studies with minimal work experience. We want to play a part in supporting you to develop the soft skills you need to enhance your career prospects.

My placement enabled me to gain valuable contacts and see a different side to the education system, both of which will really benefit me in my future career.

Grace, aspiring primary school teacher

A future full of opportunity

Our employability work is designed to increase your awareness of career options, help you discover aspirations, provide pathways and improve your overall chances of finding employment.

We also want to open up career pathways in the environmental sector to underrepresented groups.

I’ve become more confident with everything I do and say. I’ve found where I belong and become better at receiving feedback, more creative with coaching ideas and feel a lot calmer dealing with challenges.”

Hazel, Young Leader