Opportunities for young people

CLC Activity Agreement Pilot (AAP) - Places are available! - Are you working with young people who are 16/17 and have been NEET for at least 5 weeks?  Would they like to get a weekly allowance of £30, a dedicated PA, access to free courses and funds to help with travel, clothes, courses and equipment?  If the answer is YES, refer them now to see if they are eligible. To find out more contact your local AAP PA,  Bally Sappal (AAP Project Manager) or Joe Brooke-Smith (Projects Administrator) on tel 020 7938 8080. View the AAP Course Calendar to see what courses are coming up!

Job Information Sheets - Check out the October Job Information sheets on the CLC website. Features this month include: an Earls Court/Olympia open day for Bar/Waiting Staff, Retail vacancies for the Westfields London shopping centre (opening this month), Student Air Traffic controller vacancies and many more!

Careers Conference for Students who want to become Doctors & Lawyers - The careers conferences give students the opportunity to: Gain practical advice on getting into university and the profession of their choice; Find out about the career and its specialist fields; Speak with solicitors, barristers / doctors and university students; Discuss their academic options, alternative and related careers. For more information and dates of upcoming events please visit the website or contact Frances Scott on 01708 661 107.

Prince’s Trust Programme – "Team" is a personal development programme for young people. It is run by Lambeth College at the Brit Oval in Kennington, InSpire in Camberwell and at the Adare Centre in Streatham. It offers a City & Guilds certificate in Personal, Teamwork and Community Skills as well as a residential away from London and Community Projects. The programme is free to anyone who is 16-18 and not in employment, education or training.

Sound Live Residential Music – This course organised by the Prince’s Trust will take place from 20-25 October 2008. It is for any young person aged between 18-25 who is unemployed, and NEET or is a care leaver/in care or ex offender/offender and is completely free. Prince’s Trust will also pay for all travel costs to the venue in Gilwell Park Conference Centre near Chingford station.

Get Started with Football – From October 2008 the Prince's Trust London Region will be running an exciting new initiative for young people aged 16- 25 across the City. Get Started with Football offers young people the opportunity to work with a professional football club to develop new skills, meet new people and achieve an FA Level 1 coaching qualification. The first delivery of this new programme will take place on 27- 31 October 2008 and the Prince’s Trust are now taking referrals for this. For more information please email Richard Cook or call 020 7543 1442. Closing date for referrals is Wednesday 15th October and places are limited to 16.

REACH is a programme for Black boys and young Black men, supporting and inspiring them to raise their aspirations, attainment and achievement. REACH is looking for at least 20 inspirational Black men to become national role models and motivate the next generation of young Black men to aim higher. For more information visit the website.

Free theatre training and advice – Masterclass at the Theatre Royal Haymarket offers free talks, and workshops with professionals to anyone aged 17-30. They are now taking bookings for their October Masterclasses with Richard Eyre and Joanna Lumley, click here to find out more.