BOOST Employability & Enterprise Projects

BOOST

Employability & Enterprise Programme

Referrals for Programme 2 (May-July) now open!

Scroll down for more information and the referral form.

Boost information event, 4-5pm, Thursday 27th March

Book your space  here

Do you or a young person you know...

...feel unsure about what you want to do for your career because you haven’t had a chance to try many jobs?

...feel anxious or nervous about applying for jobs or attending interviews?

...have a lack of confidence that is holding you back from achieving your goals?

...need to put more experiences on your CV but are struggling to get work experience?

...have an idea, hobby or passion that you would like to turn into a business so you can work for yourself?

...want to try out different types of career roles to see what you like doing?

...want to meet new people and have fun whilst boosting your career prospects? 

...then this programme could be right for you...!

This practical programme has been uniquely designed to give young people real, hands on practical experience in a range of different careers and business projects through our in-house youth-enterprises to provide access to real work experiences in a supported, developmental environment.


We partner with local businesses and professionals so young people can learn from the experts and see how they started their careers and businesses, and the programme ends with a reverse careers fair where employers come to meet the participants to see how they can help in their next steps.


The programme consists of 2-hour sessions once a week for 12 weeks and lets you choose whether you want to boost your CV employability experiences, OR develop your own youth led business start-up.


You could get experience in: Publishing and podcasting, creative crafts, digital design, photography, videography, printed goods sales, online marketing, sales and customer services, and much more...

Want to apply for a place on Boost?


Complete the referral form and send to referrals@platformproject.co.uk 


This can be completed by referral agencies, parents or young people directly.

Download the referral form here


What will happen next? 

  • Friday 28th March       

Referrals close 



  • Week commencing 31st March  

A member of the Boost team will contact you to discuss your referral, gather any further information needed and answer any questions you may have. 



  • Tuesday 8th April  

Places will be allocated and a confirmation email will be sent. 



  • Tuesday 22nd April  

Boost Familiarisation Session   (More details will be send in the confirmation email)  



  • Tuesday 6th May 

First Boost Session 


When is the next programme running

and when can I sign up?

The programmes run for 12 weeks / 3 months each, and we run them 3 times during the year:

Programme 1 = January to March  (Programme now full)

Programme 2 = May to July (Referrals now open)

Programme 3 = September to November

You can sign up at any time, but might need to wait a little while for the next programme

to start before you can join if the start date has passed or the programme is full.

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