Princes Trust

About Princes Trust

We give practical and financial support to disadvantaged young people, developing key workplace skills such as confidence and motivation. We work with 13 to 30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law.

The Prince's Trust has helped more than 750,000 young people since 1976, and support 100 more each working day. More than three in four young people we helped last year moved into work, education or training.

Pathways Covered

Education, training and employment

Overview

Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training. Youth unemployment costs the UK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity, while youth crime costs £1 billion every year.

We address this by giving practical and financial support to the young people who need it most. We help develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.

What we do

We run programmes that encourage young people to take responsibility for themselves – helping them build the life they choose rather than the one they’ve ended up with:

  • The Enterprise programme provides money and support to help young people start up in business.
  • The Team programme is a 12-week personal development course, offering work experience, qualifications, practical skills, community projects and a residential week.
  • Get Started are short courses designed to help young people develop new skills, build confidence and have fun, helping them to move forwards in their lives.
  • Get into are short courses offering intensive training and experience in a specific sector to help young people get a job.
  • Development Awardsare small grants to enable young people to access education, training or work.
  • Prince's Trust xl clubs give 13-19 year olds who are at risk of truanting, exclusion and underachievement a say in their education. They aim to improve attendance, motivation and social skills.
  • The Fairbridge programme works with young people aged 13-25, giving them the motivation, self-confidence and skills they need to change their lives.

Where we do it

All of our programmes are delivered across Avon and Somerset depending on need, availability and request.

To find out when and where the next 12 week Team course is running click here

To find out when and where the Fairbridge course is next being delivered click here

To find out about when and where you can access the other courses and support on offer contact the Bristol Team on the details below:

Development Awards – 0117 943 4957 – Marcus Smith – marcus.smith@princes-trust.org.uk

Fairbridge - 0117 942 5362 - Carmen Benavides - Carmen.Benavides@princes-trust.org.uk

Get Started, Get Into, and Experience – 0117 943 4947 or 07415611643 - Sophie Windsor – sophie.windsor@princes-trust.org.uk

 

How to access

Development Awards – 0117 943 4957 – Marcus Smith – marcus.smith@princes-trust.org.uk

Fairbridge - 0117 942 5362 - Carmen Benavides - Carmen.Benavides@princes-trust.org.uk

Get Started, Get Into, and Experience – 0117 943 4947 or 07415611643 - Sophie Windsor – sophie.windsor@princes-trust.org.uk

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