The Investing in Rehabilitation programme is a collaboration between Construction Youth Trust, Kent Youth Justice and KCC Early Help, funded by Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust.

On the programme, participants have the opportunity to positively engage in their community as well as developing their practical and employability skills which are essential for pursuing construction careers.

“He has done nothing but flourish—we’ll be forever grateful” – parent of a young man on the programme

The programme begins with a week-long practical project...

On the programme, young Southwark residents networked with local industry professionals, developed employability skills and gained industry recognised qualifications.

Our place-based approach sees us form strong local networks with referral partners, employers and schools, enabling us to connect diverse local young talent to employment and training opportunities in their area. Through a collaborative approach with our partners we are able to help young people discover opportunities that they may not have otherwise known about or have been able to access.

Alongside learning and...

Already this academic year, we have remotely delivered 38 sessions at Harris Academy St John’s Wood, engaging students from Years 7-11 with the support of 29 industry volunteers!

We spent the summer holidays adapting our suite of curriculum based school sessions so that they can be delivered online, remotely and socially distanced face-to-face. We wanted to ensure that no student misses out on the opportunity to experience meaningful employer engagements, expanding their career horizons and challenging industry stereotypes with top organisations from the construction and built...

We have been really excited this month to welcome four new recruits to the Trust’s dynamic team – a Schools Coordinator and three Schools and Programme Interns!

Our new team members have joined us just in time for the new academic year and have already hit the ground running, learning the ropes by shadowing online and remote sessions delivered in schools via Zoom and getting ready to take the reins themselves soon!

Although this is a strange time to be joining a new team, our 4 new team members will be invaluable as the demand for online delivery in schools is growing....

On our recent online world-of-work programme, funded by Opportunity Lambeth, we connected 22 young people with local Lambeth employers and opportunities in Lambeth!

Over the course of 12 days young people developed their employability skills, networked with industry professionals, and gained industry qualifications.

To enable the Trust to be able to support the greatest range of young people in Lambeth, the programme was tailored to cater for young people at different stages of their construction career journeys:

Networking with local employers – By connecting...

So that we remain able to offer high quality school sessions and programmes, we have been discovering exciting new ways of delivering our Schools Partnership Programme.

In the uncertain light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in preparation for the new academic year, we’ve adapted our sessions to suit online, remote and socially distanced face-to-face delivery to ensure that we are able to cater to the needs of every school and student.

Our online sessions are designed to take place in school IT suites. Sessions remain interactive and engaging by using polls, quizzes and the...

When Shahnawaz joined our Higher Level and Degree Apprenticeship programme in 2019 we were immediately struck by his drive and motivation. He was studying for his Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Construction & the Built Environment and A-Level Maths qualifications and came to us with a career goal in mind, to be a Quantity Surveyor. Shahnawaz immediately threw himself into all the opportunities the Trust had to offer.

We helped secure work experience for Shahnawaz with Sir Robert McAlpine, which consolidated his passion for his chosen career. He took full advantage of the...

Our laptop loan scheme ensures that none of our young people miss out on vital careers support!

To ensure that as many young people as possible are able to benefit from our online sessions, no matter their circumstance, the Trust secured funding from the London Community Response Fund’s ‘Delivering Differently’ grant for 30 laptops, along with data packages and dongles, which can be loaned to young people in need.

As we moved all of our delivery online, we were acutely aware that not all of our young people, especially those on our targeted support programmes,...

We caught up with Max to find out how he’s finding his move to the Partnerships team, being caught up in a pandemic and life working from home!

I have been with the Trust since September 2019 on the Jack Petchey Internship programme, and since the government lockdown I have changed roles from delivery to fundraising and now work in the Partnerships team! It has been an exciting and challenging time to be working in fundraising. There has been a great response to COVID-19 with many new funding streams open to benefit youth organisations, and we have been incredibly busy applying for...

2020 has seen many young people miss out on opportunities for training and work experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have been working to adapt our mode of delivery in response to these challenges, and have developed a range of remote delivery resources, including Mock Interviews, to add to our already established face-to-face sessions. Being able to give sustained remote careers support at this time is vital, particularly for young people facing the biggest barriers to employment.

With many real-world interviews taking place remotely moving forward, adapting our Mock...