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Talent RISE is a registered youth employment charity with an excellent track record of providing high quality employability support. Our services have received rave reviews from young people and employers alike, and we can help you bring out the best in your young Kickstart participants.
“The small group (under 15) nature of the workshop meant I felt personally supported by the session leaders and that our paths were personally being taken into consideration. I really felt motivated after my attendance of the session and that it was something positive I was doing for my job searching and career goals.”
- Laura, Young Person
// Employability Support Packages for the Kickstart Scheme
Kickstart is a UK government scheme that funds 6 month work placements for young people aged 16-24.
Your placement needs to help the young person become more employable in the long-term.
Organisations taking part receive full funding to cover 100% of the National Minimum Wage for 25 hours a week, plus employer National Insurance Contributions and employer minimum automatic enrolment contributions.
Employers taking part must provide high quality support that ensures each young person leaves their placement more employable than when they started.
Kickstart is a great way for your organisation to access and support diverse young talent and to demonstrate positive brand values.
To help achieve this every placement comes with a £1,500 grant that can be spent to provide employability support.
You can transfer some or all of this £1,500 to a partner who provides the support on your behalf.
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“We hadn't worked with young people like this before and so Talent RISE was a huge help in guiding us through the process. They made everything incredibly easy and ensured the experience worked on both sides.”
- Antonia, Head of Marketing, DigitalBridge
Talent RISE can provide the following to your young Kickstart participants:
Careers advice and goal setting
CV writing and editing
Help managing their longer-term job-search process
Help applying for specific roles
Preparing for job interviews
Skills development
Access to potential progression opportunities via our trusted network of employer partners
We’re also able to offer advice about using the scheme in general, and can provide additional support for young people, such as wider pastoral care.
So, whether you’re already taking part in Kickstart and want help with employability support, or are simply interested in knowing more about how to access the scheme, please get in touch today.
Employability services are provided online via Zoom or Teams
“Talent RISE ran a CV and Careers Workshop for 9 young people participating in our programme. The young people received the perfect mixture of classroom based learning and one-to-one support, allowing young people of all abilities to feel comfortable in a corporate environment whilst supporting their individual aims and needs. I saw a noticeable increase in the participants’ confidence throughout the workshop, and the young people were excited to continue working on their CV's and continue speaking to the Talent RISE team who were engaging, friendly and supportive and treated the young people like colleagues or clients."
- Lauren, Employability Officer, London Youth
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