Jobs, Apprenticeships and Work Experience
Unemployed? Not in education or training? You'll find information about jobs, training, work experience and apprenticeship opportunites here.
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An apprenticeship is a job with training which leads to a recognised qualification. So you will be paid while you learn new skills in the workplace as well as completing qualifications.
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If you're looking for a retail job in Kingston, then a good place to start is by checking out the jobs page on the Bentall Centre website, which is updated every Monday and lists current job vacancies for stores within the centre.
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Go4it is a programme supporting 16-19 year old young people in the London area who are either teenage parents or leaving care with advice on ways into education or employment.
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The Prince's Trust provides a free 12 week course for unemployed young people. Courses start a various times throughout the year. For more information, visit The Prince's Trust page or call Dev or Nick on 020 8974 8494.
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Business Training Enterprise are a training provider based in New Malden, we run from the Kingspark Business Centre and hold regular workshops at Searchlight. It is open to any young people aged 16 – 19. Areas we cover are: travel and tourism, childcare, parenting, media, photography, art and design, catering, construction, retail and more.
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If you are 16 to 17 years old and do not have any GCSEs A-C grade then you will have the opportunity to take part in a range of sports and activity sessions, achieve different accredited qualifications including Level 1 and Level 2 and CSLA awards, access to mentoring and employability and support workshops giving them you head start you need to create a brighter future.
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Unsure about work? Not ready for a college course? Undecided what to do next? Join the Kingston Adult Education Training for Work Pre Apprenticeship course and develop skills to gain employment.
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There are courses at Kingston College starting in September 2012 for young people aged 16-18 who want to improve their career options in the sports and leisure industry. Visit the Kingston College website for more information.
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TAKE CONTROL will give you skills and support through one to one and group work sessions that will assist you to take control of your life by enabling you to access training opportunities or move into employment.
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Also see:
- Volunteering
Do something positive with your free time and become a volunteer. If you're thinking of working in a particular career, then volunteering may be a good option to gain some work experience.
Related External Links:
- 14-19 Education, Employment and Skills
Information about Kingston's Quality Commitment to support 14-19 education, employment and skills. There is a range of information, support and guidance that you can get to help you make that important decision of what to do next. You can look through the full prospectus of courses that are available locally.
- Help into Employment
Resources and information about opportunities to help you into employment.
- National Careers Service
This site will give you access to a trained advisor and you have the option of contacting them by phone, web chat, email, text, text phone or through a moderated chat room and message board.
