THIS PROJECT is receiving up to £34 million of funding made up of £17million from the EUROPEAN SOCIAL FUND and £17million from the YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE, plus match funding of up to £8 million from the BIG LOTTERY FUND and funding from partners.
18 to 29 and living in the Black Country?
There’s a brighter future for young adults
Are you looking for:
- Support in securing a job
- Education opportunities
- Routes into training, to develop the skills you need to gain a brighter future
Through Black Country Impact you can build your future in a way that is tailored to you, through:
- Traineeships
- Apprenticeships
- Coaching
- Work placements
- Self-employment advice, including social enterprises
- Customised training… and more
Who are we and how do we help you?
There can be no doubt that these are challenging times for some young adults in the Black Country. The Black Country Impact is determined to tackle the barriers that may be preventing some young adults from becoming all they can.
Through specialised services ranging from coaching to managed work placements, our work will ultimately give our young adults the best employability prospects for the future, benefiting them and our communities.
“Impact improves young people’s participation in the labour market.”
“Impact further improves quality and innovation in vocational education and training.”
The Black Country Impact benefits from being made-up of five delivery partners who span the whole of the Black Country and have both the size and expertise to make a real difference for young adults. The delivery partners are:
- DUDLEY COUNCIL
- SANDWELL COUNCIL
- WALSALL COUNCIL
- CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL and
- BLACK COUNTRY TALENT MATCH, a project led by WOLVERHAMPTON VOLUNTARY SECTOR COUNCIL and funded through the BIG LOTTERY FUND.
Taking those first steps
Impact is in a unique position to have a wide range of influence with local employers across the Black Country.
Impact can help you overcome the barriers to employment. We provide:
- A programme to support employability and skills
- A Key Worker/Mentor trained to support you throughout your journey
- Advice and guidance, along with customised support tailored to you. We may even be able to help with
travel, childcare and equipment - Brokering between you and the opportunity you decide upon, making it simple for you to start
How to contact us
You can find out more, contact us and follow us on twitter @BC_Impact
Alternatively, Contact us at TALENT MATCH or email [email protected] or 01902 328973 or 07921 847687
Managing Authority:
The Managing Authority for this project is the Department of Work and Pensions