Babington - professional training courses
Babington offer training and qualifications in a range of business orientated professions for people not in employment, education or training who are aged 16 to 24. The provision is delivered from their Farnworth centre, which makes it easily accessible to people from the West Salford region; you can contact them via the website or by calling them on 01332 613 688.
MIFA (Manchester International Football Academy)
MIFA offer a variety of training programmes to people who want to advance their skills in not only football but in their academic skills as well including Maths, English, Employability, life skills and chance to obtain City and Guilds Functional Skills qualifications in Level 1 and Level 2 Certificate in Sport or BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sports. This opportunity is available to people aged 16-18 and have completed their final year of high school (year 11 or equivalent) and is open to people from the UK or EU to study the 24 week course for free.
Find out more about MIFA and apply.
Prince's Trust offers a wide range of programmes to help people advance their current abilities and develop new ones. They are based throughout Salford and the rest of the UK.
One of the programmes is a 12 week work experience programme for 16 to 25 year olds.
It offers the chance to:
- Develop practical skills to help you in life and work
- Meet exciting new people
- Enjoy an action packed team building trip away
- Take part in challenging projects - chosen by you!
- Spend a day at a local football club
- Train with fire-fighters
- Get five to ten days work experience
- Get careers advice and help with your job search
- Develop your CV
- Make a real difference to your local community
- Achieve nationally recognised qualifications
Salford Foundation is a service that supports both young people and adults in Salford, Greater Manchester and North West with vocational, personal, social and academic development. One offer that Salford Foundation presents to young people is that they provide work based learning opportunities as a pre-16 NEET (Not in Education Employment or Training) prevention to develop work based skills and access employment / training opportunities at the end of year 11.
Salford Futures is a Salford based traineeship programme, to give young people aged 16 to 24 the opportunity to gain the skills to move on to an apprenticeship or employment, this being in the form of a work experience and potential gain the following skills, Maths, English and IT development, Employability Level 1 qualification, a Business Admin Level 1 qualification and a Level 1 Food Hygiene and Safety qualification.
Find out more about Salford Futures and apply.
The Growth Company (Salford / Trafford Skills Centre)
The Growth Company is a service that offers a variety of different training, apprenticeships and courses. The traineeships offer 16 to 18 year olds a chance to do a work placement to build up the skills required to enter in to an apprenticeship or employment, as well as helping to develop your Maths and English where required.
YMCA Training offer a study programme to help build up the skills necessary to progress into an apprenticeship. The study programme is for young people aged 16 to 18 who want to keep learning but want their education to be more focused on a career instead of academics. The study programme usually last 12 months, during which will allow you to gain the insights from employers with in your area of interest, gain a vocational qualification and boost any skills needed to have a good start in an apprenticeship, in the work place, going to college or university.