A brand new 12-week programme to help young people into work, education or training is about to start.
The Prince’s Trust Team Project will help confidence and skills for young people and begins in Dereham on May 23 and King’s Lynn on May 30.
Workplace skills will be taught in a fun and engaging way, and the programme includes a week-long residential, and work experience placements.
To find out more, a taster session is being held at Dereham Fire Station on May 17 and King’s Lynn North fire station on May 24.
Margaret Dewsbury, the county councillor responsible for communities and partnerships, said: “Team is a shining example of the work Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service does with young people. The programme truly helps our young people by providing them with an opportunity to learn new skills, build new networks and take their first steps into the world of work. I would encourage any eligible young person to join Team.”
Charlie King completed the King’s Lynn Team in July 2021 and then volunteered to help deliver the 2022 programme in Dereham. He said: “I applied for many jobs, went back and forth between my options, hoping to find something that could help me prove to myself I hadn’t failed. After a year of unemployment, I joined Team.
“I ended up becoming very passionate about Team. I felt part of something good. The experiences I had gave me useful skills to take on to my next job, but in my opinion the real value of the Team programme is giving people like me who feel lost and unsure a feeling of confidence and growth.
“Team is a way for people who don’t believe in themselves to see self-value they didn’t know they had. I would recommend it to anyone who feels like they need growth and guidance.”
Charlie has now got a job and will continuing to support a learner once the Team programme finishes.
To enrol into or learn more about Team email fireyouthdev@norfolk.gov.uk or call your local centre on the numbers below:
Dereham: 07795 067383
King’s Lynn: 07919 492245