Post 16 Short courses
Princes Trust
A big update from the Princes Trust:
Please see below some of our up-and-coming opportunities for young people who are unemployed, out of education or training and living in Kent and Medway. Travel reimbursed throughout programmes.
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If you are a young person, you can contact us from 9am – 6pm Monday - Friday:
- Call us for free on 0800 842 842
- Live chat with us online here
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ALL PROGRAMMES
Get Started as a 111 Health Advisor or 999 Emergency Call Taker with South Central Ambulance Service
Our virtual training sessions will help you to learn all about the fantastic role of 111 and 999 call handling and will introduce you to the importance of Patient Care, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, and Equality & Diversity within the Health Service.
Opportunities available in Bicester only currently
The programmes will also help you to improve your employability skills, making you a stronger applicant by offering interview hints & tips, CV writing guidance, a mock interview and live interview feedback. We will then continue to support you throughout your application journey.
When: Taster Day, 20th March
Main Course, 26th-28th March
Where: Online via MS Teams
How: Refer a Young Person
Queries: hollie.williams@princes-trust.org.uk
Get Started as an Emergency Care Assistant OR Apprentice Associate Ambulance Practitioner with South Central Ambulance Service
Our virtual training sessions will help you to learn all about the fantastic role of an Emergency Care Assistant of an Apprentice Associate Ambulance Practitioner. We will introduce you to the importance of Patient Care, Confidentiality, Safeguarding, and Equality & Diversity within the Health Service.
- ECA opportunities are in Hampshire only
- AAAP opportunities are in Newbury only
Interested young people MUST have:
- GCSEs in Maths, English and one other at C/4+ (or equivalent L2 qualifications)
- A full, UK, manual driving licence
- Have a C1 provisional allocation on their driving licence BEFORE the course starts
The programmes will also help you to improve your employability skills, making you a stronger applicant by offering interview hints & tips, CV writing guidance, a mock interview and live interview feedback. We will then continue to support you throughout your application journey.
When: Taster Day, 20th March
Main Course, 26th-28th March
Where: Online via MS Teams
How: Refer a Young Person
Queries: hollie.williams@princes-trust.org.uk
Get Started as a Healthcare Support Worker!
Want to kickstart your career in healthcare? Becoming a Healthcare Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant is a great place to start!
We can help you apply for roles with many employers across the South East – Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Kent
Our 3-day online programme provides insight to the Healthcare Support Worker role, equipping you with vital knowledge about healthcare and the employer, so you can have the best chance at being successful in your application. We advise on CVs, interviews, employability and professionalism, and host employer Q&As.
After the programme, we will support you in attending interviews for live roles available near you, and continue supporting you for up to 3 months into a role. You will also have access to a mentor and a mental health & wellbeing service, and you can apply for financial support in some circumstances.
When: Taster Day 7th February, 1-3pm
Main Course, 14-16th February
Where: Online via MS Teams
How: Refer a Young Person
Queries: ellie.dunstall@princes-trust.org.uk
Get Started in NHS Admin
This 3 day online programme is designed to upskill and prepare Young People to apply for a role in NHS Admin.
Over the course of 3 days, young people will learn all about the values and skills required for an admin based career in the NHS, they’ll gain sector based knowledge, improve employability skills, and hone their interview technique. At the end of the programme, we also support young people to apply for admin roles with NHS Trusts throughout the South East.
When: Taster Day, 31st January
Main Course, 6-8th February
Where: Online via MS Teams
How: Refer a Young Person
Queries: laura.cottrell@princes-trust.org.uk
Got an Interview lined up in Health & Social Care? Prep with us!
If you’ve applied for and been offered an interview in Health & Social care, we can prepare you for interview success and help you navigate your first months, including financial and mentoring support. Join our 2-hour long session to access our support package!
When: Ongoing – sessions each week
Where: Online via MS Teams
How: Text 'Interview prep' to 07984005934 and we will call you to discuss the next steps.
Queries: Sofia.Papatheofilou@princes-trust.org.uk
Ongoing Opportunities
Development Awards- 16-30s
Our Development Awards can cover the cost of course fees, tools or equipment to the value of approximately £160 in order to help young people anywhere achieve their goals and move into education, training or employment.
When: Contact us whenever! Applications can take 6-8 weeks but we will do our best to speed through an application if you need us to!
Where: Virtual via MS Teams
How: For more information, visit our website here or get in touch
