UKSPF Youth Engagement Programme (Yep!)

This unique integrated and collaborative project is aimed at young people aged 16-24, who live in Cornwall and are not in employment, education or training (NEET)

The UKSPF Youth Engagement Programme (Yep!) brings together the very best of locally available support, to build confidence, resilience, and competence as they determine their way in the world after secondary education.

Eligibility

To access the USKSPF Youth Engagement Programme you must be aged 16 -24, and not in employment, education or training (NEET).

You may also be eligible if you are considered at risk of becoming NEET and have special education needs (SENS).

Referral can be via cornwallyep@pluss.org.uk or via the form on the CSW website: https://cswgroup.co.uk/home/young-people/yep/

Services provided by Yep!

Employability skills:

CV building
Interview techniques and motivational interviewing
Mock interviews
Job search support
Information, Advice & Guidance
Work experience
Work placements
Job trials and apprenticeships
Self-employment workshops with enterprise skill building opportunities
Supported internship opportunities
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) & technology skills
Motivational & confidence building sessions
Mental health support
Community & Social inclusion support
1:1 mentoring, including bespoke vocational support

Life Skills:

Money matters support (cost of living, budgeting, debt management)
Travel training
Benefit support
Group sessions and activities

This programme also offer support with costs e.g.: transport, interview clothing, training courses such as CSCS, Food Safety, EFAW

Yep! is an outreach project

We cover the following locations across Cornwall:

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025.

The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

For more information, visit the UK Shared Prosperity Fund: prospectus