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South Bristol Youth Guarantee – a new employment support project for young people

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South Bristol Youth Guarantee – a new employment support project for young people

Bristol City Council are pleased to announce a new employment project for young people in the south of the city – South Bristol Youth Guarantee.

The project aims to support young people in South Bristol aged 17-21 who are currently unemployed or not taking part in any education or training.

The Youth Guarantee will create a pathway into employment using a three-step approach:

Step One: Career Coach Support 

You will be matched with a Careers Coach who will undertake a skills and wellbeing check to fully understand your profile, ambitions and needs. You will work with your Career Coach to create a personalised action plan which will support you at each stage.

Step Two: Pre-Employment Support Programme 

  • You will be supported to build the skills you need to get ready for the next step in your journey.
  • We will help you to build a CV, give you to the tools to search for and apply for jobs, interview, what to expect from work (contracts of employment, holiday and sick pay, health & safety and wellbeing).

Participants will receive £150 love to shop vouchers on completion.

Step Three: Work Taster

  • A Career Coach will support you to identify your interests and ambitions and match you to a work taster/work experience placement.
  • We will provide you with a bus pass and support with organising the right clothes for work.

Participants will receive £100 love to shop vouchers on completion.

To qualify for South Bristol Youth Guarantee you need to:  

  • Be between 17 to 21 years of age.
  • Be unemployed or not taking part in education or training.
  • Live in a South Bristol Postcode area e.g. BS3, BS4, BS13, BS14.

If you are unsure if you qualify for the scheme, please query this with the team by emailing yg@bristol.gov.uk. 

Please note that taking part in the Youth Guarantee will not affect your Universal Credit claim. Your benefit status does not affect your eligibility for the scheme. 

For further information please register your interest below.

Sign up here – this is not a commitment, just a first step  

Employers – Can your business or organisation help create meaningful pathways to work for young people?  

Local businesses and employers can support Youth Guarantee by offering Work Tasters.  The Youth Guarantee Team will work with you to create meaningful opportunities, and support will be available before, during and afterwards.

Interested? Sign up here – this is not a commitment, just a first step

A member of our team will contact you with more details and provide information about the available support. Together, we can help young people in South Bristol build skills, confidence, and a brighter future.

Any questions – please email yg@bristol.gov.uk 

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, led by Mayor Helen Godwin, has secured nearly £5 million of national government funding to deliver the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer programme. As one of only eight such regions in England, the West of England is pioneering new ways to support young people aged 18–21 who are not in education, employment or training. Delivered in partnership with Bristol City Council, this initiative is funded by the UK government and forms part of the national Get Britain Working strategy.

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