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South Bristol Youth Guarantee Bristol  

Careers Support & Work Tasters

Youth Guarantee is a free service led by Bristol City Council that supports young people aged 17 to 21 in South Bristol.

The scheme helps create a pathway into employment through a three-step approach:

Step one – Personalised careers coaching

Step two – Employability training

Step three – Access to work tasters or volunteering opportunities.

Participants will receive up to £250 worth of Love to Shop Vouchers on completion of the scheme. 

Young Person/Referral Partner. Tell me more, how do I sign up?

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

To qualify for support, 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, 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.

 How does the scheme work?  

Step One: Career Coach Support

Once registered 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 who will support you at each stage.

Step Two: Pre-Employment Support Programme

(Receive £150 love to shop vouchers on completion)

  • Complete a 4-week employability course based either in The Gate House Centre, Hartcliffe or The Park Centre, Knowle West.
  • 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).

Step Three: Work Taster

 (Receive £100 love to shop vouchers on completion)

  • Your Career Coach will work closely with 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.

Employer – Tell me more, how do I sign up?  

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

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

We’re inviting employers to express interest in offering a two-week Work Taster for a young person aged 17–21.

This is not a commitment—just a first step.

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

 Our Vision

The South Bristol Youth Guarantee aims to tackle educational and economic inequality by working with employers and partners to support young people, aged 17-21 years of age in South Bristol, into jobs, apprenticeships, volunteering, training, and further or higher education.

South Bristol Youth Guarantee is led and supported by Bristol City Council. The strategic direction and work planning are overseen and supported by a steering group of key partners, including business, education, training, employment support, voluntary sector.

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.

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

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