Get Fit for Employment and employability mentoring programmes

Sport 4 Life UK, founded in Birmingham in 2006, is a West Midlands youth employment charity that uses sport as a hook to engage disadvantaged young people. Its Get Fit for Employment and employability programmes are for 16-29 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET). They combine sports sessions with one-to-one mentoring, employability training, accredited qualifications and youth-led social action. The charity also runs a schools service, targeted crime-diversion work for young people at risk of offending, and an Impact Partner model that supports other youth organisations. Mentoring continues after young people move into work or education.

Children & young people, Ethnic minority communities, Justice-involved individuals, NEET / at risk of exclusion

Employability programmes are for 16-29-year-olds; the qualifications part is fully funded and done online from home, with one-to-one support from employability mentors. The Birmingham base (JQ Modern, Vyse Street) is near train, tram and bus links, with free on-street parking for Blue Badge holders.

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“"Sport 4 Life helped me pursue my dream of becoming a certified personal trainer and supported my mental health throughout."”

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