SKILL S FOR GROW TH
Essential skills training London Skills for Growth (LSFG) was established to directly respond to the growing number of young people and adults without the necessary skills to enter the world of work. Its aim is to support young people and adults to improve their life changes through training and their journey to employment.
Education and training programmes across a range of areas are delivered to young people from the age of 16 through to adults, with a focus high quality traineeships and apprenticeships, with all our programmes including a high proportion of work experience, employer visits and seminars.
Two for Nexus programme Staff at London Skills for Growth were thrilled when two of their learners were accepted on to the Nexus programme for work experience in December. The learners will be part of a pilot project around new technology that will give them a well-rounded experience and a taste of the future.
A challenging yet dynamic year of change
Angela Beaton Operations Director London Skills for Growth 11 | ISSUE 1 | 2020
This has been an extraordinary year in so many ways. Staff at Skills for Growth have had to face so many professional and personal challenges bought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. During this year, we have successfully moved three training venues smoothly with our learners transitioning with minimal
OUR NUMBERS FOR 2019/20 Worked with a total of
461 learners 50%
of the 117 learners on Traineeship Programmes have progressed into sustainable employment or training, with the others focusing on securing progression Worked with
344 apprentices Worked with at least
195 employers This work experience programme, which fuses project based learning, digital workshops delivered by specialist practitioners and real work experiences by enabling learners to support local charities and social enterprises, through the production of digital media, such as graphics, UI, photography, podcasts and augmented reality. To promote engagement and peer networks, participants are grouped by shared interests, to pitch, deliver and reflect on projects, supported by 360 feedback from peers.
impact and continuing to attend, achieve and progress. We are now settled into our main training centre at Greenwich Park and are about to undergo a full merger into the London and South East Education Group. From January 2021, we are being welcomed into the College as an official department; and we are very much looking forward to the amazing development and support opportunities this will bring for our learners, employer partners and staff as well as strengthening the College brand too. laseeg.co.uk/news
