Growing employment opportunities through employer engagement
Our Employment & Careers team has been busy developing new relationships with employers, growing our employer engagement offer to help more people access meaningful employment opportunities. Most recently, we teamed up with Transport UK, a major rail and bus transport company, to run some Employer Information Sessions for those interested in becoming Bus Drivers. These […]
Celebrating successes and impact of the BounceBack programme
The BounceBack programme, funded by the Walcot Foundation, ran from 2021 to 2024, with the aim of supporting young people (under 30) in Lambeth into employment. Across the borough, the programme delivered impressive results, reaching over 1,000 young people. At High Trees, the programme also had a hugely positive and lasting impact. Over the three […]
Build Your Future: another year of empowering young people!
We’re thrilled to announce that following our successful delivery of the Build Your Future programme, this has now been extended for another year! This programme supports young people across Lambeth and Southwark, who are not currently in education, employment or training. The programme also supports young people who may be experiencing additional challenges in accessing […]
Building careers for young people
Since its launch in April 2024, the Build Your Future programme has made a real difference, successfully supporting 85 young people in Lambeth and Southwark to access training and employment opportunities. Through this programme, High Trees and our four local partners (Rathbone, Juvenis, Spiral and IRMO) have been working to provide tailored employment support to […]
BuildYourFuture through our new employment programme
High Trees has launched an exciting new youth employment programme! The BuildYourFuture programme will focus on delivering free and person-centred employment support for young people (aged between 16 and 24) living in Lambeth or Southwark. The programme is a partnership between High Trees and other Lambeth-based Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations Rathbone, Juvenis, Indoamerican […]
Launch of our new Job Club!
Our Employment and Careers team has launched an exciting new Job Club! This is a great opportunity for anyone living in the local area and searching for employment. The Job Club runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during the day. During the sessions you can connect with others who are unemployed, share job hunting tips […]
Success of recent Pre-employment Training
We’re incredibly pleased with the outcome of our recent pre-employment training course for Bus Drivers, which resulted in five out of six learners receiving job offers in the transport sector! The pre-employment training is an intensive, one-week long course, designed to equip candidates with the skills needed to secure a job in a specific sector. […]
Our Propel Welfare & Housing Traineeship begins
We have officially launched our Propel traineeship! This is a collective initiative, with our partners: The Baytree Centre, Indoamerican, Refugee and Migrant Association (IRMO), Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) and the Southwark Law Centre. Together we aim to grow and develop the advice workforce in our local communities, in response to the current shortage […]
Success for new 45+ Employment Support Programme at High Trees
Launched in August 2023, the Lambeth 45+ programme is designed to help Lambeth residents who are aged 45+ and have recently become unemployed to find work. We are pleased to announce that over 50 Lambeth residents have already benefited from this 12-week programme during which they can access personalised advice and coaching. Clients who completed […]