Care Leavers Academy

Training and life-skills support for care leavers, including confidence building, employability, basic Maths and English, budgeting, managing a home, and food and healthy eating.

Connect Yourself

Training and life-skills support for young people identified as SEND (special educational needs and disability) who have finished, or are transitioning from, statutory education services. This includes travelling independently, feeling confident when out and about, managing money safely, finding out about clubs and groups, taking up a new sport, looking for a new job and living independently.

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Reach Your Potential

This project enables Warrington LiFE to continue to deliver an intensive, personal support and training service for young people in Warrington (aged 16 to 25) who are economically inactive. It helps individuals develop the right skills and access the right support so they can overcome the barriers that are preventing progression in their lives.

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Torus / New Leaf

Funding is being used to continue a voluntary sector-led, previously European funded project that was due to close. This is avoiding a gap in provision – from 2023-2025 - of support for economically inactive people, with one-to-one support and group training courses improving their employability and helping with wider lifestyle issues such as mental health, family budgeting and digital inclusion.

Workforce Development

Working with employers, to expand opportunities for workforce development and help to meet employer needs. There are three main areas of activity:

• The launch of a workforce development fund – open by application to Warrington-based employers - to help fund training for their employees, where there is a lack of internal funding available and a need for upskilling can be demonstrated. To find out more please contact [email protected]
• Capacity building, to provide employer engagement across a wider breadth of sectors, expand the portfolio of employers accessing support and help to reduce skills gaps in Warrington.
• The development of a Professional Business Academy, based at Warrington & Vale Royal College. This will offer employers and local workforces access to training courses in business, administration and customer service, leadership and management, project management, human resource management, coaching and mentoring, accountancy and marketing.