Employment and skills training

We operate different skills programmes in different places, but they are all about motivation and changing lives.

Without people in meaningful work, communities cannot function. We help people to retrain, gain confidence and gain valuable work experience. From structured volunteering to formal placements with employers, we help people move on a journey towards employment.

We operate different skills programmes in different places, but they are all about motivation and changing lives. Often our programmes are linked to improving the local environment or growing new skills for a greener economy.

Moving Forward - Annie Morris

Location: Ealing Moving Forward is a two year project funded by London Councils ESF Co-financing Programme. The aim of the project is for Groundwork London staff to engage with workless parents living in deprived areas of South and West London to support them into employment in the child-care and education and health and social care sectors.

New Horizons

Location: London Our New Horizons programme is providing young ex-offenders aged between 16 and 25 years old with voluntary work experience and routes back into sustainable training and employment.

The Green Team

Location: London The Green Team is a practical training programme that provides support for local unemployed people looking to get back into work.

Roots N Wings

Location: East London Through a programme of local and global volunteering, Roots n’ Wings supports young people aged 17-25 not in education, training or employment in East London to make a positive contribution to their communities and achieve economic success.