Author: Ellie Stevens

Thames Water visit

Our WorkStart students were pleased to welcome Thames Water to deliver a presentation on the Apprenticeship programme they offer. The students were really interested and excited by the opportunity and some are planning on applying at the end of their …
9th March 2023

Supported Interns meet a special visitor

Our Project Search Supported Internship students in Hillingdon had the fantastic opportunity to meet with Councillor Jane Palmer. The meeting was a valuable opportunity for our interns to gain a deeper understanding of the inner workings of what a councillor …
31st January 2023

South London Careers Hub

We are thrilled to have been mentioned in the latest issue of the South London Careers Hub newsletter. On page 3 our partnership working with The Careers Hub has been highlighted to provide training for staff. Click here to download …
12th October 2022

Celebrating Mother’s Day

Jordan, a WorkStart student who works at Croydon Vision was at the centre when staff put on a Prosecco lunch for Mother’s Day. He spent the morning handing out flowers to the members. We are so proud of the great …
27th March 2022

A new apprentice!

Louis joined a WorkStart course at the college following a period of unemployment and being unsure of his career path after finishing school. Louis demonstrated excellent ICT and organisational skills during his course. His hard work and determination lead him …
18th October 2021

A budding photographer

One WorkStart student Paul has a great talent for photography in his spare time. He is currently working in the Reprographics Department at Guy’s Hospital, where his manager has asked if they can showcase his work in the print room! …
15th October 2021

Getting back to work!

WorkStart student Sean was excited to be able to get back to work recently. Sean works at the Cornerhouse Tearoom, part of Priscilla’s Playhouse, he was able to support his employer by leafleting in the local area to promote the …
26th April 2021

National Careers Week 2021

It is National Careers Week 2021 and to celebrate we wanted to showcase some of the opportunities available through our WorkStart courses. All our courses provide opportunities for students to gain work experience in their chosen area, while gaining employability …
3rd March 2021

Gaining employment!

Lockdown restrictions have not stopped one WorkStart student, Darnell, achieving his goal of gaining paid employment. Darnell now has a six week contract working on a building site. Darnell has worked with the support of his Job Coach to gain …
2nd February 2021

WorkStart Virtual Open Event

To find out more our WorkStart courses and what we can offer you, please join our Virtual Open Event on Friday 27th November. You will get to meet the team, hear from one of our students and ask us what …
17th November 2020

Tea-riffic progress!

Sean started work at Priscilla’s Soft Play Café in October as a Hospitality Team Member. His duties involve keeping the kitchen area and customer area clean and tidy. He also serves customers snacks and beverages, along with keeping the play …
6th July 2020

A paw-fect work placement

One of our students is having a fantastic time on her work placement with Paws and Pause in South London. The organisation is a social enterprise offering day care for dogs in the local area. Their social mission is to …
6th February 2020