Preparation for Life and Work provides training, initial advice and guidance and nationally recognised qualifications for young people aged 16+ who are not yet ready to access work or study.

There are separate programmes run in England, Scotland and Wales. The objective of each programme is to provide high quality support for young people to build their confidence to progress into further education, training or work.

Destinations (England)

Destinations is Rathbone’s name for foundation learning. This is a programme which supports young people to progress to the next stage of their journey – develop the skills and attitudes for a job, progress into further learning or do on the job training like an apprenticeship.

Get Ready For Work (Scotland)

The Get Ready for Work programme provides personal development, vocational, life and core skills for young people aged 16 – 18. It helps them move into employment, further training or college by helping them focus on what they want to do and how they can achieve it.

Get Ready for Work is funded by Skills Development Scotland.

Traineeships (Wales)

The Traineeships programme supports young people aged 16 - 18 who have left formal education at 16 but have not gone into further education, training or employment.

Traineeships is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government with the European Social Fund (ESF).

Opening Doors (Greater Manchester)

The main aim of the Opening Doors programme is to help young people to return to education or to move on to employment. Young people are given a taste for the workplace through work placements.

Opening Doors is funded by the European Social Fund (ESF).