Preparation for Life and Work  is about providing training support and nationally recognised qualifications for young people who are not yet ready to access work or study.

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

e2e
Funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), e2e is a learning programme which helps young people to gain the skills they need to get a job, get into further education or to do an apprenticeship.

Skill Build (Wales)
Funded by the Welsh Assembly Government with the European Social Fund (ESF), the Skill Build and Skill Build Plus programmes support young people who have left formal education at 16, but have not gone into further education, training or employment.

Get Ready for Work (Scotland)
Funded by Scottish Enterprise through Local Enterprise Companies (LECs), the GRfW programme provides personal development, vocational, life and core skills. It helps young people to move into employment, further training or college by helping them focus on what they want to do and how they can achieve it.