Aged 16-18? Thinking about what to do next? Gain the skills you need to go to college or find work by joining Rathbone and receive up to £800 on our Foundation Learning programme.

If you’re a young person who’d like support with your next step, we offer several programmes in Northampton, and we can advise you on what’s right for you:

Foundation Learning – for people aged 16 - 18

If you’re not in education or training, enrolling on our Foundation Learning programme can help you find your next step – whether that’s college, employment or an apprenticeship.

You’ll learn about:

• Personal and social development
• Employability
• Work placement
• Functional skills qualifications in Maths, English and ICT

You could also take vocational qualifications – building the skills that can help you to get a job or move on to college or an apprenticeship. There are opportunities to volunteer, or get involved in sports, arts or drama. These can help you to build up your CV, meet new people and gain confidence.

In Northampton, you can train for qualifications in one of these areas:

• Catering/hospitality
• Childcare
• Health and Social Care
• Business Administration
• Customer Service
• Retail

Apprenticeships – for people aged 16 - 24

Doing an apprenticeship means you can earn as you learn.

Depending on what level you’re at apprenticeships usually last between 12 and 24 months. You'll work towards a vocational qualification and also get key skills certificates in application of number, communication and ICT.

We currently offer Apprenticeship programmes in Northampton and the surrounding area in:

• Retail
• Customer Service
• Health and Social Care - Elderly Care and Child Care
• Catering and Hospitality
• Business Administration

Directions

Directions is a Youth Engagement programme for 14-18 year olds who are either not attending school nor in education, employment or training and need support to improve their skills to enable them to progress. We offer support in these and other areas:

• Career planning
• Employability e.g. CV building, interview techniques, spec letters, cold calling
• Volunteering activities
• Youth-led projects
• Health and wellbeing
• Money matters
• Leisure and sports activities
• Environmental issues
• Victim awareness
• Family relations
• Sex and relationships
• Parenting
• Drug awareness
• Cultural concerns
• English
• Maths
• ICT
• Confidence and motivational activities

Find out more

If you’d like to join the Rathbone centre in Northampton, or if you know someone who might like to join, get in touch. We’d love to talk to you about the opportunities available. You can click here to email us, give us a call on 01604 745350 or pop into the centre on weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm, we’re on Notre Dame Mews in the town centre.