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Key details

Course area
Employability
Student types
16 - 18 coursesCourses for 19+ students
Course type
Part-time Further Education course
Course level
Other
Start date
End date
Friday 26th March 2027
Location
Castle Meadow Castle Meadow Campus, Block C Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham, NG2 1AB
Course code
Parent course code:C061324 Child course code: Q060052
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Course introduction

'Inspiring Futures', a programme provided by the Youth guarantee.

Programme overview:

  • Duration: 12 weeks
  • Commitment: 8 ½ hours spread over two days (One full day, one half day)
  • Age Group: 16–21 years old
  • Group Size: Up to 14 learners per group
  • Eligibility: Not in education, employment or training 

Content overview:

Welcome to Inspiring Futures! A twelve-week course aimed at deepening your understanding and strengthening your skills through interactive learning and external talks and workshops. Over this course, you will engage in weekly activities and challenges aimed at building your knowledge of the world of work and developing personal and life skills. You will plan and complete a social action project, taking on team building and leadership roles. You will prepare for further education courses or employment pathways, with mock interviews, apprenticeship and employment talks, and cv writing workshops. This programme is supported by two transition coaches and a careers advisor to support you through applications on to other courses or employment. You will develop resilience, confidence, communication, and problem-solving skills, and celebrate all of these achievements upon the completion of this course.

What the programme includes:

  • In and out-of-class support, careers and transition coaching, well-being support
  • Progression pathways:
    • Further college courses
    • Apprenticeship programmes
    • Other employment/training opportunities
  • Week 1: Introduction
  • Week 2: Teambuilding
  • Week 3: Teambuilding Outing
  • Week 4: Social Action Project Planning
  • Week 5: Social Action Project
  • Week 6: Career Planning
  • Week 7: Mock Interviews
  • Week 8: Work Experience
  • Week 9: Work Experience
  • Week 10: Careers Review
  • Week 11: Outing
  • Week 12: Celebration
Claire Ward Mayor of the East Midlands, EMCCA and Youth Guarantee logos

We are offering this course in partnership with the following organisation:

Course information

12 weeks

  • Youth Guarantee completion
  • No formal qualifications needed
  • You must be aged 16–21 and not in education, employment, or training
  • You must be willing to build a portfolio of work

There are no exams, just a portfolio showcasing your progress.

You could progress onto further training and employment opportunities.