Work-based training is part of a national programme of government-funded education to increase young people’s skills.
It is an opportunity for young people to continue their learning outside full-time education, and allows them to work towards achieving National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) at various levels.
NVQs are designed around the skills people use at work and cover all types and levels of work. Many employers are now taking the opportunity to develop their employees in this way.
There are lots of different opportunities, including apprenticeships, Entry to Employment programmes, Young Enterprise schemes and the Learning Gateway. You can find out more about all of these schemes in the "16+ - your choice in Lewisham" booklet, in the documents section on the right of this page.
Below, we have provided details of a selection of training providers in Lewisham, and some of the national training providers that work in this area.
You can get a list of all the providers from the London East Learning and Skills Council, and your Connexions adviser will also provide help in this area.
Bexley Training Group
Bexley Training Group was set up over 22 years ago, with about 300 apprentices and an Entry to Employment programme which supports young people who are not ready for Apprenticeship programmes.
Address:
17 Upland Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA7 4NR.
Phone number: 020 8304 8527
Website: http://www.bexleytraining.co.uk/
Circa
Circa specialises in offering training and job opportunities for young people in many areas including accountancy, administration, information technology and customer services.
Addresses:
171 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, SE13 6AA.
Phone number: 020 8318 4111
and
65 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, BR1 3NH.
Phone number: 020 8464 5155
Greenwich Training
For 15 years Greenwich Training have helped over 7,000 learners in South London achieve their qualification and employment ambitions. A range of NVQ and apprenticeships and an E2E programme for 16- to 19-year-olds are available.
Address:
Westminster Industrial Estate,
Ferranti Close, Woolwich, SE18 5TU.
Phone number: 020 8316 5560
Shears Academy of Hairdressing
Shears Academy has been delivering hairdressing training for 20 years from their training academy in Catford, south-east London. Shears delivers work based learning to help you gain the qualifications you need to become one of the hairdressers of tomorrow.
Address:
Shop 2, Eros House, Brownhill Road,
Catford, London SE6 2EG.
Phone number: 020 8461 3504
Website: http://www.shearsacademy.co.uk
Seleta Consultancy and Training
Seleta runs a variety of training and development programmes for industry and commerce throughout the UK and specialises in providing work-based training for young people. Learners are placed with companies where they follow nationally recognised training programmes for occupational skills.
Address:
1 Meadowcourt House,
Meadowcourt Road, London, SE3 9DU.
Phone number: 020 8318 0808
Website: http://www.seleta.com
PDA Training Ltd
PDA (Training) Ltd has been providing high quality training for over 21 years for young people in areas including administration, information technology, retail and Entry 2 Employment. PDA is a small friendly team providing high levels of support to help young peoples transition from school into training and the workplace.
Address:
107-109 Lewisham High Street,
Lewisham, London, SE13 6AZ.
Phone number: 020 8297 9876
Website: http://www.pda-training.co.uk