Young achievers honoured at awards ceremony
Young achievers have been honoured for their achievements at an awards ceremony organised by Springboard Sunderland Trust, the lead contractor in the Sunderland area
The annual Entry to Employment (E2E) Delivery Partnership Awards took place at Springboard’s Rivergreen Industry Centre in Pallion where young learners were presented with awards for their hard work and dedication.
The awards recognise learners aged 16 to 18 that have shown a significant effort in the completion of an E2E programme.
Five youngsters walked away with prizes of £50 and five runners up were presented with £25 all received a Mullingar crystal trophy.
The E2E programme allows young people the opportunity to gain basic and key skills, vocational development and personal and social development. It began in 2003 and is primarily aimed at young people who are not participating in any form of post-16 learning.
The course is designed to help them to develop their motivation and confidence, personal effectiveness and basic and key skills, and to give them a range of opportunities to gain vocational knowledge, skills and understanding.
Springboard’s Denise Wilson said: “The E2E Delivery Partnership in Sunderland has worked consistently to provide excellent opportunities for young people in the city. This ceremony demonstrates the level of commitment of our young learners in aspiring to reach their own personal goals.
“Our work is supported by local employers who offer valuable experience and learning opportunities to young people on the E2E programme, without them, realistic hands on experience would not be possible. Many of our employers subsequently offer employment to learners who have demonstrated their ability to contribute effectively to the local employment market.”
The awards were:
Best Performance in Work Placement runner-up Stephen Cooper, winner Jade Pyle
Personal Achievement Award runner up Grant Henderson, winner Mikala Proctor
Award for Progression runner-up Les McConville, winner Joanne Hurn
Skills for Life Learner of the Year runner up Brian Nicholson, winner Chelsea Skews
E2E Learner of the Year runner up Iain Kelly, winner Stephen Outhwaite
The young people were nominated by employers, tutors, placement officers and training staff.
Springboard Sunderland the lead contractor for E2E in Sunderland is a charitable training trust and is part of CSV Training and Enterprise. The organisation works with seven other local training providers which are Riverside Training, Milltech, Etec, Team Wearside, Greenhouse Music, and Jag.These training providers are based throughout the City and deliver the Entry to Employment Programme which is funded through the Learning and Skills Council.
In the past year the partnership has helped over 600 young people in the area to build their confidence as well as develop personal and work skills, without this support these young people may have found it difficult to compete in the local labour market or move on to further progression routes.
