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Issued:      31.07.07

At:                       11:00am

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PRINCE’S TRUST MELTON NEED NEW RECRUITS

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service in partnership with the Prince’s Trust are currently recruiting for the next TEAM programme to run in Melton Mowbray.

The course will commence on 6th August at Brooksby Melton College and will complete on 26th October 2007.

The programme brings together a diverse mix of up to 15 young people with a wide range of abilities, personal circumstances and backgrounds and is particularly suited to young people who face many barriers and lack the opportunities to reach their full potential, including long term unemployed, offenders and ex-offenders, young people in or leaving care and the socially excluded, who are ready to move forward in their lives. It is a programme that aims to re-engage young people, helping them to think about their futures.

Each young person has the potential to gain nationally recognised qualifications during the programme. The TEAM programme is FREE to unemployed young people aged between 16 and 25 years old and benefits are not affected.

Due to the short amount of time before the next programme starts, to apply to join the next TEAM programme, please contact Jenni Stewart ASAP on 07966 111211 or on 0116 2872241 and ask for the Prince’s Trust.

Use it or lose it – if we cannot recruit 12-15 young people on this Melton Team we may have to consider moving to another location.

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Notes to News Desk

Background
The Prince’s Trust key target groups are those who are unemployed, in and leaving care, young offenders/ex-offenders and educational under-achievers. The variety of backgrounds and experience which make up a Team is a unique ingredient which contributes significantly to the development of all Team members, offering individuals the opportunity to develop within a different peer group.

The programme re-engages young people by enabling them to develop the skills, confidence and motivation to increase their employability and help them get their lives working. It also offers the opportunity for young people to achieve nationally recognised qualifications.

The Team experience encourages and helps young people to find employment, or enter education/training and to access any specialist help they may require on completion of their 12 weeks. In achieving these aims, the programme also develops the personal skills of participants.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service have been a Delivery Partner of the Prince’s Trust Team programme since 1997 and, to date, have run 63 programmes in Leicester, 15 in Loughborough, 3 in Rutland and 6 in Coalville with over 1100 participants. Leicestershire was one of the first Fire Services in the country to see the potential for a partnership with The Prince’s Trust as a conduit to its working with some of the hardest to reach groups in the community.

Contact Information

For more information please contact:

Jenni Stewart
Princes Trust Team Leader
07966 111 211

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Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Tel 0116 2872241

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