Partnership Portal 

Introduction

Welcome to SomersetWorks – we are an independent service. We are not connected to colleges, training providers or employers, who give advice and support with the aim of enabling young people to maintain or access a place in education employment or training post 16. We are funded through the European Social Fund (ESF) to deliver the Somerset NEETs Project – SomersetWorks.

 The project works to provide access to a range of provision available to young people on their journey from education to employment. We will also provide new opportunities for young people in school years 11 to 13 – people aged 15 to 18 – who are, or at risk of, finding themselves, Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).

 It covers three key areas:
Year 11 provision – Talent Academies – a sector-based programme of ‘meaningful engagements’ with employers in key sectors; and Transition Courses – short vocational programmes identified through existing Transition Panels.
 Years 12-13 provision – additional resources for young people who are not in employment or training and would like to take part in a range of opportunities.
Support for young people who are at risk of becoming NEET