Young people are being given a helping a hand into work through a groundbreaking scheme, which has been brought to Bolton for the first time. Fifteen young people have signed up for valuable work experience with local employers, hoping to gain the skills they need to go on to permanent jobs. The young people taking part are students at LifeBridge college and eight started their supported internships, which can last up to a year, in September at Asda in Farnworth .
Bolton College and Amazon are also offering new supported internships for young people at its Logistics North site in Bolton. If a suitable job comes up, they can switch to it and leave their internships early. The programme is a partnership between local employers, Bolton Council, Bolton College, LifeBridge ASEND and national charity DFN Project Search.
Jane Haslam, principal of LifeBridge, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Asda . “When we first met with the Asda store manager, Jennifer Court, we instinctively knew that they were absolutely the right organisation to partner with.” READ MORE: Amazon donates £1,000 to Bolton domestic abuse charity Asda’s Christmas advert sees gnomes save Christmas Bolton College gets ready to open 'exceptional' extension Norma Avison, who supports young people in her role as a tutor and job coach, is delighted with the progress they have made in such a short time.
She said: “Staff at the Farnworth store have embraced our young people into the workforce and are really .