Yep! is aimed at disadvantaged young people aged 16 – 24, with a specific focus on 16–18-year-olds who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) or are at risk of NEET, have special educational needs (SEN), or are in other vulnerable groups. This important project, launched in January 2024, will run until 31st March 2025.  This project is managed by CSW Group on behalf of Cornwall Council who are the Managing Authority.

This unique integrated and collaborative project aims to exploit the very best of locally available support, to build confidence, resilience, and competence within young people in Cornwall as they determine their way in the world after secondary education.

This is a staged project preceded by triaging, against specific agreed guidelines. It enables NEET young people to join the stage of the project that best suits their need according to their judged distance from the labour market.  The greater the need/distance the more intensive the support.

To make a referral, please scroll down to the referral form.

You can find a copy of the Yep! Interim Evaluation report (October 2024) here.

Our partnership can offer the following support...

  • Employability skills sessions; CV building, interview techniques and motivational interviewing, mock interviews, job search support
  • Information, Advice & Guidance, including by Level 6 qualified staff
  • Employer talks and industry site visits
  • Work experience, work placements, job trials and apprenticeships
  • Self-employment workshops with enterprise skill building opportunities
  • Supported internship opportunities
  • ICT & technology skills
  • Motivational & confidence building sessions
  • Mental health support
  • Community & Social inclusion support
  • 1:1 mentoring, including bespoke vocational support
  • Life Skills: Money matters support (cost of living, budgeting, debt management), travel training, benefit support
  • Driving theory test & support
  • Group sessions and activities
  • Support with costs e.g.: transport, interview clothing, training course e.g.: CSCS, food safety, EFAW

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Meet our Yep! Partners

  • Active Plus
    Active Plus will deliver a series of confidence, motivation, and resilience courses for Young People across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.  Consisting of 4 sessions over 4 weeks, their courses will be led by their experienced team of wounded, injured and sick military veterans as they support individuals to overcome barriers, embrace change and develop self-belief.  They also facilitate an introductory session, aimed to reassure participants about what they should expect, prior to the courses starting.
  • Carefree
    Carefree’s Key Workers provide one to one support and guidance to care experienced young people not in education, employment or training, or at risk of this and cover the whole of Cornwall.Having a purpose, usually through work or education, is vital for the well-being of young people.  They will develop a positive relationship and support with careers guidance, job search, job/college applications, interview practice, accreditation, volunteering and work experience.  They help develop transferable skills in relationship building to help connect with employers, colleagues or educational providers in order to help care experienced young people to have a good life.
  • Cornwall Education Business partnership
    Cornwall Education Business Partnership (EBP) is a countywide YEP! provider using employer engagement activities to motivate and inspire young people to discover what they CAN do! Through one-to-one support, they navigate young people through a programme of activity tailored to them to transform aspirations into sustainable employment, training or education, celebrating milestones to improve their confidence and skills. Examples of our activities:

    • Industry visits and employer talks
    • Work tasters, placements and work trials
    • Employment brokerage, job carving and in-work support
    • Apprenticeships
    • Supported Internships
    • Employability skills workshops
    • CV, job application and interview skills development
    • Job search support
    • Motivational and confidence building sessions
    • Group support activities
    • Rewards and celebrations
  • CSW Group
    Working across Cornwall, their skilled and experienced CSW team of Key Workers and SEN Support Advisers, will provide 1-1 individualised support, to guide and enable their young people to gain the skills required to progress and take the next step forward.  Working collaboratively within the Yep! partnership, along with outside specialist services, this support will be tailored to the needs of the young person, ensuring that they are linked in with the right provision at the right time to aid their progression.’ 
  • Educational Development Trust
    Their delivery will be driven primarily by the needs of young people in the area, ensuring they are available to support throughout the whole of the geographical area when required, through a mix of face-to-face 1-2-1 interventions & group workshops and additional remote sessions. 
  • Plymouth Argyle Community Trust
    Plymouth Argyle Community Trust (PACT) offers comprehensive support in key areas such as trauma informed practice, employability and financial wellbeing through tailored interventions.  They will offer opportunities for work experience, guest speakers, and mock interviews to help participants gain practical skills that they will keep for life.Through the YEP! Programme, they will be offering a 7-week Level 2 Sports Leadership programme as well as 1:1 mentoring sessions focusing on self-confidence with social settings. As well as gaining some great qualifications, the programme will also involve team building sessions; enterprise workshop; first aid awareness; CV/job application support and volunteering/work experience opportunities within the local community. 
  • BF Adventure
    BF Adventure delivers trauma-informed youth work in the outdoors and has over 35 years of experience providing outdoor education for children, young people and adults in Cornwall. BF Adventure will be running a 10-day programme, spread over 5 weeks, to a small cohort of young people.  During the programme, participants will take part in adventurous activities such as paddle-sports, climbing, archery and bushcraft. Participants will be given time throughout to reflect on their experiences whilst learning about themselves through teamwork and leadership.BF Adventure seeks to empower young people to develop essential life skills and foster a sense of achievement and belonging. Sessions will be flexible to meet the unique needs of the cohort, aiming to support young people to reduce risk-taking and/or anti-social behaviour by offering positive and challenging experiences.  They will also have the opportunity to earn an accredited Level 1 qualification helping them to further recognise their ability to learn and grow.

    To ensure all participants receive the support they need, BF will offer 1:1 engagement and a taster session prior to the programme’s start. It will run in both the Bodmin and Penryn area.

  • Pentreath
    Pentreath is an award-winning Cornish charity that was founded in 1991.  They offer a unique approach to supporting young people and believe in enabling them to reach their potential and overcome any challenges they may be experiencing or have experienced with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.   They work 1 to 1 in a very person centred and practical way, which focuses on and nurtures young people’s aspirations and hopes for the future.  Their advisors cover all of Cornwall and are experienced, motivational and friendly. 
  • Pluss
    Supporting individuals aged 16 -24 who reside in areas from Saltash down to Camborne, who have a learning disability or difficulty to move forward into employment, education, or training.Support can include travel training, creation of Magna Vitae CV’s, accessing volunteering opportunities or work experience placements, interview techniques, evaluation of transferable skills, workplace expectations and much more.  The support offered can be delivered on a 1:1 basis or via group sessions. The group sessions are delivered over a 12-week period and cover a variety of topics to help move individuals closer to their goals.’
  • Real Ideas
    Real Ideas offers 1:1 support and group sessions to support young people 18-24,  who are not in education, training or employment.  Real Ideas support enables individuals to explore industry opportunities and career and skills development as well as accessing progression opportunities. Creative, digital and employability themes are used to engage and develop young peoples confidence, skills and personal development. Real Ideas offers a bespoke, individually-led programme of support, focusing on the needs, interests and ambitions of each young person.Real Ideas covers the whole of Cornwall, however, is concentrating on delivery in the central to east Cornwall area. 
  • RJ Working
    RJ Working offers Restorative Engagement Programmes, which take place in FE colleges across Cornwall, and support young people who are struggling at college, either socially or with attendance, and who are at risk of disengaging.The 6 week programmes consist of weekly group sessions where young people are supported to;

    • Learn Restorative skills to deal with difficult situations & relationships
    • Develop people skills that will help them at college & in the workplace
    • Explore conflict & how to deal with it
    • Identify their strengths & how best to use them
    • Build supportive connections with other young people
    • Be able to share their learning through volunteering opportunities
    • Better look after the wellbeing of self and others.
  • Urban Biodiversity (Newquay Orchard)
    Newquay Orchard is a sustainable community hub serving the people of Newquay and beyond: from Perranporth to Padstow and inland, people come to them to socialise, to learn and to build their skills in a safe and welcoming outdoor environment. Their spaces are accessible and inclusive: everyone is welcome there!In addition to their café, co-work space and arts & culture venue, their 7-acre site includes growing spaces, gardens, a volunteer hub, wood workshop, forest school and classrooms, from which they run a range of courses and activities aimed at supporting young people to work out where their future lies. As well as informal learning they provide access to Laser awards in a variety of subjects, together with one-to-one guidance and wellbeing support throughout their time with them, considering all their needs – and their courses are fully funded. 
  • Konnect Communities
    Konnect Communities is dedicated to transforming the lives of young people who are involved in or at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System. We provide intensive, consistent 1-to-1 mentoring, using a strengths-based approach that empowers young people to embrace positive activities and move away from harmful behaviours.Through meaningful, guided conversations, we help young people uncover and understand the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours that may be holding them back. Together, we work to replace these with constructive patterns that foster personal growth and pave the way for a brighter future.

    Our commitment extends beyond just conversations. We actively connect young people with enriching activities, volunteering opportunities, and work experiences designed to broaden their horizons, build their confidence, and help them set clear, achievable goals for the future. At Konnect Communities, we aim not only to inspire change but to equip young people with the tools, networks, and resilience they need to thrive long after our work with them ends.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

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