January 27 – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur whose stadium redevelopment is central to the economic regeneration of the area around its White Hart Lane stadium, has launched a training scheme for unemployed people funded by a grant from the StubHub Foundation.
The Tottenham Hotspur Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme, will be delivered by the Club’s Foundation in partnership with StubHub, and “will provide 16-24 year olds from North London with the skills, knowledge and experience needed to secure an apprenticeship or future work”, said a club statement.
The StubHub Foundation has provided a £50,000 grant to fund the two-year programme.
The programme will see 100 individuals take part in a 12-week placement which will include a mixture of hands-on work experience at the club’s community projects and classroom-based training. Tottenham Hotspur Foundation’s employment and skills team will lead the project.
Classroom activity will focus on learning to write personal statements, building a CV and picking up best-practice interview techniques. Once the course has finished participants will continue to receive one-to-one mentoring support until a suitable apprenticeship, training or employment opportunity has been secured.
Spurs have launched a number of community initiatives that have helped create more than 3,000 job opportunities, while 100 young people have been offered apprenticeships.
Grant Cornwell, CEO of Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, said: “We are delighted to be adding the Pre-Apprenticeship Scheme to our portfolio of projects which are driving employment and training opportunities for our community. Through projects like this and the support of partners such as the StubHub Foundation, we are able to ensure those living on our doorstep get the right kind of support they need to find a job.”
StubHub is part of the eBay group of companies and is the world’s largest ticket marketplace with partnerships across sports teams, leagues and venues in the US, UK, Germany and Canada.
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