YES Project

What is the YES Project?

The Youth Employability Support (YES) Project is for young people living in Leicester and Leicestershire aged 15-24 who are currently not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), those at risk of exclusion or economically inactive. Our project aims to support those facing barriers such as lack of functional skills and qualifications, people with mental health illness, low self-esteem, disabilities, being in care, language and cultural barriers and want to progress in life, work or education.

Who are the YES Project?

The YES team is a partnership of seven youth organisations and charities, offering one-on-one support to every participant on the Project. BYCS is one of the delivery partners of YES Project along with Voluntary Action Leicestershire, Soft Touch Arts, The Prince’s Trust, Highfields Community Association, The Bridge and Leicestershire Cares.

What the YES Project offers

The support offered by the YES Project is adapted to meet the participants’ individual needs. Across the partnership we offer the following to young people furthest away from the labour market to enable them to find work, move into job search or further education.

Through the YES Project, you could access the following support:

  • Education qualifications
  • Functional Skills (Pre-entry to Level 2) - Literacy, Numeracy and ICT
  • GCSEs in English, Maths, ICT, Italian and Bangla
  • Vocational Courses - Food Safety in Catering, Health and Safety in the Work Place and Emergency First Aid
  • Work placements
  • Employment skills
  • Mentoring
  • Career and CV support
  • Personal development
  • Team building
  • Skills training
  • Specialist one-to-one intensive support
  • Language Support: English, Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi/Urdu, Italian

For more information about the YES Project, contact Ebrahim or Abdullah on 0116 275 5855