Growing Talent reaches 40!

Super excited about Growing Talent‘s 40th programme due to kick off with our applicant virtual information session on 3 April 2025!

The passionate team at JobCentre Plus across London, lead by the invincible #DavidSteeds and the awesome team at Southwark Care Leavers led by Matthew Izekor, will be referring more amazingly talented, but currently unemployed people. I can’t wait to meet them all!

What’s on offer?

🎯 The opportunity to get to know employers before the recruitment stage – building confidence and connection.

🎯 No cv, formal job interview or wall of silence after applying

🎯 If a role is offered and accepted, the role is yours on completion – no surprises!

🎯 Robust Orientation before joining employers on site to build personal empowerment and gain accreditation in i-act (for positive mental health and wellbeing) training. Mental Health Training

🎯 Retain your benefits, have travel paid and get paid by the employer – no financial risk.

🎯 Opportunity to join our Talent Hub, which is CPD certified, for eight weeks of coaching and mentoring in the workplace, life issues and business ideas if you are not offered or choose to decline a role

🎯 Coach and mentor throughout your journey.

With two people into work on our February programme and two more currently in our Talent Hub building their business ideas, who will join us next week?

A big thank you to our community partners:

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

#DavidSteeds

Matthew Izekor