1. RENFREWSHIRE
ROBBIE DALY
IT’S fair to say Robbie’s first experience
with Street League was far from a roaring
success. Preferring to stay in his bed, he
was often late or failed to show up at all.
But when the 17-year-old returned to the
programme, he had a totally different
attitude and showed great potential.
Robbie is now one of Street League’s
success stories,
having been
offered a job with
Paisley firm Stellar.
DURING his time with Street League, John
worked on a project with the Sporting
Memories Foundation, a charity who support
older people living with dementia, depression
and loneliness.
As well as making their day a little brighter,
his own confidence soared.
The 16-year-old then proved to be a big hit
while on work placement with a national
retail chain and was promptly offered paid
employment. According to his manager,
John has set the standard for future Street
League placements.
STEVEN was desperate to build some
foundations in the construction industry
during his second spell at Street League. So
the 20-year-old was the perfect candidate
for their Certificate of Work Readiness
Academy with partners Jewson.
It meant a fairly lengthy commute to the
construction suppliers’ Dalkeith branch
each day, but the only real obstacle in
Steven’s way was his lack of confidence.
Then one day, he plucked up the courage
to tell his manager he wanted a career at
Jewson – and landed a full-time job as a yard
assistant.
EDINBURGH
STEVEN MURRAY
WHEN Euan first arrived at Street League,
he didn’t know which career path to take.
But after spending a few weeks on work
placement at a plumbers merchant, the
16-year-old did know he wanted to head out
into the “real world” and earn his own
money.
Through Street League, Euan was offered
a job as a trainee butcher. The Broxburn
teenager has since gone on to secure a
modern apprenticeship as a groundsman
technician with Sports Labs and hopes he
has now found a career with real growth
potential.
WEST LOTHIAN
EUAN STEVEN
EAST LOTHIAN
CONNOR COSGROVE
CONNOR’S love of football meant Street
League was the perfect place for him. The
17-year-old could indulge his passion for
the beautiful game, while working on his
self-belief and application at the same time.
A college place studying sport and exercise
initially seemed like a natural fit.
But, with the course start date still a
number of weeks away, he had his first taste
of retail work with JD Sports to make some
extra cash. Connor, from Tranent, then
decided to swap the football pitch for the
shop floor permanently after moving to
high street retailers River Island.
NORTH LANARKSHIRE
JOHN LIESER
BRADLEY had spent time in prison and
had a fairly lengthy criminal record when
he first pitched up at Street League. But
the 20-year-old was open about his past
and made it clear he was determined to
turn his back on a life of crime.
Bradley had the chance to show he was
serious about changing his lifestyle when
he was offered an eight-week work
placement with ARCT Transport. He
grabbed the opportunity with both hands
and earned himself a full-time job.
SOUTH LANARKSHIRE
BRADLEY MILLER
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LEADING construction
industry suppliers
Jewson are helping
young people build
successful careers for
the future.
By joining forces with
Street League, they are
providing youngsters
with valuable workplace
experience and new
skills.
This year, they’ll be
offering more than 300
work placements at their
branches across the
country.
A whole host of
opportunities will be
available in various
departments, including
marketing, finance
and HR.
It’s a fantastic
opportunity for young
people to lay solid
foundations for all sorts
of future careers.
Jewson are also
looking to highlight the
work of young people
within the construction
sector with their Young
Tradesperson of the Year
competition.
The award celebrates
the talents of workers
and apprentices under
the age of 30.
If you think you fit the
bill, you can enter the
competition yourself or
you can nominate
someone else you think
is worthy of the crown.
So, whether you’re a
brilliant brickie or you
know the perfect
plasterer, Jewson want
to hear from you.
As well as scooping
the coveted title, the
winner will also bag
£1000 worth of tools
and a weekend in
Barcelona – with tickets
to a football match
thrown in.
Football plays a key
role in the work Street
League do to help
out-of-work young
people take their first
steps towards gaining
employment. The charity
use the sport to attract
unemployed people aged
16 to 24 on to their
employability training
programme.
Originally founded as
an organisation working
with homeless people,
Street League now work
with young folk who are
not in employment,
education or training.
Youth unemployment
remains a major problem
across the UK, so
initiatives like this one
can make a real
difference to the lives of
young people.
Mark Rayfield, CEO of
Jewson, said: “More
than half a million
16-24-year-olds across
the UK are currently
unemployed, so it’s
fundamental that we
provide them with the
skills and workplace
experience they need.
“Initiatives like Street
League and the Jewson
Young Tradesperson of
the Year competition will
help to encourage and
celebrate young people
in construction and help
to address the skills gap
across the country.”
Jewson and Street
League previously
worked together to
provide work
placements for up to 100
young people across
Scotland, and boosted
the uptake of
apprenticeships over a
12-month period.
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