Young People in Watford Achieve Success with Prince's Trust Team Programme

Ten young people in Watford have completed the Prince's Trust Team programme, a 12-week personal development course run by Hertfordshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service. The programme helped the candidates develop the skills and confidence to find work, further education, or training. One participant, Hannah Morgan, 22, enjoyed gaining new skills such as CV writing and interview skills, which boosted her confidence.

Key Takeaways:

• The Prince's Trust Team programme is a 12-week personal development course for unemployed 16-25 year olds, run by Hertfordshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service.
• The programme helps candidates develop skills and confidence to find work, further education, or training and is now in its seventh iteration in Watford.
• The programme involves a residential team-building week, community project, interview and presentation skills, CV writing help, work experience placements, and references.
• Many participants will now pursue college courses, continue with work experience and volunteering placements, and some will take up job offers and apprenticeships.
• Three more programmes will run in Watford, Cheshunt, and Hatfield, starting in September.
• The programme has led to recognised Prince's Trust qualification for all candidates, presented by Area Commander Simon Brown at a ceremony on 30 July.

Statistics:

• 10 young people in Watford have completed the Prince's Trust Team programme.
• 12 weeks is the duration of the personal development course.
• 7 is the number of iterations of the programme in Watford.
• 3 more programmes will run in Watford, Cheshunt, and Hatfield, starting in September.
• 30 July is the date of the ceremony where candidates received their recognised Prince's Trust qualification.

Sources:

• Hertfordshire County Council
• UK Government
• editorial@plusmediasolutions.com
• www.hertsdirect.org/princestrust