Take Part: Skills & Employability Providers
Build confidence and skills with KEY+
KEY+ helps young people build the mindset, behaviours and skills that unlock employability through a programme that they lead themselves.
Why KEY+ Fits with Employability Programmes
The KEY+ Challenge supports personal agency - helping young people take control of their own journey, make choices, and build skills with real-world impact.
KEY+ is proven to:
• Develop teamwork, planning, budgeting, and reflection
• Increase confidence and readiness for work or training
• Link personal interests with real outcomes
• Ideal for learners not ready for formal classroom or workplace settings
We work with:
• NEET support services
• Training providers
• Entry-to-employment and pre-apprenticeship programmes
• College-based employability teams
Outcomes we support
• Progression to NEET
• Improved confidence and motivation
• Strengthened personal development plans
• Evidence for funding or inspections
Success Story: The Lionesses
Every year, young people achieve great things through KEY+. Here’s one inspiring story showing how our unique programme supports NEET youth to regroup, re-engage, and reimagine their futures…
The Lionesses — five young women facing barriers like anxiety, ADHD, autism, and past justice involvement — used the KEY+ Challenge to reconnect, build skills, and create change in their lives.
They started with a team trip to Flamingo Land, then launched a sustainable candle-making business, learning budgeting, design, and marketing. Today, all five are in positive pathways — from college courses to full-time work.
