Ready-to-Go Projects - Employment/Training - Spear

EMPLOYMENT/TRAINING
Spear Course

Summary
Spear is an interactive six week programme for 16-24 year old unemployed young people. It addresses the causes of underachievement, such as the absence of motivation, life skills and qualifications.

Brief Description of organisation
Spear aims to ignite a ‘vision of the possible’ in unemployed young people, to build their confidence and ability to effect lifechanging choices and to develop their leadership potential within their local neighbourhoods. It is part of Resurgo Trust based at St Pauls Hammersmith.

Start date of Organisation
2004

No. of churches/ groups supported
2

Brief Description
Spear is a highly interactive six week training programme that successfully helps unemployed people into work. It aims “to ignite a vision of the possible” in those it supports by strengthening their motivation, life skills, and other work-related competencies.

Expected Results

Each centre has capacity for 90 students per year. 

Advantages to Church
The issue of youth unemployment and lack of motivation is a problem for every church, regardless of location. Spear provides a centrally managed solution for up to 90 students per centre per year that can engage congregation members to volunteer, provide work placements, attend graduation, and support financially.

Services Provided by National Organisation  
All course content and hiring decisions would be made by Spear so as to maintain brand integrity. The church would be consulted on these decisions.

Financial cost to church
Varies dependent on duration and scope of course.
 

Non-Financial Requirements for church

The church would need to help in finding/providing a safe, clean and bright training room with IT facilities as well as office space for the trainers to work each morning.

Contact Details
Marianne Fryer
Resurgo Trust, The St. Paul’s Centre, Macbeth Street, London, W6 9JJ
Tel: 020 8237 8435        marianne.fryer@resurgo.org.uk             www.spearcourse.org