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Our long-standing partnership with Shaw Trust has helped young people in Bexley and beyond gain practical experience, develop confidence and take meaningful steps towards careers in construction.
Shaw Trust supports young people who are not in employment, education or training, including young people with disabilities, Education, Health and Care Plans, Autism or ADHD, as well as those affected by youth offending or exploitation.
Real workplace experience
Capital Hoist has worked with Shaw Trust to provide a flexible range of opportunities shaped around the individual:
- Construction-industry taster sessions and trial periods
- Termly work placements in a supportive workplace
- Mock interviews and practical employability preparation
- Visits to Shaw Trust hubs and one-to-one mentoring
- Employment opportunities for young people ready to progress
These activities give participants more than a view of the industry. They provide real expectations, trusted support and an opportunity to build skills within a working construction-hoist business.
“Capital Hoist are inclusive, diverse and adaptive — and are a trusted partner and an inspiring organisation to work with.”
Joanne Groombridge · Team Manager, Supported Internship, Shaw Trust
Positive futures in construction
Several young people have moved into employment with Capital Hoist through the partnership. For others, the experience has provided the confidence, resilience and evidence they need to take control of their next step.
We are proud of what this collaboration has achieved and grateful to Shaw Trust for its continued work with young people in our community. Capital Hoist remains committed to providing practical opportunities that can lead to lasting, meaningful careers.
In their own words
Full reference from Shaw Trust
Shaw Trust has been collaborating with Capital Hoist for several years; Capital Hoist has supported and developed several young people via Shaw Trust in Bexley borough in London, and beyond.
Shaw Trust is a charity who in Bexley supports vulnerable young people to take the next steps in their lives and careers. Shaw Trust offers careers support, mental health support, and support to build resilience and confidence to reach their aspirations.
Young people supported by Shaw Trust are NEET (not in employment, education or training). Many of the young people we partnered with Capital Hoist to support were those also with disabilities, and the young people held an EHCP (education and health care plan). Many of the young people Capital Hoist supported were neurodiverse and diagnosed with Autism and ADHD.
Capital Hoist have also supported young people impacted by youth offending and exploitation.
We are truly grateful for the support from Capital Hoist to enable and encourage our young people on the Shaw Trust projects and programs to meet their potential.
Capital Hoist are inclusive, diverse and adaptive - and are a trusted partner and an inspiring organization to work with.
Capital Hoist offers a bespoke and open approach, offering work placements within construction to many of our young people, from taster sessions and trial periods to termly placements. This meant the young people gained real life experience of the construction sector in a trusted and encouraging setting. Whatever we have asked Capital Hoist to do they have delivered, even arranging mock interviews to prepare our young people for construction careers, visiting our hubs and mentoring many of our young people - often at very short notice. Capital Hoist are dependable and have actively supported vulnerable young people in the community who often would be overlooked or not given a chance.
Capital Hoist have employed numerous young people via Shaw Trust, and as a community business they have been absolutely key in securing positive futures for many of our participants, meaning that young people are thriving in the workplace, creating meaningful futures within construction and aspiring to be all that they deserve to be.
For us at Shaw Trust - partnering with Capital Hoist has meant our young people gain skills, find employment, and take control of their futures.
Partnering with businesses like Capital Hoist allows us to extend our impact in the community.
We are truly grateful for the collaboration and dedication of Capital Hoist, for the support, the development, and the celebration of our young people.
Joanne GroombridgeTeam Manager - Supported Internship - Bexley
Shaw Trust
