About Us
The Going Forward Project is a partnership between Hartlepool Borough Council Children’s Services, Economic Development Department and the Connexions Service and is a European Social Fund / Learning and Skills Council Co-financed project.
The Project was developed to provide targeted interventions to support young people aged 14 - 19 to prevent them from becoming disengaged from mainstream learning. The Project will support vulnerable young people and re-engage young people who are currently identified as Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) or those in danger of becoming NEET.
The project will work across Hartlepool with 120 x 14 – 16 year olds and 280 x 16 -18 year olds with the aim of progressing 220 into further learning opportunities, 40 into paid employment and 48 into voluntary work by December 2010. All young people engaged on the programme will have an Initial Assessment and will have a bespoke training plan developed and will work towards a nationally recognised qualification.
The Going Forward Providers currently delivering the project are from a diverse range of sectors including the Voluntary and Community Sector, Private Training Providers and the College of FE.
