The King's Trust operates a 12-week full-time course is delivered by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service staff. It is available for young people aged 16-25 years and is aimed at improving their confidence, motivation, and skills.
(In October 2024, the Prince's Trust changed their name to The King's Trust, reflecting our Royal Founding President's continued dedication to our work).
We regularly run King's Trust courses in Lancashire, so why not take a look and sign yourself up?
Available for both unemployed and employed young people, it includes work experience, careers advice, qualifications, challenging projects, community action, and an action-packed team building week-long residential.
The programme is free and those that are unemployed should continue to receive benefits.
The Team Programme is based in Preston; Burnley; Blackburn; Pendle; Fleetwood; Blackpool; Deepdale; Morecambe and ACCROSS (Accrington and Rossendale College).
Whilst re-building their self-esteem, participants are encouraged to think about their futures; this includes preparing a post-programme development plan.
During the 12-weeks, participants:
Gain nationally recognised qualifications (Certificate in Teamwork, Employability and Community skills.
Improve Numeracy and Literacy on a personal e-programme.
Uncover hidden talents.
Improve their motivation and self-confidence.
Assume some responsibility and leadership.
Develop team working and communication skills.
Raise their awareness of their local community and how they can contribute to it.
The next course dates are outlined below, so if you’re aged between 16 and 25 and looking for a new challenge or opportunity to develop new skills, please get in contact with your local team via the details shown below.
06 Jan 2025
Preston Central – KTPrestonCentral@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Blackpool – 01253 401 283 KTBlackpool@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Pendle – 01282 878227 KTPendle@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
13 Jan 2025
ACCROSS – 01254 356987 KTAccross@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Blackburn – 01254 844524 KTBlackburn@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Fleetwood – 01253 879 013 KTFleetwood@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
20 Jan 2025
Burnley – 01282 502 081 KTBurnley@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Morecambe – 01524 413 358 KTMorecambe@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
05 May 2025
ACCROSS – 01254 356987 KTAccross@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Pendle – 01282 878227 KTPendle@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Blackburn – 01254 844524 KTBlackburn@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
12 May 2025
Preston Central – KTPrestonCentral@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Blackpool – 01253 401 283 KTBlackpool@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Burnley – 01282 502 081 KTBurnley@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
19 May 2025
Fleetwood – 01253 879 013 KTFleetwood@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
Morecambe – 01524 413 358 KTMorecambe@lancsfirerescue.org.uk
To contact the team based at Lancashire Fire & Rescue Headquarters, please ring 01772 866898
Below, you'll find a breakdown of what happens on the King's Trust programme each day/week. This should give you an idea of what a fantastic opportunity it is to broaden your experience.
Don't worry about turning up on your own - there'll be about 12 people joining and everyone will be in the same situation. It'll be informal and there'll be plenty of activities so you'll soon feel part of things.
Over this week, you'll start planning for the weeks ahead, setting out what you want to achieve and finding out how you get your qualifications. You'll also be planning for a week away.
You'll spend this week away, trying new things and learning how to work with others. This gives you a chance to break away from your current situation. The sort of things you could do include canoeing, climbing, raft building, and much more!
As a team, you'll choose a project to benefit your local community and carry it out. You might be surprised at what you can achieve together. This gives you great experience to talk about in interviews.
This is when you can see how the skills you've developed so far can help you in the workplace. It's also a great chance to try a type of work, or a company, and see if you like it.
Time to plan your next step after the programme. You'll get help to write a fantastic CV, practice your interview skills, and make applications.
You and your team will take on a challenge to help others in the community. This is when you'll get to test out all the skills you've learned so far.
In your final week, you'll deliver a presentation with your team to an invited audience. This is your chance to show off all the talents you've discovered! This might sound scary now, but in 12 weeks, you'll be surprised how far you've come.
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