Supporting 16-30 year olds in across West Norfolk with opportunities for improved skills and jobs, through UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF)
Young people
BOOST provides individual support for 16-30 year olds across the whole of West Norfolk from April 2024.
Tailored to the persons situation BOOST can offer a range of opportunities to support young people, providing employability support, basic skills, training, and mentoring; get in touch with us if you are:
- aged 16-18 and not in education, employment, or training
- aged 18-30 and unemployed, looking for work or support
With the BOOST project, we can support you to feel inspired, build your skills, or help you develop your career.
If you are interested, please fill out a participant referral form below:
We are a person-led project, and we will endeavour to create the right support package to suit your needs. This could be helping to support your confidence to get into work, training, mentoring or formal qualifications. From marketing to fork-lift truck driving - we have it all.
After two successful years, last year expanded to be borough-wide and as of March 2025 Boost West Norfolk have supported over 300 young people in the borough
We were very pleased to hear the at Cabinet on Tuesday 4 March 2025 it was agreed to extend funding for the Boost project in West Norfolk for a further year as a priority project under UKSPF.
Hear more details in this short video about Boost's success and their future hopes.
Current Projects
MOMENTUM - a 4-day programme over 4 weeks to kickstart your job search in 2026
Join BOOST for a comprehensive journey from goal setting and confidence building to CV support and practical qualifications like Emergency at Work.
Whether you're starting fresh or looking to boost your prospects, this program is designed to help you gain momentum and find the job you want.
Available dates
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 13 January 2026 | Discovery Centre, Columbia Way, King’s Lynn, PE30 2LA |
| 20 January 2026 | Discovery Centre, Columbia Way, King’s Lynn, PE30 2LA |
| 27 January 2026 | Discovery Centre, Columbia Way, King’s Lynn, PE30 2LA |
| 3 February 2026 | Discovery Centre, Columbia Way, King’s Lynn, PE30 2LA |
Don't miss this opportunity to transform your career prospects.
Contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk to find out more.
Glow Up: Beauty Skills and Careers
A unique 3-day programme delivered by Norwich School of Hair and Beauty, they will provide insider knowledge on breaking into the industry as well as tutorials for loads of beauty treatments.
If you are looking to start your career in beauty this is the perfect course for you.
Available dates
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4 February 2026 | 10am to 3pm | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
| 5 February 2026 | 10am to 3pm | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
| 6 February 2026 | 10am to 3pm | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
Don't miss this opportunity to transform your career prospects.
Contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk to find out more.
Boost Content Creator
This free session delivered by Revel Studios aims to teach you the art of social media content creation and how this can help access a range of careers in the creative sector.
You’ll get to learn how to film great content and improve your framing, lighting, sound design, editing, and storytelling – skills that are needed more and more by businesses to promote their services and events online!
The full-day face-to-face session will be followed up with two further 1-hour online sessions in the following weeks. You will need to download Adobe Express (free) onto your phone/tablet and bring that with you.
Available dates
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 February 2026 | 9am to 4:30pm | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
Don't miss this opportunity to transform your career prospects.
Contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk to find out more.
Ignite Workshops
If you are looking to improve your customer service skills, learn sales techniques, and boost your own confidence in the workplace then this is the course for you.
Join us for 3 interesting and fun days of group activities taking place at the Beacon Church.
Available dates
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 24 February 2026 | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
| 25 February 2026 | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
| 26 February 2026 | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
Don't miss this opportunity to transform your career prospects.
Contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk to find out more.
Employers
We are always looking for employers in West Norfolk to help us with our projects.
If you feel your business could help us help young people locally we would love to hear from you.
We are very keen to connect with businesses for work experience placements, workplace tours or event career talks that could inspire young people into a potential career path.
Get in touch by emailing boost@norfolk.gov.uk and let’s work together.
Project background
The BOOST project brings together a unique partnership of local organisations - with leadership and support from Norfolk County Council and the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk - to transform the prospects of some of the most marginalised young people across West Norfolk.
More information about Boost is available on the Norfolk County Council's Boost - Helping young people succeed page.
Originally funded by The Town Deal Fund in King’s Lynn until March 2024, the project is now extending Borough-wide from April 2024, with support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Our partnership has already supported over 500 young people facing the most significant barriers to accessing learning and work, who are now able to recognise their talents and realise their potential, while BOOST provides a support framework that will increase the skills within our local workforce.
The project has developed a range of engagement and support activities for young people, raising aspirations and promoting accessible support activities, specialist training provision and employment opportunities.
It provides:
- a conduit to Careers/IAG and youth support services
- a central information point and referral mechanism, maximising local engagement with regional/countywide provision, including other UK Shared Prosperity Fund programmes and National Funding
- a coordinating agency for education and business links in the locality, increasing opportunities for young people and developing a local response to workforce skills requirements
The BOOST Project is being led by Norfolk County Council working with The King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Skills Group.