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
Introduction to office-based roles
If you are aged 16-30 and not in employed or education, these sessions will teach you the skills needed to work in an office environment.
Available dates
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 21 August 2025 | The College of West Anglia, Tennyson Ave, King's Lynn, PE30 2QW |
Boost are collaborating with the college of West Anglia and help you to achieve L1 certification in personal and social skills.
Helping you will skill such as:
- Business Admin
- Word processing
- Spreadsheet
- Emails and scheduling
- Time management
- Customer service
- Problem solving
- Communication skills
- Professional behaviours
To find out more please contact Paul Martin on boost@norfolk.gov.uk.
Boost Your Start Up
Are you aged between 16 and 30, living in West Norfolk and wanting to find out more about setting up your own business?
You might have an idea and not know how to move it forward? You might just be interested to find out more about starting a business.
Available dates
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 1 September 2025 | King's Lynn Town Hall, Saturday Marketplace, King’s Lynn, PE30 5DQ |
Come along and meet experts who can offer advice and guidance to get you on your way.
Get in touch with the BOOST team today - boost@norfolk.gov.uk - to find out more or to register to attend.
Pizza and Pool workshop - Neighbourhoods network event
BOOST is hosting an informal pizza and pool workshop to engage with young individuals about how they can improve the lives of fellow residents of King’s Lynn. This project is led by the King’s Lynn Neighbour Board and Vision Norfolk who is supporting how millions of pounds set improve the local environment, support employment opportunities and tackle transport issues to make King’s Lynn the best place to work and live.
Available dates
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2025 | 1pm-2:30pm | Beacon Church, Losinga Road, King’s Lynn, PE30 2DH |
This is an invitation to any 16–30-year-olds living in West Norfolk to provide a platform to voice their ideas on where to spend the funding.
A £5 gift token will be given to all who attend.
To find out more please contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk.
Elevate
Pilot IMS are delivery on behalf of boost in West Nofolk to bring you a programme to support your development and support you with your next steps.
Elevates includes:
- CV writing and applications
- skills builder framework
- Goal setting and job searches
- Expectations and professionalism
- Teamwork
- Money management
- Wellbeing
- Interview skills conflict manageemnt
- Food hygiene
- Citizens aid and digital skills
- emergency first aid at work
- social action volunteering
Available dates
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2025 | 9am-4:30pm | St. Augustine's Family Centre, North Lynn, PE30 2LB |
| 17 September 2025 | 9am-4:30pm | St. Augustine's Family Centre, North Lynn, PE30 2LB |
| 18 September 2025 | 9am-4:30pm | St. Augustine's Family Centre, North Lynn, PE30 2LB |
Contact the Pilot team for more information at ellafuller@pilot-uk.com or by calling 07947646880.
Retail Masterclass Workshop
If you are aged 16-30 and not in employed or education, these workshops will help you gain confidence and tips for finding secure work.
Available dates
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 7 October 2025 | St Augustine Centre, North Lynn, Columbia Way, PE30 2LB |
| 8 October 2025 | St Augustine Centre, North Lynn, Columbia Way, PE30 2LB |
| 9 October 2025 | St Augustine Centre, North Lynn, Columbia Way, PE30 2LB |
Boost are working with Pilot to offer these retail classes to help you learn customer skills, retails skills, communication and employability skills that you can then put toward your future employment journey.
To find out more please contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk.
Watatunga Pathways to Nature
If you are aged 16-30 living in West Norfolk and NOT be in any form of Education, Employment or Training you could get hands on experience at the Wildlife Reserve, learning about animal care helping the team with all jobs related to animal care and welfare. Helping conduct a welfare audit of species of your choice. Along with a private buggy tour of the reserve.
Transport is being provided to and from Watatunga.
Available dates
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 21 October 2025 | 9am-1pm | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Rd, King's Lynn, PE33 0RG |
| 22 October 2025 | 9am-1pm | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Rd, King's Lynn, PE33 0RG |
| 23 October 2025 | 11am-2:30pm | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Rd, King's Lynn, PE33 0RG |
To find out more please contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk.
Watatunga Grow to Work
If you are aged 16-30 living in West Norfolk and NOT be in any form of Education, Employment or Training you could get hands on experience with horticulture within the Watatunga Wildlife Reserve. You will be given an overview of the business and the various range of roles. Transport is being provided to and from Watatunga.
Available dates
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 4 November 2025 | 9:30am-1pm | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Rd, King's Lynn, PE33 0RG |
| 5 November 2025 | 9:30am-1pm | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Rd, King's Lynn, PE33 0RG |
| 6 November 2025 | 9:30am-1pm | Watatunga Wildlife Reserve, Watlington Rd, King's Lynn, PE33 0RG |
This is an invitation to any 16–30-year-olds living in West Norfolk to provide a platform to voice their ideas on where to spend the funding.
A £5 gift token will be given to all who attend.
To find out more please contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk.
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.