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 it was agreed to extend funding for the Boost project in West Norfolk for a further year as a priority project under UKSPF.
Watch this video to hear more details about Boost success and their future hopes:
Achievement of young adults in West Norfolk celebrated
Current Projects
Employability Workshop with ACE
If you are aged 16-30 and not in education, training or employment, these workshops will help you gain confidence and tips for finding secure work.
Available dates
| Date | Time | Session | Objectives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 22 May 2025 | 10:30am to 3:30pm | Planning for being work ready | We will help with building your confidence and help start by creating a progression plan of the different elements needed to start applying for jobs. |
| Thursday 22 May 2025 | 1pm to 3pm | Communication & Confidence around new people | This will cover the different styles of communication within the workplace and the appropriate way to communicate. |
| Friday 23 May 2025 | 12pm to 2pm |
Resilience & breaking down barriers to success | Understanding why resilience is important to job searching. You will learn strategies to stay motivated and handle rejection. |
Contact boost@norfolk.gov.uk to find out more.
Construction focused training
Boost and Volunteer it Yourself are teaming up to providing trade and construction work experience to local young people from King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
If you are 16+ and would be interested in gaining City and Guild qualifications, training, mentoring from professional tradespeople and progression support, including CSCS cards, get in touch!
A minimum of 3 days attendance is required to achieve accreditation. Support with lunch and travel available where needed.
Available dates
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 13 May to 23 May 2025 | South Lynn Community Centre |
| 27 May to 6 June 2025 | North Wootton Park play area |
Contact jojo@teamviy.com to register.
Employers
Are you an employer in West Norfolk? Would you like support to upskill your team members who are aged 16-30? This may be because they need new skills, or you want to develop your workforce.
Or perhaps you would like to find out more about how you can help young people locally, how you can inspire them into your industry, or into a particular career path.
You can email boost@norfolk.gov.uk to find out how we can support you, or how to get your training funded through the West Norfolk Training Grant.
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.