Build your skills, grow your confidence, get ready for work.
#DRIVE connects people to employment and volunteering opportunities that enrich lives and communities. Through training, mentoring, and placements, we help individuals build skills, gain experience, and make a difference. Whether securing a job or giving back, #DRIVE empowers people to find purpose and shape a positive future.
Our Projects
Stepping Stones
This programme is designed to help those aged between 18- 25 gain valuable work experience, build confidence, develop employability skills, and explore career opportunities in a supportive environment.
Free English Workshops
Our Conversational English classes support local residents to feel more confident communicating in everyday life and in the workplace.
Talent Connect
A unique event giving you an opportunity to interview directly with local companies. This is your chance to showcase your strengths to potential employers.
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering opportunities help local residents gain practical experience, develop new skills and build confidence in a supportive environment.
Employability Skills Sessions
Our Employability Skills Sessions are designed to help local residents build the practical skills, confidence and knowledge they need to move closer to employment.
Launch Lab Start-up Club
A curated online club for people who are serious about turning an idea into a real business.It’s a focused, supportive space designed to help members move from intention to action, with the right people around them.
Work Experience Opportunities
Our Work Experience opportunities help local residents gain practical experience in a workplace and develop a better understanding of the world of work.
Industry-Specific Workshops
Our Industry-Specific Sessions help local residents learn more about different sectors, the roles available and the skills employers are looking for.
Mock Interview Sessions
Our Mock Interview Sessions give local residents the opportunity to practise their interview skills in a supportive and realistic environment.