Brooklands College, Elmbridge Borough Council and Runnymede Borough Council launched a new Youth Hub in October 2021, providing expert support for 18-24 year olds to help find employment or training.

Whether it’s getting a foot on the job ladder and securing your first role, finding out more about a new sector or matching the right course to your dream job - the Youth Hub experts are able to find the right opportunities to help.

The Youth Hub is based out of Brooklands College in Weybridge which is attended by many teenagers from Elmbridge and Runnymede with additional venues at St John’s Church in Egham and the Addlestone Community Centre.

Each venue provides a one-stop shop to help with advice, work experience, mentoring and much more. The partnership with the college, businesses, and Job Centre Plus can help you get on if you are looking for work, thinking about next steps after school or college or unsure where to go next.

All support is free of charge to 18–24-year-olds in Runnymede and Elmbridge with £71,000 of funding provided through the Department of Work and Pension`s Flexible Support Fund, following a successful joint bid by both borough councils earlier in 2021.

Doug Perkins, Economic Development Officer at Elmbridge is proud to be involved in Youth Hub:

“In order to support a thriving Elmbridge, we need to support young people into work and training. The commitment and collaboration among the teams at Elmbridge, Runnymede and Brooklands college has already helped over 100* young people locally on the road to work or training.”

More information on the Youth Hub.

*100 young people as of June 2022.