NLC Pathways Programme

Alfie completed work experience @Viridor_ClydeV this week. Whilst there he gained first hand experience of a variety of roles including Multi Skilled Operatives – working in the Weighbridge, as a banksman and in our SKADA room. He has also worked with the maintenance technicians.

🌟 Week 11 🌟 One of our youth has been on placement at @ProsignsGlasgow. Whilst there he has learnt how wire LED and down lights. He has been weeding the vinyl sheets, laminating dibond sheets and using the Kongsberg cutting machine. Amazing Work 🤩

This week our youth were learning some fantastic painting skills @FirsStepsFT Amazing to see them with 100% effort in the detailing of their work and they got stuck right in with the clean up too 👌🤩. #PracticalLearning

🌟Week 10🌟 Today we had Scottish Fire and Rescue in talking with our youth about Firework Safety. 🎇 This was arranged by our colleagues @PSOSLanarkshire and is part of operation Moonbeam. Amazing effort all round 🤩 #PartnershipWoking

Huge congratulations to our Futurebuild group who are the first in Scotland to complete the SCQF Award in Understanding Domestic Retrofit with @VerdancyGroup as part of NLC support for summer leavers programme 👏🦺🪚

This morning you could have heard a pin drop. 🧷 📌 Focus was 100% in the computer suite for our youth, some working on CV’s, some working on Personal Statements and those that attend Verdancy were working on their required qualification work. @VerdancyGroup

🌟Week 9🌟 Our groups have been learning about appropriate workplace behaviours and ways to deal with conflict. This will help prepare the groups on what is expected in the work place and how to deal with conflict in a professional manner. #PositiveVibes #ReadyToWork

🌟Early Years🌟 Our youth interested in Early Years completed 4weeks of child development, then started their phased nursery placements and have been doing amazing. 🤩🤩🙌🙌. #creativelearning @nlcpeople

🌟Week 8🌟 We had our Early Careers Team out talking with our youth about Summer Placements and Modern Apprenticeships. A very useful session with loads of interesting information. 👍🤩 #WorkingTogether @nlcpeople

🌟Week 7🌟 Stepping outside a comfort zone can open the door to new opportunities. Our Engagement Team support young people with placements, building confidence, learning new skills, and investing in their futures 💪#Pathways #YouthEngagement #SkillsForLife

Allana has been on placement with our Vocational Education team, helping organise funding paperwork, logging laptops and being an all round fantastic help in the office. She’s a fast learner and is willing and able to help with every task asked of her. Go girl. 🤩@nlcpeople

🌟Week 6🌟 We had @PSOSLanarkshire out talking with us, this was a collaboration of what their partners had delivered over the last few weeks, but also creating positive relationships with the Police. A very inspiring session which led to a lot of questions and discussions. 🙌🏻

Pathways youth have been working extremely hard at @VerdancyGroup experiencing the process of retrofitting - learning about different types of insulation, air tightness and heat retention within buildings @nlcpeople

🌟Week 5🌟 We had the privilege of having Graeme Armstrong talking with our group’s about gang culture and how he turned his life around. This was really inspiring and insightful for our youth and all possible through our colleagues @CAPinScotland 🤩

🌟Working Hard🌟 Our youth are smashing it out the park, already passing their first Bricklaying assessment and some already passing their first part of Carpentry and Bench joinery. #hardworkpays @FirstStepsFT

🌟Week 4🌟 This week our youth had @BarnardosScot out to chat with them about Drugs, Alcohol and Harm Reduction. They found it very interesting and informative. This is organised through working with with our colleagues @PSOSLanarkshire 🙌🏻🙌🏻🤩

🌟Week 3🌟 Today we had the Educational Psychologists in speaking with the group about the importance of sleep and what things impact it. The group responded well and were very receptive to suggestions for better sleeping habits moving forward 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Well done to all our youth who completed inductions at their placements, although a lot of paper was involved they got stuck in without hesitation, gold stars all round 🌟🌟 @FirstStepsFT @VerdancyGroup

🌟Week 2🌟 We asked the groups what they thought about fixed/growth mindset. We were delighted with the honest responses and open conversations this led to.

🌟Week 1 🌟 We are up and running with us talking about fears and expectations, some team building and just getting to know each other. Well done everyone 🙌🏻🙌🏻🤩