A new Boston College, government-funded, project is proving a hit with local businesses and unemployed people looking to improve their employability skills.
The UKSPF scheme covers the South Holland, East Lindsey and Boston Borough areas and has two branches – Restart, Reskill, Upskill for the unemployed, and the Career Advance Project for current employees of businesses.
A wide range of free training courses are available under both sections, incorporating everything from forklift driver training to catering.
One of the first students to have completed a full 50 guided learning hours across a range of courses was Annie Shields, 19, of Spalding.
She said: “Being a student on Boston College’s UKSPF project has provided brilliant learning opportunities for me.
“The range of courses has given me many new ideas and widened the scope of what I want to do for a career – and I have felt really well supported along the way.”
Annie, a former pupil of Spalding Academy, was supported by her employer to do a selection of the free courses being offered by Boston College.
She undertook a range of one-day, seven-hour courses covering everything from barista skills to customer service and time management.
Annie said: “I have made new friends along the way who have been, along with the tutors, very supportive of my learning journey – it has been so much fun.
“I am very proud of what I have achieved and how I can now expand my CV.”
