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  • VIA WORKS WITH 18-24 YEAR OLDS ON YOUTH CONTRACT

    The Via Partnership is helping to deliver projects across Lancashire in support of the Youth Contract project, working with 18-24 year olds.

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  • VIA HELPS TO INFORM LANCASHIRE'S YOUNG PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY OPTIONS

    Around 7,000 college and sixth form students from across Lancashire attended Via's Higher Education Convention last week, to help explore their University options.

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Filling Vacancies

If you are an employer looking for staff you can use Via's free services to help you fill your roles:

  • Vacancy & Matching service - Your vacancies will be hosted online free of charge and hundreds of 16-19 year olds looking for work can be matched to your role depending on their qualifications. To see the site that young people access, click here.  To get in touch with the Vacancy & Matching team to discuss a vacancy that you have, call 08459 550065 or email vacancy.matching@vial-uk.com
  • Apprentice service - If you wish to take on an apprentice, Via can help find a young person to suit your needs. Apprentices are very cost effective for your business as their wages can be subsidised. Apprentices can fill any kind of role, ranging from office work to catering or construction work. To find out more about apprentices, call 08459 550065 or email apprentices@via-uk.com

NEW !  We are asking businesses to become involved with a specialist apprenticeship scheme that aims to challenge gender stereotypes and increase participation from underrepresented groups.  Our ‘Diversity in Apprenticeships’ project places young people with learning difficulties or offending backgrounds and those from ethnic minority groups into apprenticeship vacancies, as well as attempting to rebalance sectors with traditionally high gender segregation ... find out more !

What can we do for you?

Via offers a variety of services for employers and businesses helping you to recruit the right people, manage your talent, develop your workforce, expand and grow your business and increase your profit.

Whether you are a sole trader, small business, medium business, PLC or global franchise, Via has services or funding available that will benefit you.

And if your business needs more space – use our Business & Meetings Centre.

About Via

Via is a social business based in Lancashire. 

Via's purpose is to improve skills and reduce unemployment. 

Via helps people to move forward in work and life and helps employers to develop their business and their workforce.

Via is owned by Lancashire County Council, Blackpool Council and Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

Via works with public, private and third sector organisations to deliver a range of products and services and careers information, advice and guidance for young people and adults, and business training and support for workforce development, redundancy transition and business growth.