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Employing Young People

CXL helps to find work for young people and vulnerable groups, including ex offenders and people who have recently been homeless.

If you are interested in taking on a young person within your business you can use Via's free services:

  • 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 01772 642434 or email vacancy.matching@via-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, contact Clare Grime on 01772 642400 or email apprentices@via-uk.com

What can we do for you?

Via helps young people and vulnerable groups such as ex-offenders find work or enter into training. If this is similar to what your organisation does, please get in touch to look at partnership working.

Via help organisations to develop their workforce and recruit new staff, we have a number of apprentices and social work students looking for placements within third sector organisations - if your organisation would benefit from an apprentic and you would like more information, email apprentices@via-uk.com 

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.