Participants are mentored by professional tradespeople and can gain vocational accreditations as well as access to further training, work placement and apprenticeship opportunities.
The majority of young people who take part and benefit are disengaged or excluded from mainstream education and training, at risk of disengagement, and/or unemployed.
For the first time we release our Impact Report to the public.
For VIY, 2021-22 is a story of continuing our positive impact on young people and communities, through championing and enabling volunteering opportunities to learn trade skills, all through the throes of a global pandemic.
2022 is set to be our busiest yet, as we expand as an organisation, growing and developing new and existing partnerships and programmes.
We’ve set up a rundown of our live and upcoming VIY projects by region, which we’ll be keeping as up to date as possible (all subject to shift at any time – oh construction life!)
As a complete novice, Kayleigh, from Hackney, took part in skills sessions at VIY’s north London Hub project, on the Northumberland Park Estate in Haringey, in 2015. Through her participation she achieved City & Guilds Entry Level 3 accreditations in carpentry and plumbing, and her VIY experience inspired her to start a construction skills course…
