Case Study
16 January 2019 | All News
Zeeshan, from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, was 22 and unemployed at the time he joined a VIY project to repair and improve a local drop-in centre run by Youth Concern in aid of vulnerable young people.
He was attracted to the opportunity to volunteer and do something for his community at the same time as learning new vocational skills and improving his employment prospects.
Zeeshan ultimately committed more than 50 volunteer hours to the project and successfully achieved an Entry Level 3 City & Guilds accreditation in painting and decorating.
He is now targeting a starter job as a painter and decorator with the support of the local Job Centre Plus office through which he first heard about VIY.
