Empowering you to take your next steps towards employment, education, or training
Are you 16 – 24, based in Suffolk and feeling stuck or unsure of your next steps? Thrive can help by giving you the tailored support and skills you need to take your next step towards employment, education, or training.
Our approachable Thrive Progression Coaches, based at the three colleges across Suffolk, are ready to help you explore employment, training or education opportunities. They will offer support, skills, information and advice to help you take a positive step towards employment – we want everyone we support to thrive.
Thrive Coaches will have an initial chat with you to see what help you would like.
Support can include:
You can access support from:
Suffolk New College (South East and Mid Suffolk including Ipswich)
East Coast College (North East Suffolk including Lowestoft)
West Suffolk College (Mid Suffolk and West Suffolk including Bury St Edmunds)
Thrive includes Inspire who have friendly Personal Development Coaches across the county who can support you with confidence building and mentoring, careers and training advice as well as helping you access other support.
When you’re ready, they can support you with job searching and CV writing or link you up with a Progression Coach for your onward support.
Looking for practical skills to help towards your next step? Thrive Skills Academies at Lofty Heights could be just what you need
Prefer to come and have an informal chat?
Thrive partners are a key partner in informal monthly drop-in sessions across Suffolk just for you. Each month, you can pop in and find a range of organisations ready to help you explore your options with no pressure and no appointment needed.
Support available at these sessions includes:
Where and when?
Ipswich: 18 June, 16 July, 20 August, 17 September
Sudbury: 11 June, 9 July, 13 August, 10 September
Along with Thrive partners, Job Centre Plus, Suffolk County Council Young People Workers and Coaches, and Apprenticeships Suffolk are partners that you will see regularly at the drop-ins.
If you’d like to know more about attending as a support organisation, please email lisabrazier@suffolk.ac.uk for more information.
Thrive is led by Suffolk New College and is in its third year of delivery. Thrive for Young People offers a personal development service led by Inspire Suffolk, with additional activity packages from Lofty Heights.
Suffolk New College, East Coast College and West Suffolk College offer Progression Coach services for those who are ready to explore employment and training opportunities.
Thrive is funded by Suffolk County Council. The first two years were funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund on behalf of the Suffolk Local Authorities: Babergh and Mid Suffolk Councils, East Suffolk Council, Ipswich Borough Council, West Suffolk Council and Suffolk County Council.
