Work Experience and Employability (16-25 years)

Enfield Council is proud to partner with Slenky – a mobile app and platform helping young residents explore careers, discover opportunities, and build brighter futures.

Slenky helps bridge the gap between passions and interests and a world of valuable opportunities.

To learn more or get involved, please email slenky@enfield.gov.uk

Download the app (Slenky) and start exploring today.

Learn more here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqsznDUOD3U)

Youth & Community Connexions, in conjunction with UK Youth, are excited to bring the UK Youth Summer Job Programme to Barnet, Enfield and Haringey in 2026 for its third year. The programme offers paid work experience to local young people aged 16–20 who may face additional challenges, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

This year, we will accept 80 applicants. Forty young people will be randomly selected for paid job placements with local employers, while the remaining 40 will take part in incentivised activities such as surveys. Placements may include youth work, retail, office administration or sales. We will try to match young people to their interests where possible, though this cannot be guaranteed.

For more information, please contact Christopher McCoy on 0208 807 4385 or chris.mccoy@northsideyouth.co.uk

What To Do Now is a social enterprise project set up to help young people looking for opportunities find opportunities, take a look at their website here.

The Cornerstone Project

The Cornerstone Project offers a free employability course, tuition, and training for young people aged 16-24 years.

Through this course, you will gain the necessary skills for employment and the tools you need to successfully thrive in any workplace.

Sessions will run over 19 weeks (this will also include self-study).

There will also be opportunities to do a live interview in a scheduled workshop.

See the leaflet for more details and next steps.

Groundwork training for young people who are NEET

Groundwork London have a programme to support NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) 16–24-year-olds to access the training they need to move forward into employment, training or further education.

The programme is split in three: Accredited Training; One-to-one Support; and Assistance toward Employment/Education.

See their flyer for more details and how to enrol.

Smart Works is a UK charity that helps women aged 16 years and over into work through coaching, clothing, and confidence.

Smart Works offer interview preparation support for unemployed women, including a styling session providing interview clothes that are free of charge and yours to keep, and a one-to-one interview coaching session to help build confidence.

They can also support with a Career Coaching appointment if you don’t yet have a confirmed upcoming interview but are actively looking for work.

The clothing is of high quality from beautiful brands.

All appointments can be in-person or virtual via Zoom.

Smart Works supports all women, including transgender women, and non-binary people who feel their gender expression connects with the Smart Works service and wardrobe. Take a look at their website here.