Personal Best

Unemployed and disadvantaged people across the South East are being offered the chance to gain new skills and employment opportunities through Personal Best. 

Personal Best is an exciting national Level 1 pre-employment programme in preparation for event volunteering designed to help participants who are disadvantaged in the labour market to progress to employment, further training and volunteering, with the opportunity of a guaranteed interview to become a London 2012 Games Time Volunteer.

The LSC are proud that Personal Best in the South East is one of the first projects to be recognised by the London 2012 Inspire programme. The Inspire Mark recognises that Personal Best has been ‘inspired by London 2012’ and reflects the values of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

What will I learn?

Personal Best covers:

• developing teams and interpersonal skills
• emergency and fire awareness
• conflict resolution
• understanding customer relations
• volunteering and the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Can I take part?

For the LSC funded Personal Best programme, learners must:

• be legally resident in the UK and able to take up full time paid employment (this may include refugees but is not available to asylum seekers)
• be aged 18 and over;
• be unemployed or economically inactive; 
• below Level 2 qualification (some exceptions apply); 
• have a literacy level of entry level 2 or above. 

Does it work?

If you would like to see how the Personal Best programme has benefitted real people, have a read of the following case studies:

• Case Study 1
• Case Study 2

Where can I learn?

These are the contacts of training providers at different locations in the South East. Please click on the provider name to send an email to the Personal Best Co-ordinator

• Albion in the Community This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Brighton and Hove, Worthing, Hastings, Havant
• Learning Links This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
• Scout Enterprises This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Milton Keynes, Reading, Slough and Oxfordshire
• Shaw Trust This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Kent and Medway
• Sussex Downs College This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Surrey, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wycombe

Click here for more information or email Suzanne Aldridge This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the Learning and Skills Council.