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How college ’ s Prince ’ s Trust programme is changing lives
You are gold - Gillian Hutchinson and her Prince ’ s Trust Team at the Etc . celebrate their success in the Pearson National Teaching Awards .
The Education Training Collective is celebrating 25 years of changing young people ’ s lives as award-winning delivery partners of The Prince ’ s Trust Team programme .
Knowing that they are making a real difference to young people ’ s lives has got to be the highlight of the job for Gillian Hutchinson and her Prince ’ s Trust team at the Education Training Collective ( Etc ).
It ’ s what they do every day , working with unemployed young people and giving them the chance to develop new skills , build confidence and ultimately make a fresh start .
It ’ s not always an easy job . As Gillian says , many of the young people may , for a whole host of reasons , have become disengaged with education or lack direction .
But for her , that has to be both the hardest and most rewarding aspect of their work . “ Seeing the change in the young people , from when they first walk through the door to the end of the course makes all the effort worthwhile ,” she says .
As the college group now celebrates 25 years as a delivery partner of The Prince ’ s Trust Team programme , that adds up to thousands of lives changed – among them former Prince ’ s Trust Team recruit Johnathon Gallagher .
Looking back , the now dad-of-two describes The Prince ’ s Trust Team programme as “ a revelation ”.
He has no doubt the 12-week course changed his life , and 18 years on is still influencing his career choices today .
“ It opened my eyes to another world ,” he says . “ I realised , if you are willing to put the hard work in there are people who will help and support you . I found there are jobs where you can help other people to achieve and I had no doubt that was what I wanted to do .”
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