by MTL | Jul 30, 2024 | Front Page News, News & Blog
Sandra Wallace CBE (far left) becomes Chair of Trustees, while Dipi McKernan (left centre), Emma Canavan (right centre) and Catherine Osaigbovo (far right) become Trustees. Making The Leap welcomes Sandra Wallace CBE as the charity’s new Chair of Trustees. Sandra,...
by Amy Walker | Jan 12, 2023 | Front Page News, Posts, Success Stories
Our Fellow, Muad, speaks about his journey to success and how he has found a role working within the NHS. After completing our young adults programme, in which we provide a soft skills and confidence-building workshop, he says that programme “helped me apply...
by Amy Walker | Dec 20, 2022 | Front Page News, Posts, Success Stories
Aziza completed the ACE workshop in September of this year and has since secured a role with a financial management consultancy firm. Here’s what she had to say: “My name is Aziza. Prior to Making The Leap, I was struggling to make headway with my applications. I got...
by Amy Walker | Feb 10, 2021 | Front Page News, News & Blog, Posts
This week is National Apprenticeship Week 2021, and it is a brilliant opportunity to celebrate and showcase the great things that an apprenticeship can offer. In recent years, apprenticeships have started to become more mainstream as organisations clearly recognise...
by Amy Walker | Jan 1, 2021 | Front Page News, Success Stories
I took part in the 3-week ACE workshop back in 2018. I had been struggling to secure a long-term job for almost 3 years, going between short-term placements and doing temp work in the meantime. A friend of mine referred me to the annual Social Mobility Careers Fair...
by Amy Walker | Oct 28, 2020 | Front Page News, News & Blog
On the 14th and 15th of October, we held our seventh annual Social Mobility Careers Fair, which this year took place virtually. The new layout, where employers got to present their organisations to the young people who attended the event, provided...
