Black Country Impact

The Black Country Impact is made-up of five delivery partners who span the whole of the Black Country and have both the size and expertise to make a real difference for young adults. The delivery partners are Dudley Council, Sandwell Council, Walsall Council, City of Wolverhampton Council, and Black Country Talent Match, a project led by Wolverhampton Voluntary Sector Council and funded through the Big Lottery Fund.

This project is receiving up to £34 million of funding made up of £17 million from the European Social Fund and £17 million from the Youth Employment Initiative, plus match funding of up to £8 million from the Big Lottery Fund and funding from partners.

The project supports 15-29 year old's with:

Support in securing a job

Education opportunities

Routes into training, to develop the skills you need to gain a brighter future

Traineeships

Apprenticeships

Coaching

Work placements

Self-employment advice, including social enterprises

Customised training… and more