NCS- For the Lessons You Won’t Learn in School

As current supporters in both funding and mentoring, SLA Partnership Ltd was delighted to attend and present the most recent graduation of a project we sponsor via Medway Youth Trust known as NCS. SLA was thrilled with the results and look forward to attending more events with NCS in the future.

NCS Graduates at the Award Evening

For those of you who have not yet heard of this programme, NCS (National Citizen Service) is an organisation open to all 16-17 year olds within England in an aim to help improve the lives and futures of youths today, MYT has been successful with implementing this within Medway for 2 years. This course hopes to improve general and social skills that help the participants find work and embrace challenges that will develop personal skills and help with meeting peers.

The course runs almost throughout the entire year where the participants will take part in activities away from home and projects within their community.

MYT and NCS aims to bring together young people from all walks of life to improve their confidence both in work and in their personal life. It teaches them a level of responsibility as well as encouraging own personal growth and development.

The final phase of the course encourages participants to implement  a ‘social action project’ to help with a local problem they feel they are passionate enough to want to change, and then spend 30 hours enforcing this project within their community. 

Those who took part presented their ideas at a graduation ceremony, open to the public, friends and families. They will also receive a certificate signed by the Prime Minister acknowledging their hard work, efforts and accomplishments. 

NCS Award Evening. Left to Right; Graham Clewes, Medway Deputy Manager Mrs Jane Etheridge, Sarah Landry (MD at SLA Partnership Ltd), Alistair Manhire (MD at SLA Partnership Ltd) and Luke Carter (Principal Consultant at SLA Digital Forensics Ltd)

“It was fantastic to see a group of young individuals take time out of their summer to achieve something like this. They are already showing they can go the extra mile and this type of quality will go so far in the work place and their future. Congratulations to all!”     

            -Jake Kennedy-Principal Consultant at SLA Sales.   

    ”It was inspirational to see young individuals with such drive and ambition. It was a pleasure to know that these will be at the forefront of our best and brightest organisations of the future.”

             - Luke Carter-Principal Consultant at SLA Digital Forensics.