Welcome the 10th Group!

Friendship Zone was one of the first organisations in Northampton to be involved in a national scheme run by Future Job Fund. The goal of this scheme is to give a work experience for young people aged from 18-25.
Friendship Zone welcomes the 10th group who have already started both the training provided to raise their qualification and the chance of getting more work experience. The Friendship Zone team is proud of employing more than 60 youngsters offering them Project Administration job which includes Promotion and Moderation of the website.
On completion of this program youngsters gain the chance of acquiring knowledge and ideas about Career Builder Tools as well as having deeper in-depth of Microsoft Office 2007.
Lee, 23 from Northampton has few years work experience in retail, working as a customer service associate. During his last position he worked as an invoice processor where his responsibilities were to process invoices and make sure they validate. Project Administrator position is definitely new challenge in Lee’s career and he finds it useful in his professional development. Previously he had no experience working in IT industry. Lee had a chance to live and study in an International School in Japan for small part of his life. Lee spent more than 6 months searching for any job and he handed in his CV to many shops and pubs. He also searched through newspapers at least once a week and spent a lot of time searching on job agency websites online. Lee is still looking for his ideal occupation and believes there is one to suit him.
Marija, 18, comes from Lithuania and has been living and studying in the UK for the past 4 years. She just finished Northampton College and has obtained NVQ Level 1 and Level 2 in Beauty therapy and in September she plans to continue so she can acquire her NVQ Level 3. Marija has a good customer service work experience and has also worked in a warehouse which has given her the insight of warehouse working environment. Marija admits that she has gained new skills at Friendship Zone’s training program, especially in new MS Word and Excel 2007. Marija is glad to have this job and she can precede her education and further career in a chosen profession. She enjoys her job role at Friendship Zone and finds it uncomplicated and wishes to have a job like this as a permanent as it is easy to connect with studies.
For Jessica and Donna, both from Northampton, the training course is not as vital as the job in general. Donna, in the last 3 years was caring for her two step children and her partner. Donna has few years work experience in retail and she enjoys working with people. It took her about 2 years to get back to job. Donna stresses that it is not easy to find a job nowadays albeit part time. I am really grateful for this Future Job Fund run program”. Jessica on the other hand is thinking about fulfilling her dream of getting a qualification in Cake Decoration. She has already found some cheaper shorter Cake Decorating course which could help her more and save her over £400.
Alisha, 19, from Northampton, was unemployed for 4 months and has also studied at Northampton College with, NVQ Level 2 in Hairdressing but after careful consideration she decided to search for administrative position. The duties of Project Administrator role suits Alisha personality and she is glad to get some work experience at Friendship Zone as it will help her build her career further . Alisha likes to work with computers and she enjoys working with people. “No one can learn or gain an experience if they are not given the opportunity. There should be more companies like Friendship Zone which help youngsters to get some practice” according to Alisha.
It can be well noted that Friendship Zone can give valuable training to unemployed youngsters to achieving better opportunities in the current and future job market. To apply for this opportunity please visit Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible. For more information on Friendship Zone please visit www.friendship-zone.com