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Shawn Lawson - Youth Foundation Programme Progressing to Warehousing and Storage Apprenticeship

When Shaun came to JHP Employability in Leeds he had just become a father at 18 and was determined to secure employment and provide for his family. Unfortunately, Shaun’s troubled past meant he faced barriers to employment but was determined to overcome these.

As Shaun had left school with no qualifications, he believed that the opportunities available to him were limited but joining a Youth Foundation Programme enabled him to complete his Adult Literacy Level 1 qualifications. His dedication to this opened doors for him and he secured a placement with Mainline Bearings. Although this placement got off to a shaky start, Shaun was supported by his tutors and his employer to continue. This support allowed Shaun to re-focus on his goals and his subsequent hard work and dedication meant that seven weeks into his placement, he was offered the opportunity to complete a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Distribution and Warehousing.

Shaun had never thought this was possible because of his lack of qualifications and experience but is now confident he will be able to provide for his family. Vincent Carroll from Mainline Bearings is also very positive about the benefits of the Youth Foundation Programme and commented:

“We had no hesitation in taking Shaun on as we were looking to add to our busy warehouse team. Having taken on another apprentices, Jordan, two years ago, who is now employed full-time, we felt that this was the most effective way to grow our staff in line with our business.
Shaun has only been with us a few weeks, but is already a key member of the team with key responsibilities and has demonstrated a mature attitude to all aspects of his working day.
With hands-on training throughout the year including fork-life training, and an NVQ at the end, we expect if all goes well that his position will also become permanent.”