Solihull Sustain at FLR

Last week we were delighted to hold an event at our offices in Monkspath, in conjunction with Solihull Chamber of Commerce and Solihull Sustain to support Talent Match. The afternoon included cakes and drinks followed by presentations from June Mole, Alison Sheffield and a very special and inspirational presentation from Faiza Kauser, a young lady who talked about how Talent Match had helped her during troubled times.

Talent Match is a pre-employment preparation programme with exciting opportunities that will support a young person on their journey to secure long-term employment.

They offer:

  • Paid employment places
  • Opportunities to up-skill
  • volunteer tasters
  • Business start up advise
  • Personal development budget
  • Dedicated coach support

Talent Match will support those young adults in Birmingham and Solihull who are 18 – 24 and have been unemployed for 12 months or more.
Contact: 0121 643 4343

SUSTAiN offers a range of services, these are:

  • Funding Advice
  • Fundraising & Grant Giving
  • Volunteering
  • Business Support
  • Governance, Planning, Performance & Quality
  • Information, Advice & Guidance
  • Leadership & Representation
  • Marketing & Publicity
  • Child Protection & Safeguarding
  • Training & Development
  • Venues

Approximately 10 years ago we took on 2 young 18 year old's as apprentices. This was a gamble, as both were serving community service orders, having crept down the wrong path, with little prospects and without any sort of qualifications. We put them under the wing of our senior craftsmen, who mentored them and provided site training and nurturing. They are both now senior flooring technicians, working on projects for companies like Aldi and HSBC. For us, by putting in time, effort and trust, they have rewarded us 10 fold.