People, places, potential… why we do what we do
Global vision, local delivery. Our projects, initiatives and main areas of activity.
Campaigns and ways you can support our work.
Connect to our regional and local Groundwork Trusts.
Find out the latest about how we're changing places and lives.
Further your career or help us make a difference.
How to contact our team nationally and around the country
Groundwork has a long track record of helping people who are out of work to gain new skills and find employment, in particular enabling those furthest removed from the labour market to build their confidence and prospects. Last year, our employment training accounted for some £12.5 million of the organisation's £100 million turnover, demonstrating our commitment to help people and organisations grasp local economic opportunity. In the past year we have worked towards a co-ordinated approach across Groundwork to the issue of employability and together with the Centre for Local Economic Strategies examined our methods, which sometimes differ from place to place. To read the full report, click here
Some of Groundwork's employability projects were also commended in the 2010 report 'Improving Young People's Lives: The role of the environment in building resilience, responsibility and employment chances ' by the Sustainable Development Commission. The report illustrates that by putting an emphasis on environmental work and green skills for young people, the Government would allow them to gain skills for a green economy while tackling youth unemployment and fostering civic responsibility.
To read the full Sustainable Development Commission report, please click here.
