Young Croydon directory

Are you aged 16-18 and just received your exam results? 
Read our exam results guide page for information and advice on your next steps, and how to reach your career goal.

Find the right support

The Young Croydon directory is a useful resource to help find information and support such as:

  • apprenticeships
  • business start-ups
  • careers information and advice
  • courses and workshops
  • mentoring
  • traineeships
  • volunteering
  • work experience and internships

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Contact us

If you would like to discuss information about education, training or getting a job, please contact us. You can also let us know if a service is no longer valid or missing from our directory by contacting the Young Croydon team.

Email: Post16@croydon.gov.uk

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Catch 22

Designed to support young people who are either NEET, struggle with their mental health, ex-offenders or at serious risk of offending into positive outcomes.

Barking Road, London, E16 4HQ.

07943 522 148

Croydon Adult Learning and Training (CALAT)

CALAT offers courses working alongside local communities and employers. You can study:

  • arts and crafts
  • business
  • childcare
  • computing
  • English
  • maths

Katharine Street, London, CR0 1NX.

020 8726 7777

Croydon Drop In (CDI)

CDI  supports young people aged 11 to 25 years old and families who live, work or study in Croydon.

CDI offer free and confidential counselling information, advice and advocacy services.

This service is for: 

  • Children and young people aged 0 to 25.

132 Church Street, Croydon, CR0 1RF.

020 8680 0404

Croydon Works

Croydon Works offers a free recruitment service for Croydon residents and employers. They advertise a range of apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities on a regular basis.

Katharine Street, London, CR0 1NX.

0208 255 2724

London Learning Consortium

Tailored programmes to meet the needs of learners delivered through 1- 2-1 mentoring sessions and group sessions.

Programmes include:

  • English/maths short courses
  • online short courses
  • understanding employment, business and enterprise
  • apprenticeship or appropriate traineeship
  • work placement
  • army
  • residential

This service is for:

Young people aged 16-24.

119 High Street, Croydon, CR0 1QG.

020 8774 4040

Palace for Life Foundation

Palace for Life Foundation is the official charity of Crystal Palace FC.

It aims to give young people the skills they need to start thinking about their future careers. Palace for Life Foundation offers a wide variety of activities including:

Sports sessions: football sessions, disability sport, women and girls football.

Wellbeing support: assemblies and workshops, and wellbeing support.

Selhurst Park, London, se25 6pu.

020 8768 6047

Prevista

Prevista offers traineeships to young people aged 16 to 24, or 25 with an Education Health and Care Plan. 

Courses can be up to 6 months, with a 3-month extension if needed. 

They offer a wide range of courses including:

  • childcare
  • football
  • graphic design
  • business admin
  • marketing

North Road 39-41, London, N7 9DP.

020 7609 4198

Street League 

We can support you to move into work, college, an apprenticeship or training - whatever your goals are, we can help. Our sport for employment programmes have helped thousands of young people find jobs in hundreds of different sectors, and you could be next!    
 

Young Roots

Young Roots provide mixed group activities for young refugees and asylum seekers.

Young people can enjoy a wide range of activities, including:

  • cooking
  • dancing
  • games
  • creative and practical lessons
  • guitar lessons
  • singing
  • drama
  • language
  • sexual health rights and entitlements
  • workshops 

Canning Road, Croydon, CR0 6QD.

020 8684 9140