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 You can also let us know if a service is no longer valid or missing from our directory by contacting the Young Croydon team.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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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

Get Started with Music

This exciting 5 day music course will give you an opportunity to build on skills like confidence and teamwork through music making.

Young people will be able to get support from musicians in the industry, work as part of a team to produce a group piece of music and also make their own music videos.

Groundwork London

Groundwork London work up with young people up to the age of 25. You have to have registered before your 25 birthday. 

They offer courses in:

  • level 1 horticulture skills
  • functional skills up to level 2
  • customer services 
  • business admin 
  • employability skills

Courses are delivered online at the moment and will return to face-to-face soon. Courses are normally delivered to groups of 6 to 10 people. 

They also offer support with:

Morley Street 18-21, London, SE1 7QF.

Legacy Youth Zone

Legacy is a multi-purpose facility where young people in Croydon have the opportunity to discover their full potential. For £5 annual membership and 50p per visit young people can: 

  • enjoy a safe space to hang out and make new friends
  • raise their aspirations and confidence 
  • get support in finding out what they want to pursue in life
  • have new experiences and opportunities

There are three clubs young people can join:

Whitehorse Road 125, London, CR0 2LG.

020 3976 9990

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.

Weatherill House Business Centre, New South Quarter, Croydon, CR0 4WF.

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

Reaching Higher

Reaching Higher is a youth charity with Christian ethos. Our mission is to empower young people to become leaders of their own lives through schools, communities, and homes.

Reaching Higher has always been about serving young people ages 10 - 18 (year 6 - 11) in their local community. We create a coaching environment where young people can engage in a wide range of activities used to build their self-esteem and develop problem-solving, communication, teamwork, and leadership.

The services we provide are:

Selhurst Road, London, SE25 6XU.

020 8945 5560

Skaterham

Skaterham is a community skate park that is open to BMX, skateboard, scooter and inline.

  • membership is free
  • sessions are bookable
  • all sessions are charged at the price per session ie 2 hour session is £2 and a 3 hour session is £3 however long you stay
  • helmets must be worn by those under the age of 18 and all vert users

Guards Avenue, Caterham, CR3 5QX.

01883 34 81 84

Street League

If you are aged 16 to 30 and not in work, education or training then Street League offer free courses all across Scotland and England. 

Street League offer:

  •  support with work and life skills

  • 1-to-1 mentoring and career advice 

  • nationally recognised qualifications, including maths and English

  • daily sport and fitness activities from our trained coaches

 

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!