Welcome to Hatch 2024
Hatch is an employability programme, run in partnership with KFC, which provides workshops and paid work experience placements for young people aged 16-25 who are not in education employment or training, or are at risk of being so.
Are you a young person who wants support to find employment? Or are you an organisation wishing to offer work placements for young people? Find your local Hatch Hub on the map below to find out how you can get involved.
Where does the programme run?
Hatch 2024 is being delivered in the following areas:
North West
Manchester, Greater Manchester, Wigan, Blackburn, Burnley, Liverpool and the Wirral
West Midlands
Wolverhampton, Birmingham and the Black Country
East of England
Southend-on-Sea
Scotland
Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen
Local employers
We are always looking for local employers to offer work experience in the Hatch areas. Work experience payment for the young people is provided through the programme funding. If you would like to offer work experience, contact your closest Hatch Hub from the map below.
Young people
If you are looking for work, but do not know where to start, find your local Hatch provider and get in touch to join the programme.
When does the programme run and how long for?
Delivery of Hatch workshops and work experience will begin in March 2024 and end in November 2024. Young people will complete 15-20 hours of employment workshops with their local youth organisation and four weeks of paid work experience for 13 hours a week. This timeline shows the journey of a young person and the estimated dates for each group.
Where is my local Hatch Hub?
Ryan’s story
A teenager has hailed the impact of the Hatch youth employability programme in his search for work.
Ryan Sinnott, a participant of the Hatch programme in Liverpool, where the scheme is delivered by the Merseyside Youth Association, said: “I’ve faced so many challenges in my hunt for a job. There’s a lack of opportunity for young people across the board, and if you don’t have a certain set of qualifications, you’re even less likely to get employed. I’ve had setbacks along the way and the cost-of-living crisis has only made things worse.”
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