Ayrshire

"Street League has helped me so much. I can’t wait to get started in my job" - Scott

At Street League, you will play sport every day and learn the key skills to get a job and get paid. So what are you waiting for?

How it works

16-25 and out of work, education or training? OK great... read on.
Join our FREE 10-week sport and employability courses - based in 14 cities around the UK.
Support with work skills, life skills and getting you ready for work i.e. CV writing, Interview skills.
1-1 support with career advice and mentoring
Opportunity to take nationally recognised qualifications
Daily sports and fitness activities from our trained football and dance coaches.
Opportunity for 100-hour work experience with one of our great partners, such as Barclays, Jewson, Debenhams, Hilton and Hyundai.
Plus... travel expenses paid and FREE Nike sportswear.

One click to change your life.

Ayrshire Programmes - Locations & Details

North Ayrshire - Football

Overview: Fitness & Football Academy designed to support unemployed 16-24-year-olds to move into education, employment and training.
Location: Kilwinning Sports Club, Pennyburn Road, Kilwinning, KA13 6LF
Includes: Employability and work skills training, professional fitness coaching every day, professional football coaching every day, daily social activities, 100-hour work placement.
Programme hours: Stage 2 - 15 hours per week, Mon-Thurs. Stage 3 - 20 hours per week, Mon-Thurs
Other benefits: £55 per week training allowance, weekly transport costs, free Nike participant kit

South Ayrshire - Football

Overview: Football Academy designed to support unemployed 16-24-year-olds to move into education, employment and training.
Location: Pro Soccer, Voluntary Park, Glenmuir Place, Ayr, KA8 9RR
Includes: Employability and work skills training, professional football coaching every day, daily social activities, 100-hour work placement
Programme hours: Stage 2 - 15 hours per week, Mon-Thurs. Stage 3 - 20 hours per week, Mon-Thurs
Other benefits: £55 per week training allowance, weekly transport costs, free Nike participant kit

East Ayrshire - Football

Overview: Football Academy designed to support unemployed 16-24-year-olds to move into education, employment and training.
Location: Powerleague, Queens Drive, Kilmarnock, KA1 3XF
Includes: Employability and work skills training, professional football coaching every day, daily social activities, 100-hour work placement
Programme hours: Stage 2 - 15 hours per week, Mon-Thurs. Stage 3 - 20 hours per week, Mon-Thurs
Other benefits: £55 per week training allowance, weekly transport costs, free Nike participant kit

Real people, real stories.

Don't just take our word for it! Here are some of our recent "graduates" who can tell you in their own words why they would recommend Street League.

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Head Office locations

Our main head office locations and contact details.
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Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
Scotland
Glasgow

Looking for job vacancies, work experience, apprenticeships or training in Glasgow? Looking to find a career that suits you? Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or temporary work, or gaining a place at college or a new qualification, Street League can help you achieve your goals. In the past twelve months, we’ve helped over 1,700 young people find work and training in retail, hospitality, warehousing, construction, customer service and the sports industry.
Birmingham

Looking for job vacancies, work experience, apprenticeships or training in Birmingham? Looking to find a career that suits you? Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or temporary work, or gaining a place at college or a new qualification, Street League can help you achieve your goals. In the past twelve months we’ve helped over 1,700 young people find work and training in retail, hospitality, warehousing, construction, customer service and the sports industry.

Our programmes

We know that not everyone succeeds at school, but we also know that everyone can succeed outside of it. At Street League, you can play sport everyday, learn key skills and get the qualifications you need to get a job and get paid. It’s not about having mad football skills or dancing like Beyonce, it’s about having the determination to move into work (and having fun at the same time!).
London

Looking for job vacancies, work experience, apprenticeships or training in London? Looking to find a career that suits you? Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or temporary work, or gaining a place at college or a new qualification, Street League can help you achieve your goals. In the past twelve months, we’ve helped over 1,700 young people find work and training in retail, hospitality, warehousing, customer service and the sports industry.
Apprenticeships

Are you looking to find an apprenticeship or apply for an apprenticeship? Or are you an employer looking for support with training your newly hired apprentices? At Street League, we are committed to helping unemployed young people move into sustainable careers. The rise of traineeships, apprenticeships and modern apprenticeships has seen us adapt our employability programme to ensure we are supporting young people and employers to make the most of apprenticeships.
Birmingham

Looking for job vacancies, work experience, apprenticeships or training in Birmingham? Looking to find a career that suits you? Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or temporary work, or gaining a place at college or a new qualification, Street League can help you achieve your goals. In the past twelve months we’ve helped over 1,700 young people find work and training in retail, hospitality, warehousing, construction, customer service and the sports industry.
Manchester

Looking for job vacancies, work experience, apprenticeships or training in Manchester? Looking to find a career that suits you? Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or temporary work, or gaining a place at college or a new qualification, Street League can help you achieve your goals. In the past twelve months, we’ve helped over 1,700 young people find work and training in retail, hospitality, warehousing, construction, customer service and the sports industry.
Get an apprenticeship

At Street League we support unemployed 16-24 year olds to find a sustainable careers, including employment, apprenticeships, traineeships, college and other more specific training programmes. We believe apprenticeships are an excellent way to start your career given that they allow you to earn while you learn, combining on the job training with further study (usually one day per week).
About us

Street League is the UK’s leading sport for employment charity. Our mission is to see an end to youth unemployment in the UK, and our award-winning programmes have supported 5,851 young people into work since 2010.
Impact Dashboard

Welcome to our interactive impact dashboard. We are committed to transparency and have developed this online tool so you can see exactly how we’re doing throughout the year. You can see how many young people we have been able to support, as well as those we haven’t been able to help and why that is. We’ll upload new data every month.
Liverpool
Glasgow

Looking for job vacancies, work experience, apprenticeships or training in Glasgow? Looking to find a career that suits you? Whether you’re looking for full-time, part-time or temporary work, or gaining a place at college or a new qualification, Street League can help you achieve your goals. In the past twelve months, we’ve helped over 1,700 young people find work and training in retail, hospitality, warehousing, construction, customer service and the sports industry.