The Walsall-based project aims to build relationships with employers and link young people with local businesses and training opportunities “they would otherwise be unable to access”.
The move has been taken due to large disparities in finding and retaining jobs faced by young people with Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the area.
The project has been funded by the Youth Futures Foundation and will be delivered by Aaina Community Hub, with support from WMCA and the West Midlands Combined Authority.
A Youth Futures Foundation report released in March found that half of young people from a global majority background face discrimination in the UK workplace.
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