Fed up of constantly hearing that young people didn't have the skills or the attitude needed to get a job, Futurversity manager Lola Ahonkhai decided something needed to be done.
"People may think that everyone knows how to shake hands, make eye contact, look for a job," she says. "No they don't."
So, three years ago, she put forward a proposal at charity Futurversity (formerly known as Tower Hamlets Summer University) for the Job Ready programme, which aims to help young people struggling to get into work or training get the skills they need.
Since then, the programme has helped about 70 young people undertake employment training.
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