It offers young people not in employment, education or training (Neets) a chance to develop personal and social skills to prepare for returning to work or learning.
What does it offer? Participants take part in workshops and discussion groups and are taught interview skills, CV building, teamwork, first aid and stress management techniques. All activities focus on building self-esteem and confidence. The young people also take part in a five-day sailing trip on a tall ship from Portsmouth to Alderney, a small island in the Channel Islands. Everyone on board the ship is expected to sail the ship, do shifts as watchman and hoist sails.
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