TECHWELL Makers & Creators: Digital & Creative iMedia

🔥 Audience: For young people aged 16-24,  NEET (not In Education, Employment, or Training) or under-employed, who want hands-on experience, mentoring, and employer-ready skills in the creative industry.

🎓 Skills Development

  • Digital technologies for creative industries
  • Project management
  • Creative problem-solving
  • Professional communication
  • Industry-specific software and tools
  • Portfolio development

    🚀 Career Pathways

    • Apprenticeships
    • Further education
    • Full-time employment
    • Entrepreneurship opportunities

    💡 Support & Opportunities

    • FREE comprehensive training
    • Industry expert mentorship
    • Real job opportunities in Manchester’s digital sector
    • Professional network development
    • Enhanced confidence and employability
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    Express your interest in our employability programme by filling in the form below. We will get back to you with a working week.

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    Employability programmes Success Stories and Outcomes

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    Willing participants improved skills & Confidence and are supported to their next career step

    Employability Participants including Trainees, Apprentices, Interns & Volunteers altogether in years 2024 and 2025

    Where Our Participants Go onto afterwards

    Our amazing participants say…

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    “I did the TECHWELL Employability Programme, and through that, I applied for a voluntary finance role with MEaP to brush up on my experience. It was a great way to practice applying and doing a real interview – and I was so happy when I got the role!
    I volunteered for two weeks, which really helped build my confidence. Then my advisor from the Ingeus Restart Programme showed me a Junior Accountant role. I thought I’d just apply for the experience, but within a week they invited me for an interview – and then offered me the job!
    I didn’t think it would all happen so fast, or that I’d find an accounting role that fits around my young family. I start on Monday and I’m so excited.
    I just want to say a big thank you to the team at MEaP for all the support with my CV and interview prep. It made such a difference – I’m really grateful and will definitely stay in touch.”

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    Mariam
    Ingeus Participant
    Employabillity TECHWELL 2025, Interns 2025
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    Over the internship, I have developed my skills surrounding research and developing a research project. MEaP has been really helpful with my project with my advisor guiding me in the right direction to complete a good project. Overall I really enjoyed working with everyone at MEaP and I hope my project is useful to them for the future.

    5
    Luka M.
    Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) Student
    Nutrition Internship 2025
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    I recently completed my nutrition placement, where I was taught a range of new skills that have strengthened my confidence and understanding of the field. The staff were genuinely lovely, and Christina and Manuella guided me throughout the entire experience they were ideal mentors who supported me with patience and encouragement. We had weekly meetings that helped me stay on track, and they were always understanding of my needs and questions. The placement provided valuable hands‑on experience, and I truly enjoyed every part of it. Overall, it was meaningful, beneficial, and had a positive impact on my learning and development.

     

    5
    Sidra SH
    Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) Student
    Nutrition Internship 2025
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    MEaP was super accommodating and answered any questions in full detail. The organisers… made me feel comfortable… I also liked the task assigned to me, and liked the wide range of choices provided for the report.

    5
    Janna E
    MMU Psychology Intern
    Early Care Project, 2025
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    “Manuella was a great help with improving my CV and giving detailed feedback and career suggestions… just this one session improved my confidence and IT skills, and suggestions about digital marketing, especially considering the industry trends around AI…. Since attending this course I have had a lot of success with responses to my applications, I’ve interviewed for a BBC apprenticeship and a DWP Job Coach role”

    5
    Alex B
    Ingeus Participant
    TECHWELL 2024
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    The learning sessions… gave a deep insight into the possibilities available to me as a professional. . Very confident, positive and hopeful now..

    5
    Mohammed K. K.
    Longsight Library Participant
    TECHWELL 2024
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    i found the techwell course very helpful. it opened my eyes to a field i had grown up with but didn’t necessarily understand.”

    5
    Jack D.
    Nurturing Foundations Participants
    TECHWELL 2024
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    I am very pleased with all that I achieved on this course. I am very grateful for all the insights gained and the directions I was taken in, which I wouldn’t have achieved without participating in this course.

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    Maureen N.
    Ingeus Participant
    TECHWELL 2024
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    The IT training has improved my personal development, enhancing some technical skills… boosted confidence… in the long run, I’m committed to invest more time in my education.

    5
    Sarab H.
    MSSP Participant
    COSTLIV Employability 2024

    Our partners... because it takes a village!

    Youth Futures Foundation YFF

    Youth Future Foundations provides major funding, advice and  guidance to help upskill, empower and guide our 16-24 youth.

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    With matching values, WEA has been a major funding partner, helping us grow and better serve our 16+ participants every time.

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    Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a major funder and believe like us in working together to improve the lives of people in Greater Manchester. They helped us make education a priority to that end.

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    Ingeus is a major recruitment partner. Ingeus Restart Advisers are incredible collaborators who help us to guide participants and strengthen their skills and confidence to (re)join the workforce.

    Highway Hope

    With its multiple sites (Longsight, Stockport…) and variety of community members, Highway Hope is a major recruitment partner and has also been known to provide us with a venue, childminding assistance for trainees who are parents, food and more.

    GIFT Academy

    Grace Incorporation Faith Trust (G.I.F.T.)  provides a safe, comfortable and modern venue for our participants. The organisation  also provides session staffs to assist with recruitment, enrolment, and progression.

    Nurturing Foundations

    Nurturing Foundations besides its own employability programmes serves as a recruitment partner for the North Manchester community, as well as providing session staff on occasion, insights and more.

    3E Web Media

    3E Web Media is our TECHWELL bootcamp training provider, delivering Digital Skills, Career Skills. and Health & Wellbeing skills for upskilling, mindset shift, improved confidence and resilience.

    PthFndr is a delivery partner who provides the TECHWELL ESOL strand of the employability programmes as well as the social hackaton events for the 16 to 24 NEET.

    TECHWELL – Frequently Asked Questions

    Are transport fees refunded?

    For any of the training, Ingeus participants get their transport fees refunded via their Ingeus Restart Adviser. MEaP reimburse all other training participants. You need to have attended the whole training day for each refund and produce proof of reasonable transport within reason.

    What are the eligibility criteria?
    • You must be aged 16+ unless otherwise stated e.g., some programmes are 16-24 only
    • You must have the right to live and work in the UK
      Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET)unless otherwise stated (e.g., underemployed or students looking for internships)
    • You must have lived in the UK for 3 years or more. There are exceptions so just contact us orexpress interest and we will look at it on a case by case basis.
    • You must be a Greater Manchester resident.
    Must I pay for any of the training?

    NO. Everything is FREE.

    What is MEaP's success rate?

    100% of willing participants supported to their next career step.

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    We are passionate about looking after our NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) that can often feel as though they are our lost generation. We feel that developing LifeSkills for employment but also entrepreneurship is crucial especially for this moment. We are very proud to be able to offer work placement opportunities in our local community enterprises to our learners, helping them to get on their feet and fly.

    Mr Henry Ngawoofah – Head of Employability