The proof is in the pudding

Faking It is the two week programme that challenges unemployed young people to fake it in a new profession. The pilot programme, in April 2009 was recorded by Young Foundation advisor Karen Freyer and Ed Owles from Native Voice Films and edited by our intern Gaia Marcus. The video is now publicly available.

Now we are (nearly) three

As we come up to the Learning Launchpad’s third birthday, it feels like the right time to reflect on the ups and downs of the past three years and ponder our future. Since partnering with Edge to develop the Learning Launchpad fund, we’ve achieved a whole lot. Many of our investees have secured major commitments [...]

Fake it to make it

We know that lack of confidence, aspiration and ‘soft’ skills are often barriers for young people trying to re-enter employment, education or training. We also know that nonparticipation of young people is worse than ever. At the Young Foundation, we aim to develop and support innovative ideas that tackle this issue. Faking It was a [...]

Faking it pilot begins…

Jack and Zarlasht, who are running Faking it (which is getting unemployed young people in Newham to “fake it” as chefs) are gearing up for the pilot starting on Monday! 13 young people are going to try their hand at something totally different, expand their horizons and get the chance to fake it in a [...]