Young Croydon directory

Are you aged 16-18 and just received your exam results? 
Read our exam results guide page for information and advice on your next steps, and how to reach your career goal.

Find the right support

The Young Croydon directory is a useful resource to help find information and support such as:

  • apprenticeships
  • business start-ups
  • careers information and advice
  • courses and workshops
  • mentoring
  • traineeships
  • volunteering
  • work experience and internships

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Contact us

If you would like to discuss information about education, training or getting a job, please contact us. You can also let us know if a service is no longer valid or missing from our directory by contacting the Young Croydon team.

Email: Post16@croydon.gov.uk

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Croydon Music & Arts (CMA)

Croydon Music and Arts (CMA) works to ensure children and young people in the borough have access to creative opportunities. They provide instrumental & vocal tuition in Croydon schools from beginner to university & music college entrance.

 

Croydon Talking Therapies (IAPT)

Croydon Talking Therapies is a free and confidential NHS service provided by the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Croydon Talking Therapies (IAPT) offer a range of psychological therapies.

This service is for: 

  • young people aged 17 and over
  • people living in Croydon
  • people registered with a Croydon GP

New Admin Building, Bethlem Royal Hospital, London, BR3 3BX.

020 3228 4040

Croydon Works

Croydon Works offers a free recruitment service for Croydon residents and employers. They advertise a range of apprenticeship and traineeship opportunities on a regular basis.

Katharine Street, London, CR0 1NX.

0208 255 2724

Dance Umbrella

Dance Umbrella is London’s international dance festival, celebrating 21st-century dance across the capital. Dance Umbrella celebrate dance through an annual, international London festival, plus year-round creative learning opportunities for all ages.

Strand, City of Westminster, WC2R 1LA.

020 7257 9380

Escape Studios

Short courses in Visual Effects (VFX), Game Art, Animation and Motion Graphics and other specialist disciplines.

Escape Studios has been at the forefront of creative education since 2002, supplying the industry with studio-ready talent.

6 Mitre Passage, London, SE10 0ER.

+44 (0)203 918 4171

Get Started with Music

This exciting 5 day music course will give you an opportunity to build on skills like confidence and teamwork through music making.

Young people will be able to get support from musicians in the industry, work as part of a team to produce a group piece of music and also make their own music videos.

Gloves not Gunz

Gloves not Gunz offer mentoring and education to young people using the art of boxing as a tool for engagement. 

Programmes include:

Community Boxing: Boxing for all young people

Boxing BraveHearts: Female-only boxing

Grapple Gang: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Urban Yogis: Yoga

Norbury Park Pavillion, Norbury, SW16 3LX.

Go Train 18+

Provides short courses for those over 18 and NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) as well as those who are employed. 

Offers pre-employment courses of 1 to 2 weeks' training with a guaranteed interview and a new career in weeks, plus support to sustain.  

Courses available:

  • Maths
  • English
  • Sage Accounting
  • IT and computing
  • Business
  • Customer service
  • Construction
  • Mental health and wellbeing.