City Shaper Programme Information Session
Register to join our information session to find out more about the City Shaper programme, meet the tutors and get tips on how best to apply.
City Shaper is a new built programme from LIFT and the School of Building helping creating a pathway for residents in Camden, Hackney and Islington into entry careers in the built environment.
Participants will access an 8-week learning programme followed by 10 week paid full time internships in varied sections of the built environment including; architects, developers, contractors, planners and engineers.
The programme has been developed to provide an immersive well rounded learning programme combining overviews, industry skills, masterclasses and workshops with industry leaders where you will work on real briefs, learn core skills and make site visits. After completing the training programme participants will be interviewed for built environment internships within local businesses.
What will you gain from the City Shaper Programme?
8-week, part time course from the School of Building delivered by leading and innovative industry professionals, where you will learn the skills, behaviours and processes required across the different sections of the built environment
Develop your employability skills to take your job search to the next stage.
Following successful completion of the course, gain interviews for paid 10-week internship where you will work full-time (35 hrs) at London Living Wage
Programme Entry requirements:
A resident of a LIFT borough (Camden, Hackney and Islington) aged 18+
Either aged 19-25 OR aged 25+ and from an underrepresented community including people from black and Asian minority ethnic backgrounds, women, lone parents and disabled people.
All participants will need to have the following starting points:
GCSE or Equivalent n Maths and English
Find out more about the programme on the LIFT website and apply here Vacancy - LIFT Futures