About BELS

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Business & Education London South (BELS) is a registered charity based in Croydon, Surrey. We help young people across London move from education to employment by improving their employability skills and preparing them for work. We support employability research, work experience (WEX) and employment taster opportunities for young people aged 14 -19.

Since 2001, we have successfully worked with the majority of schools in South London supporting WEX and Work Related Learning (WRL) activities for the 14 - 16 age group. For the past five years, we have also worked with colleges and training providers throughout London supporting WEX for less able 16 -19 year olds who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). We also provide training and support aimed at helping young people aged 14 - 19 to get ahead and prepare for employment.

BELS' Organisational Members include:

BELS' Associates include:

Kingston Local Authority
Merton Local Authority
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network
Trident from Edexcel
Way To Work
Connexions
Sutton & District Training
Springboard Bromley
Training for Work
South London Schools VI form and FE colleges
London Central EBA
Local and National Employers
14-19 Borough partnerships
Training Providers
Local Authorities
Youth Offending Teams
Young Parents Groups
Prospects
Trident from Ed-excel

BELS believes that it is the responsibility of the whole community, business and education working together, to prepare the young people of South London for adult and working lives which will enable them to be: