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Providers of the 2012 National Citizens Service announced

19 September 2011

Nineteen service providers have been announced to run National Citizen Service (NCS) pilots in 2012.  There will be news of further providers soon.

Making the announcement today, Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society said that up to 30,000 16-year-olds would have the chance to benefit from the scheme next year, a three-fold increase on the number of places in 2011.  

The initial 19 NCS pilot providers for 2012 are:

• Bolton Lads and Girls Club
• Catch22 NCS Partnership
• Changemakers
• Connexions Cumbria Ltd
• Envision
• Future Foundations Training Ltd
• Global Action Plan
• Jewish Lads and Girls Brigade
• Lincolnshire & Rutland Education Business Partnership
• New College
• Nottingham Petroc (formerly North Devon College and East Devon College)
• Safe in Tees Valley Ltd with Hartlepool Borough Council
• Salford Foundation
• The Challenge Network
• The Football League Trust
• The University of the First Age
• v, The National Young Volunteers Service and the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust
• NCS South West Consortium led by Young Devon
• Your Consortium Ltd (North Yorkshire)

Details of where providers will be delivering is not yet available.

NCS aims to "promote a more cohesive, responsible and engaged society by bringing young people from different backgrounds together to make a difference in their communities.  It is a voluntary programme for 16-year-olds which focuses on their personal and social development which includes challenging activities, from away-from-home residential experiences to a self-designed social action project."

Further details: Cabinet Office website

 

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