Young people
Find a plain-language view of the mentoring, coaching and project routes that may help.
Start your route
Phoenix United CIC / Birmingham
Make space for the next step.
PUCIC works alongside young people through mentoring, coaching, outreach and learning routes that help build confidence, skills and steadier ground.
Support should feel like a clear route, not another obstacle.
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Our directionEngage. Empower. Educate.
Support routeMentoring & personal development
Practical routeCoaching, skills and learning
Safer routeClear referral and safeguarding pathways
Start where you are
Different people need different ways in.
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Referral partners
See the shape of a safer referral journey before a secure professional pathway is switched on.
Funders & partners
Understand PUCIC’s focus and see where verified impact evidence will be published at launch.
Learners
See how a secure online learning pathway will work once verified course records are available.
Work that meets people where they are
Support can begin with a conversation — then become a plan.
PUCIC’s existing programme offer includes mentoring, targeted youth projects, coaching, work preparation and opportunities through sport and learning. The right route depends on the person, their goals and what is happening around them.
- Build confidence, goals and practical life skills.
- Offer structured support when mainstream activity feels difficult to access.
- Make time for safe conversations, referrals and positive next steps.
What PUCIC does
Useful support, built around a young person’s route forward.
Mentoring
Personal support, encouragement and inspiration for young people during and after PUCIC programmes, especially at times of transition.
- Goal setting
- Personal development
- School support
Youth projects
Structured, issue- or theme-based opportunities for young people facing barriers to taking part in mainstream youth activity.
- Ages 13–17
- Confidence
- Belonging
Coaching & learning
Support to develop life skills, explore goals, manage pressures and build routes into education, training or work.
- Life skills
- Work preparation
- Future plans
2026 programme update
ETE Re-Engagement Programme: progress now in view.
PUCIC’s supplied 2026 newsletter reports Education, Training and Employment support for young people aged 11–24 across Birmingham. The figures below are attributed to that programme update.
11–24Age range supported
250+AQAs achieved
127Employability skills developed
75Functional skills qualifications achieved
Additional organisation-wide figures and testimonials will still be shown only with clear source context and recorded publication consent.
Read the ETE programme update