Destination first
We confirm genuine vacancies, the entry route and employer expectations before designing the participant journey.
Employment pathway design · Local London
We start with the job.
Then build the pathway backwards.
AEWC Pathways is developing practical, employer-informed routes that prepare adults for genuine and sustainable employment opportunities.
Pathways are currently being validated ahead of pilot delivery
Destination-led design01—05
- 01AssessStrengths, goals, barriers, English and maths
- 02DevelopBuild personalised employability capability
- 03PrepareFocus on the occupation and recruitment route
- 04ConnectSupport applications and employer engagement
- 05SustainStrengthen transition and in-work retention
A clearer route to work
Designed around real destinations, not generic activity.
Our model brings together participant assessment, personalised employability development, occupation-specific preparation, specialist technical training where required, recruitment support and in-work retention.
Each pathway is shaped around the requirements of a defined employment destination and tested with the people who understand it best.
Personalised preparation
Support responds to the participant’s starting point while keeping the employment outcome in view.
Evidence-led delivery
Pathways are validated, measured and improved using employer insight and participant outcomes.
Pathways in development
Focused routes into sectors with real workforce demand.
We are validating the design, demand and delivery requirements for the following pathways. They are not yet open for participant enrolment.
Flagship specialist route
Waste &
Environmental Services
Employer-led preparation for frontline roles across waste collection, recycling, street cleansing, depots and environmental services, with clear progression into driving, plant, supervision and operations.
Priority development →Warehousing & Green Logistics
Second priority: warehouse operations, stock, safety, digital systems and logistics progression.
Manufacturing & Production
Third priority: production, machine awareness, quality, continuous improvement and progression.
Construction & Built Environment
Fourth priority: work-readiness routes into site, trade-support and technical progression.
Health & Social Care
Later concurrent development: values-led preparation for care support roles.
Creative & Digital Production
Later concurrent development: portfolios, production etiquette and digital capability.
Traffic Management
Later concurrent development, subject to geography, employer demand and viable recruitment routes.
Civil Service & Public Sector
Later specialist development with independently competitive recruitment.
Evidence base Programme development is informed by the Local London Local Skills Improvement Plan 2026–2029, employer validation and live vacancy requirements.
Development sequence Waste & Environmental Services → Warehousing & Green Logistics → Manufacturing & Production → Construction & Built Environment. Remaining pathways follow concurrently afterwards.
Flagship pathway in validation
Waste &
Environmental Services
A practical route towards frontline roles in waste, recycling, street cleansing, depots and environmental services—with progression pathways into driving, plant and supervision.
Not yet open for enrolmentBuilt from the role backwards
The design combines AEWC employability preparation with sector realities: safety culture, manual handling, waste streams and duty of care, vehicles and plant, PPE and exposure, public service, depot quality, recruitment readiness and retention. Delivery may run for up to six weeks, with the final length agreed against the vacancy, employer requirements, participant needs and commissioned specification.
An employer visit, workplace tour or structured day-in-the-life session is planned before recruitment. Any technical training is confirmed against the exact role and delivered by an appropriately authorised provider.
Discuss employer demandProgramme architecture
One proven model. Adapted to each occupation.
Programmes are designed as flexible modules, normally delivered within a 25-hour weekly commitment. Technical certificates are included only where the role, employer and commissioned specification require them.
- 01Discoverrole insight, suitability, barriers and starting point
- 02Buildemployability, digital confidence and sector behaviours
- 03Practisejob tasks, safety, scenarios and employer expectations
- 04Experienceworkplace visit, day-in-the-life or work experience
- 05CompeteCV, applications, interviews and employer introductions
- 06Sustaintransition support, retention and progression planning
Security and hospitality remain under market review and will only progress where employer demand and viable recruitment routes are confirmed.
Built through partnership
Different perspectives.
One shared destination.
P
Participants
Help shape support that is purposeful, respectful and connected to a clear employment destination.
Register future interest →E
Employers
Verify genuine vacancies, define entry requirements and retain full discretion over lawful recruitment decisions.
Discuss employer demand →C
Commissioners & partners
Explore referral, commissioning, delivery and evidence requirements before any pilot proposition is made.
Start a validation conversation →How we intend to work
Clear commitments from the outset.
01Honest communication We distinguish ideas in validation from commissioned or live provision.
02Fair access We aim to design accessible, inclusive and transparent participant journeys.
03Responsible practice Safeguarding, data protection, quality and accountability will be built into delivery.
04No false promises Participation will never be presented as a guarantee of employment.
Initial operating focus
Greenwich and Local London
Woolwich is our preferred base for validation, providing a practical bridge between South East and East London. We are testing employer demand, referral routes and delivery possibilities across the Local London footprint.
Greenwich · Bexley · Bromley · Newham · Barking & Dagenham · Havering · Redbridge · Waltham Forest · Enfield
Start a conversation
Help us build pathways that lead somewhere real.
We welcome early conversations with employers, delivery partners, commissioners and people interested in future participation.
Business telephone: 020 3861 7882
Email: admin@aewcpathways.org
Correspondence address:
71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden,
London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom