St-Eds offers vocational training opportunities to young people from disadvantaged and dysfunctional families and to those who have struggled throughout mainstream education. For many, the chance to gain meaningful trade related qualifications, as well as the attitude necessary to achieve sustained independence, can be a turning point in many young people’s lives and give them feelings of self-worth and value that they had lost.

St-Eds was founded over 50 years ago as a Homeless Organisation supporting young people. In 2012, the organisation changed direction and is now a Vocational Training Centre on Oak Street, Norwich. Their core aim is to support young people, by providing an alternative learning provision.

They run industry recognised qualifications in Construction, Transport Maintenance, Catering & Hospitality, Hair & Beauty and Health & Social Care.

St-Eds has a large welfare team who offer wellbeing support, intervention, counselling and an Outreach Welfare service. They also support students with careers information, advice and guidance.

Lorraine Bliss, MBE – CEO

"This is a very exciting time for St-Eds Training Centre and our students. Our philosophy is to deliver an employer led curriculum, truly enabling our students both to believe in themselves and to become the highly skilled workforce of tomorrow”.