Progress Update
The project is now well and truly in the delivery phase. Black Country Talent Match opened for referrals in Oct 2014, since October the project has received and processed on average 60 referrals per month. The response from partner referral agencies remains positive. The challenge is to manage demand and capacity.
Since the project opened for referrals we have received 608 referrals of which 591 have been processed to date. (data 14th August 15)
- 460 young people met the TM criteria, 72 young people declined the TM offer
- Of the 388 who have accepted the offer, 373 are receiving mentoring support