Our Academy

The Create Academy combines real work experience, accredited training and support to help marginalised people find and then stay in employment.

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How it works

Learn about how our Academy works, including what our trainees learn, what qualifications they can gain and how we help them find their way back into work.

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Information for applicants

If you think you might be interested in joining our Academy, but you're not sure about what it might involve, this page is for you. Find out all you need to know about becoming a trainee.

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Apply for a place

We have new Academy programmes starting every few weeks, so if you want to sign up, just download our application form and start the process of getting back into employment.

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Future hopes and Futureheads

15th May 2012

I don’t think there’s many places like Create in the country. Where people can come from all sorts of different backgrounds – homeless, unemployed, struggling domestically – and get completely retrained in three months and end up in the world of work pretty soon afterwards.

Create Manchester

20th April 2012

The award winning social enterprise Create was proud to open the doors of its newly refurbished café in the Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre on April 18th 2012.

NYC and V20

13th February 2012

Today sees the launch of V-20, to promote voluntary sector’s role in delivery of employment services.