Blackpool FC Community Trust’s Traineeship course runs for 12 weeks and aims to change lives for the better. The course has been made to help those who are aged 16-24 and who are not currently in education, employment or training. No qualifications are required and the course is free of charge. The Traineeship course also gives the opportunity for the trainees who enrol, to progress onto a further education course in sports. The trainees will gain 216 hours of work experience and will be working within a professional football club. The Traineeship course, which is based at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, provides crucial work experience which includes:
- Working in different departments of a professional football club
- Assisting in the delivery of sports in schools
- Assisting in the delivery of Premier League Kicks and Walking Football sessions
- Working within the private sports sector
- Ascent Trampoline Park
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach
- Toyland
- Pound Stretchers
- Amparo - Men's Fashion
- Blackpool Zoo
- Reptile Room
- Blackpool Sand Castle
- Aspired Futures
- Skils Construction
- Redeeming Our Community (ROC)
- Blackpool Transport