Tomorrow's Enterprise Foundation > Project Can Do

Project Can Do is a complete skills and enterprise experience for students aged 11 - 15.

Our pioneering programme builds confidence, unlocks potential, teaches key skills and allows students to engage meaningfully with local organisations and employers.

Key benefits

Builds confidence, curiosity and resilience

Re-engages learners with education

Equips them with real-world career skills

Connects them to local businesses and opportunities

Reduces the risk of becoming NEET

Sparks interest in enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship

Unlocking potential, inspiring futures

Project Can Do is more than just an enterprise programme - it's a powerful journey of self-discovery and real-world learning that helps bridge the gap between education and employment.

Over eight dynamic workshops, students develop key personal and professional skills through expert coaching, practical challenges, and inspiring input from local business leaders.

Project Can Do is highly-effective at reconnecting young people with learning and helping them discover their confidence, purpose and direction.

Our long-term partnerships with key members of the local community provides students with a direct links to potential employers, mentors and support networks.

of our students report improvements in self-confidence

Improvements in self-confidence and self-esteem can help young people with almost every aspect of their life.

97%

Including leadership, team working, communication, problem solving and time-management.

87%

learned new skills

Our guest speakers and real-world case studies introduce the students to inspirational and aspirational career ideas.

78%

say they now have new ideas about their future

This is double the national average for young people in secondary education in the UK.

1 in 5

would now consider starting their own business

Putting essential skills into action to create deep-rooted learning

Over the course of eight highly-engaging workshops students learn, practice and master a portfolio of essential skills, including teamwork, leadership, communication, resilience and problem solving.

These skills are introduced during the first half of the programme and then put into action when the teams are tasked with designing and developing an enterprising idea that enhances their local community.

On the final day of the programme, the teams present their enterprise ideas to a room of their peers, teachers and members of the local community. The teams are supported and mentored during the final half of the programme to create a fully-formed business plan and coached to present their ideas to a professional standard.

This final presentation day is usually held off-site in the offices of one of our local partners. This provides students an opportunity to experience a professional environment, to meet the employees and to learn about the job functions and potential career paths within that organisation.

I loved presenting our business ideas and showing what we had created in those last few weeks.

Having to work as a team and brainstorm ideas got our minds working. It helped us to build confidence and learn how to communicate better with each other.

It was fast paced and we had to work hard, and the feedback we received helped us to improve for the future.

We all wish the programme was longer. We want to do it again!

Edie
Project Can Do Graduate 2024
Maidstone

Real Employers.
Real Opportunities.

A standout feature of Project Can Do is how we bring real businesses from the community directly into the classroom - turning activity-based learning into real-world relevance.

We collaborate with inspiring local individuals and organisations with strong community footprints to help shape, support and enrich each regional programme.

These partners don’t just drop in - they co-create the experience. From sharing inspirational stories and providing industry insights, to setting real-life challenges from their own organisations.

Their input ensures our programme reflects up-to-date, place-based skills that can provide meaningful pathways beyond school.