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ARU Launches Upskill Program for Disengaged Youth

12/29/2025

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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) will launch Upskill Peterborough on February 3.
The program targets 18 to 21-year-olds in Peterborough, Fenland, and Huntingdonshire not in work, training, or education.
It will be held at ARU's city campus with local businesses.
Dr. Esther Norton, assistant principal, stated the course fosters personal growth and professional development.
Funding comes from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority via the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer scheme to reduce disengagement.

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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) will launch Upskill Peterborough on February 3.
The program targets 18 to 21-year-olds in Peterborough, Fenland, and Huntingdonshire not in work, training, or education.
It will be held at ARU's city campus with local businesses.
Dr. Esther Norton, assistant principal, stated the course fosters personal growth and professional development.
Funding comes from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority via the Youth Guarantee Trailblazer scheme to reduce disengagement.