soft skills groupCommunity Interest Company
Potential iseverywhere.
Mentoring, STEM and digital skills programmes for young people across Greater Manchester, delivered with schools and community groups.
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Organisations we have worked with
Why SSG exists
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn't.
Soft Skills Group CIC is a Greater Manchester community interest company. We connect personal development, practical skills and real-world opportunities — so young people can move from potential to possibility.
The gap
Practical skills
Hands-on chances to build, code, create and lead aren't available to every young person.
The gap
Trusted adults
Not every young person has someone in their corner who listens and helps them plan.
The gap
Real opportunities
Contacts, experiences and pathways too often depend on postcode or circumstance.
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Our programmes
01Digital Futures
Confident, creative and safe with technology.
AI, coding, STEM and online safety — creating with technology, not just using it.
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How we work with young people
Step 1 of 5
Listen
Every young person starts with a conversation. We find out what they care about, what's getting in the way and what they want to try.
Community journey
Our evidence
How we measure progress.
SSG is at an early stage. We're collecting our first evaluation data now, and we'll only publish figures we can verify. Here's what we measure and how.
See the impact hubYoung people engaged
Attendance registers for every session (counted once per young person per programme).
Sessions delivered
Session logs kept by the delivery team.
Volunteer hours
Volunteer sign-in records for each session.
Skills development
Short self-assessment at the start and end of a programme, plus facilitator observation.
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Become an SSG STEM Mentor
- Support hands-on robotics, coding and CAD sessions
- Induction and support from the SSG team
- Flexible — volunteer around your life
Latest
News & opportunities
- Community StoriesListening to the community in MiddletonSSG joined local residents and organisations at a community session in Middleton to hear what young people and families need — and the conversation kept coming back to role models, mentoring and safe places to go.
- PartnershipsConnecting Communities. Creating Opportunities.Soft Skills Group CIC engaged with local organisations and community leaders at an Action Together funding event, exploring opportunities for collaboration, community development and positive change for young people.
- VolunteeringWe're recruiting volunteer STEM MentorsWork in tech, engineering, science or digital? We're looking for volunteer STEM Mentors across Greater Manchester to support hands-on sessions with young people.
From potential to possibility.
Whether you're a young person, a parent, a school, a funder or a volunteer — there's a place for you in this.