Youth

Access all the information you need as a young person to support your education & employment opportunities.

Welcome to our youth page! Here you’ll be able to find information and support on education and employment, as well as useful information on what we’re currently doing at the Traveller Movement.  

You will be able to find out more about Education and Employment in the tiles below.

“The Traveller Movement really helped me in my professional journey. I started as an intern and have gained valuable skills that I can use in the workplace and in life."
- Irish Traveller, Male, Aged 20

Education

Find information to help make the most of education.

Employment

This is where you can find information that will help you find work.

What we’re doing

Find out more here about what we are doing and upcoming opportunities.

Internship Programme 

Our Internship Programme helps people who are looking to increase their professional skills. Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Travellers aged over 18, who are literate and who wish to develop experience and skills towards professional employment in the third sector and elsewhere, can apply. Interns can be undergraduates, graduates, or students in or seeking third level education. Adult Travellers seeking to develop or return to a professional career may also apply.  

Interns can take on roles such as finance and administration, project or group development, social media, policy, and representation, depending on what they are looking for. 

Please complete the application form and send it, along with any queries, to info@travellermovement.org.uk 

Youth Manifesto  

Our Youth Manifesto will be a written declaration of what young Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Travellers want from the next government regarding economic inclusion in the run up to the next general election. It will then be presented to all major political parties in the UK to let them know what you want and need. 

Open Doors Education and Training (ODET) 

Open Doors Education (ODET) is a Community Interest Company that does a lot of close partnership work with the Traveller Movement. They provide young people with access to flexible, one-on-one online tutoring in Maths and English. Our online format has been carefully designed, and we offer support every step of the way.  

This is so young people from Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller backgrounds do not fall behind their peers. 

You can Apply for the ODET program here  

For any information about these projects, email info@travellermovement.org.uk