Young people posing for a photo and chatting around a conference table. Other images of English woodland and fields.
  • When:  (8) Virtual meetings will be taking place on the below dates:

    • 1 October 2026
    • 6 October 2026
    • 20 October 2026
    • 3 November 2026
    • 17 November 2026
    • 01 December 2026
    • X2 virtual meetings TBC

    Residential: 17 to 18 October 2026

    Residential: 13 to 14 February 2027

  • Who: 18 to 29 years

  • Location: Virtual/in-person meet ups

  • Cost: £100 per person

  • Closing date: Friday 18 September 2026

Leadership Skills Foundation

Earn an accredited Environmental Leadership qualification with VICTA.

If you’re ready to take control of your time, your goals, and your future, this programme is for you. Join us for six months to gain real-world skills in project management through a dynamic, hands-on experience. With a mix of in-person and virtual sessions, you’ll learn how to stay organised, manage deadlines, and lead successful group projects. You’ll get a define role and a chance to project manage, with opportunities to research, engage with different stakeholders, and learn more about different environmental organisations. All while building confidence and collaboration skills that will set you apart.

The programme includes two one-night residentials (locations TBC) which will bring the project to life, and give you the chance to explore new places and have fun with your coursemates.

Upon completion, you will earn an accredited Level 3 qualification in leading a project for positive change, and 8 UCAS points.

VICTA has teamed up with the Leadership Skills Foundation (LSF) to deliver their Environmental Leadership Programme. Developed by LSF alongside the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the programme supports young adults like you to develop the skills they need to make positive change for the natural world.

Why apply?

  • A great opportunity to meet other like-minded young people with a vision impairment
  • Grow in confidence
  • Increase your independence skills
  • Improve your teamwork skills
  • Instil life skills and reinforce independent travel
  • Help create a project for positive change
  • Stand out on your application for university or include on your CV
  • Earn 8 UCAS points (A-level equivalent)
  • Create exciting new memories

Who can apply?

Applicants must be:

  • Registered or registrable as blind or partially sighted
  • At least 18 years old on 1 October 2026
  • Under 29 years old on 1 October 2026
  • Able to take medication independently (if applicable)
  • Able to communicate your needs independently
  • Looking to take on a new challenge
  • Able to commit yourself and your time to the programme

Apply below

Note for applicants completing this form
After completion, if you have successfully submitted the form, you should receive a successful submission message. If you do not it may be because you have not completed a required field. After your form has successfully gone through you will also receive notification via email. If you do not receive an email please contact the office on 01908 240 831 as there may have been a problem with your application.

Applicant details

Confirmation of vision impairment

To qualify for this activity the lead applicant (your VI child) must be either registered or registerable as blind or partially sighted (sight impaired/severely sight impaired). VICTA will ask for supporting evidence post application if we have not previously received it.

Contact details

Independence skills

Please indicate your level of independence in the following areas by selecting your response and giving details if the assistance is required.
In order to ensure that activities are adequately staffed we need full and accurate information about all participants. Please note we reserve the right to refuse admission to the activity or ask a participant to leave the activity if the information given proves inaccurate or the conduct of the participant reaches an unacceptable level.

General information

The overall theme of this activity is about having fun, but we would like you to gain confidence and develop life skills through a programme of leisure, cultural and social activities. To help us plan our activities and staffing levels please describe your ability in the following areas:

Please rate yourself from 1-5 in the following competencies:

Photographs and filming

Declaration, privacy and consent

To be signed by the applicant or a responsible person. This form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA should any of the information in this form change.
a. I agree to/for my child to take part in VICTA's activity and have read all the information sent to me.
b. I acknowledge the need to/for my child to behave responsibly at all times during the activity.
c. I confirm that this form has been completed accurately and I undertake to update VICTA's organisers should any information contained on the form or personal circumstances change.
d. In the event of an emergency/accident, I consent to emergency medical treatment, which may include the use of anaesthetics.
e. In order to ensure that activities are adequately staffed we need full and accurate information about all participants. Please note we reserve the right to refuse admission to the activity or ask a participant to leave the activity if the information given proves inaccurate or the conduct of the participant reaches an unacceptable level.
f. Whatsapp is a great tool that can be used to communicate activity information and help facilitate social interactions. From time to time, VICTA facilitates Whatsapp groups for 18+ participants who have given consent to do so to get to know one another before an activity. While VICTA facilitates these opportunities, they are not monitored and therefore your behaviour and language used on Whatsapp must match the expectations we have of you when we meet in person – polite, courteous, and inclusive at all times. If you have any questions surrounding this, please contact the Activities Team on [email protected]
g. By signing this form you consent to VICTA using the information supplied for the purpose of administering the named event. All the information will be treated in the strictest of confidence and made available only to those staff working with the participant. We may need to share your details with third party suppliers in relation to this activity. Contact information will be retained and used for marketing of other relevant services.
h. I give consent for VICTA to carry out the following in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulations as supplemented by the Data Protection Act 2018 and related laws and to store my personal information on VICTA's database and/or any other suitable system.

Agree to payment and T&C's

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