Well Grounded

25/09/2026

Find us at The Caffè Culture Show next week! 🎉

Come and chat to our team and Graduates on stand E14 on Tuesday and Wednesday (29-30 September). Learn about our impact across the country and try some of the activities we run in our programmes! ☕️

You can also grab a delicious coffee made by our Well Grounded Graduates at Equatorial Traders' stand (E12).

Don’t miss our wonderful Leeds coffee trainer Kieran on the Cafe Insights panel led by Jon Townsend, THE INSTITUTE OF COFFEE “Beyond the training room” at 11am on Tuesday 29th September 🤝

We can’t wait to see you there! 🤩

27/08/2026

Are you based in Bristol and looking to start your journey in the coffee industry? ☕️

We are running a 4 week FREE Specialty Barista Course that will provide with the skills you need to get your first barista role 💪

If you're unemployed and looking for a new opportunity, we want to hear from you! This course starts on 22nd of September with assessment day on 15th of September 🤩

Apply using the link in our bio!

29/06/2026

26/06/2026

Our partners Alpro have supported Well Grounded since 2022, sponsoring an annual Traineeship cohort in our London academy. To date, their sponsorship has helped 59 individuals with 97% gaining industry accreditations.

Graduates from our Alpro cohorts have gone in to work across the coffee industry and are now working with employers including

26/06/2026

Our team and Graduates share a group huddle before kicking off celebrations for our 10 Year Anniversary Gala

On this unforgettable night in February 2026 tickets for the event and our raffle raised £70,000 for Well Grounded. Thank you to all of our wonderful partners who supported this fantastic effort!

26/06/2026

We have been featured in The Sun as one of 5 great specialist schemes across the country supporting people looking for work.

Read here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/32256418/five-free-schemes-jobseekers/��

Find out more about how you can apply at www.wellgrounded.org

THIS may be the season for thinking of others, but specialist schemes across the country help struggling jobseekers all year round. With the number of job vacancies dropping steeply, these programm…

26/06/2026

'I really love Well Grounded’s work and impact. When I applied for training, my
objective was simply to learn to make coffee. When I learnt more about Well Grounded, I was blown away by their work and impact, and for the first time, I felt I had met an organisation that embodies everything I am passionate about (but without knowing how to apply those passions), and to which my values are aligned. It has given me renewed energy and enthusiasm.' - Andrea, Graduate 2024

Andrea joined our very first programme in Bristol. Today, you can find her making delicious coffees on coffee bar at the Bristol Beacon.

26/06/2026

'Well Grounded has been a blessing for me. You all have given me my confidence and a helping hand to a new career focus. �I would truly still be lost if you had not given me a place on the traineeship this year.’ - Hern, Graduate 2023��.

Hern graduated in 2023, forming part of the first programme we delivered with the support of our friends .

26/06/2026

Our mission is to support those that are unemployed and struggling to find work into rewarding careers in the UK coffee industry. Together with the industry, we lead the way in creating inclusive and progressive career opportunities.�� Since launching in 2016, Well Grounded has supported 1,271 individuals through our advocacy, employment and career accelerator programmes. ��From our young person's programmes through to our career accelerator programmes, individuals ranging from 16 to 76 have accessed our programmes in Bristol, Leeds and London.��

Find our more about how we can work together at https://bit.ly/4oI6FPf

Well Grounded is an award-winning social enterprise, launched in 2016 to support the UK’s unemployed with the skills to access sustainable careers in coffee. We create social change by partnering with the coffee industry to provide opportunities for skilled, passionate and committed individuals to...