Pathway 05 — Muslim Leaders & Community
Your community alreadyhas the talent.
Help us identify talent, build trust and connect people to opportunity. We work with imams, mosque leaders, Islamic organisations, charities, youth groups and local leaders to turn trusted community relationships into practical routes to skills and work.
Built for
- Imams and mosque leaders
- Islamic organisations and charities
- Youth organisations
- Community groups and local leaders
How we work together
Identify talent
You see potential before any system does. A trusted introduction changes what people believe is possible.
Build trust
People take opportunities from people they trust. Your endorsement opens doors our leaflets never could.
Connect to opportunity
Referrals into training, apprenticeships, jobs and business support — with feedback on what happened.
Shape the work
Community partners help design the pathways, not just signpost them.
Connect to future industries
Muslim leaders, community, skills, Muslim businesses, employers and future industries — one connected ecosystem, not a separate programme.
How it works
Step 1
Start a conversation
Tell us about your community — its strengths, its gaps, its young people.
Step 2
Map the need
Who's out of work, who needs skills, who has a business idea, who's leaving custody.
Step 3
Open the routes
Referrals, hosted sessions and introductions to employers and training providers.
Step 4
See the outcomes
We report back what happened to the people you referred. Trust deserves evidence.
The evidence behind this pathway
0%
of people aged 16–64 who identified as Muslim were in employment at Census 2021, compared with 70.9% overall.
Census 2021 — not a current 2026 rate
0%
unemployment among Muslims aged 16–64 at Census 2021, compared with 4.4% overall.
Census 2021 — not a current 2026 rate
0%
unemployment among Muslim 20–24 year olds at Census 2021, compared with 9.0% overall.
Census 2021 — not a current 2026 rate
Connecting community to the future of work.
Straight answers.
No. Our Muslim-community work sits within a broader mission across underserved communities — including people affected by the criminal justice system. We work with Muslim institutions because that's where trust and need meet, not because the door is closed to anyone else.