Training course named in memory of murdered teen

17:30 26th January 2009

A training course at Lewisham College in south-east London is to be named in memory of a local teenager who was murdered before being able to start there, reports the BBC.

Jimmy Mizen was offered a placement at tenant management firm Leathermarket JMB after successfully completing a work experience placement there, but the teenager was killed before being able to take the position.

He died of a head injury after being assaulted at a bakery in the spring of last year. Students who undertake carpentry and painting at Lewisham College will be referred to as Jimmy Mizen Apprentices.

John Paul Maytum, the company's chairman, told the BBC: "It was tragic he was taken from us all so young, but we hope he will be a model for all the other apprentices that join our scheme."

Jimmy's parents said that their son had been eagerly anticipating the start of his placement and that he was planning to try his hardest.

Training and IT courses can be good ways for youngsters to boost their experience and prepare them for entry to the wider world.

According to Ucas, over ten per cent more students were accepted onto undergraduate university courses last year.