Youngsters without a job are being trained up as door supervisors for city pubs and clubs.

Dave Boafo, 21, is among those who have taken the door supervisor course and has been working as a door supervisor at a number of venues around the city centre for the past few months.

He said: ‘I would not be working right now if it wasn’t for this course. I would probably be wasting my time. I really enjoy the work.’

People who have completed the course take a test and must then have a Criminal Records Bureau check before they can apply for a badge to work as a licensed door supervisor.

The course is open to men and women, who can work at offices and building sites as well as pubs and clubs.

Morris Samuels is one of the founders of Unity, which began as a football project in 2005. It aims to bring together young people from across the city, and break down gang rivalries.

He said: ‘I have done door work for a number of years and it has all changed now. In the 80s you could get guys that had just come out of prison with a bit of brawn working on the doors with no social skills.’

‘The football has brought a lot of guys together. As door supervisors as well they have got to look after each other now. They are on the door, they can’t be seen to be fragmented.’

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