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True North: Series 8: Episode 4: Jobs for the Boys

Jobs for the Boys

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Episode 4: Jobs for the Boys

Series 8

BBC One - True North, Series 8, Jobs for the Boys

Three unemployed young Protestant men embark on a pioneering educational project.

Documentary following three unemployed young Protestant men from east Belfast as they embark on a pioneering educational project which could change their lives.

At a time when Protestant boys from working-class areas are underachieving in school, this film follows three unemployed young men from east Belfast as they embark on a pioneering educational project which could change the course of their lives.

Jobs for the Boys is part of BBC Northern Ireland's Make It project, which aims to build aspiration, confidence, self-belief and expectation amongst boys and young men in urban working class areas.  

More details and content can be found at bbc.co.uk/makeit.

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