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LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Britain has awarded a contract tomanage a secure training centre for young offenders to G4S, in a sign the outsourcing firm may be winning back theconfidence of a key customer after a series of scandals.

The five-year contract, announced on Friday, will see theBritish firm operate the Medway centre in Kent, southeastEngland, on behalf of the Youth Justice Board for England andWales from next year. Financial terms were not disclosed.

G4S, whose reputation was damaged by a failure to deliversecurity at the London 2012 Olympics and by overcharging in acontract to tag criminals the following year, is undergoing arestructuring of its business.

The company, which runs services ranging from moving cash toprotecting ships, also manages another training centre nearMilton Keynes, central England, and under the bidding agreementwas not permitted to bid for the third centre in the estate.

Under the agreement, the company will also fund an extensionto Medway's vocational training centre to strengthen educationprovision.

The current G4S contract to manage the third centre will beextended for five months until May 2016, when it will be handedover to new management. (Reporting by Li-mei Hoang; Editing by Mark Potter)