employment

Employment, Business & Volunteering

[Unlock (2024)]

Everything you need to know about gaining employment, starting or running your own business, or volunteering with a criminal record.

Keywords: criminal records

Education, training & employment – evidence base (youth justice)

[HMI Probation (2023)]

Summary of evidence base in relation to ETE in youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Evidence base (YOS)].

Keywords: young people, education, employment

Employers’ guide to recruiting and supporting people with convictions

[Working Chance (2023)]

Guidance, produced by Working Chance, on employing people with convictions.

Keywords: employment

Chatham CFO Activity Hub

[Interventions Alliance (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: Interventions Alliance believe their Chatham CFO Activity Hub is an example of best practice in working with young adult male offenders, who are often reluctant to engage with non-mandated services.

Keywords: reintegration, employment, engagement, young adults

Fit for Work programme

[Ingeus (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: Ingeus’ Fit for Work programme is an 8-week course, with participants spending 1 day p.w. in small teams in the Peak District national park, aimed at improving engagement and helpng prepare people for work.

Keywords: training, employment

Liverpool CFO Activity Hub

[Interventions Alliance (2023)]

Kathy Biggar Trophy submission: Interventions Alliance believe their Liverpool Activity Hub is an example of good practice in its work with TACT offenders and others convicted of especially serious offences.

Keywords: reintegration, employment, engagement, TACT offenders

Effective practice guide: Youth Education, Training and Employment

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Based on a thematic review of ETE in youth justice settings. [From HMI Probation’s Effective Practice series].

Keywords: young people, education, training, employment

A joint inspection of education, training and employment services in youth offending teams in England and Wales

[HMI Probation (2022)]

Thematic review by HMI Probation and Ofsted looking into education, training and employment services in youth justice settings.

Keywords: young people, education, training, employment

Remade with Hope

[Styal prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a social enterprise which de-brands unsold products from high street retailers; together with its charitable arm, it runs workshops offering employment opportunities after release.

Keywords: training, employment, upcycling

OMU Engagement Programme

[Thorn Cross prison (2022)]

Ruth Mann Trophy submission: a programme to make OMU “the hub of the prison,” with Peer Assistants giving advice and guidance, as well as taking applications and assisting staff at a weekly drop-in service.

Keywords: resettlement, employment, peer support