Pathway to Learning and Employment

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Pathway to Learning and Employment

• Sunderland Community Mental Health Partnership
• Vocational Services

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Pathway to Learning and Employment

• i George Spoors
• Education Employment Co-ordinator
• Sunderland Community Mental Health
  Partnership
• 15/16 John Street
• Sunderland
• SR1 1ED
• Å 0191 5661732
• È 07768 235 873
• george.spoors_at_ssd.sunderland.gov.uk

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Pathway to Learning and Employment

• Sunderland Community Mental Health Partnership,
  Vocational Services
• City of Sunderland College
• Hetton as a Learning Community
• Adult Community Learning / NLDC
• (Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities)

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Pathway to Learning and Employment

• Work Base Learning
• Pre-Vocational Training
• Work Placement
• Support
• City of Sunderland College

• Contemplative Stage
• Vocational Services (Day Services / Lead Workers)
• Non-Accredited Training Programme
• Support
• Hetton as a Learning Community

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Work Base Learning

• Edexcel Pre-vocational Qualification Entry
  Level BTEC Certificate in Skills for Working Life
• Work Placements provided by public and private
  companies and organisations from across the City
  of Sunderland
• High Levels of Support from CoS College
  Vocational Services

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Skills for Working Life

• Edexcel Entry Level BTEC Certificate in Skills
  for Working Life (Core Units Entry 1, 2, 3)
• To achieve the qualification the learner must
  successfully complete six units.
• Each pathway consists of
• A Compulsory Unit Health and Safety
• Two units from a core of eight, these units are
  common to the qualification and must be delivered
  in the context of the pathway being studied
• Three specialist units from the chosen pathway or
  two specialist units from the chosen pathway and
  one option unit

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Skills for Working Life

• Core Units
• Health and Safety
• Plus two from
• Information Technology
• Improving Your Learning
• Interview Skills
• Assertiveness
• Introduction to Skills for Work
• Managing Money
• Personal Presentation Skills
• Rights and Responsibilities

• Specialist Pathways
• Business, Administration and Retail
• Intro to Business Admin
• Intro to Business
• Intro to Retail
• Hospitality and Catering
• Intro to Food Hygiene Safe Practice
• Developing Food Preparation and Cooking Skills
• Developing Food Service Skills

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Skills for Working Life

• The learner can be registered either for the
  whole certificate, or for individual units from
  anywhere in the qualification. The units can be
  individually certificated.
• Each unit comprises of 30 guide learning hours
  (180 guide learning hours in total)
• All units are at three Entry Levels of Entry 1,
  Entry 2 and Entry 3.
• Unit achievement will be pass or not yet
  achieved
• 2 Tutors and 1 Learning Support Mentor, 1
  Employment Support Worker.

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Work Placements

• People who experience enduring mental health
  needs
• Active Care Programme Approach (CPA) care plan
  that indicates a need for education and/or
  employment
• Referral to Vocational Services via
• Social Worker
• Community Psychiatric Nurse
• Psychiatric Consultant / Doctor
• Occupational Therapist

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Work Placements

• 12 Work placements with various local, national
  and statutory organisations and businesses
• Jobcentre Plus (Benefits Agency) aware of
  placements to protect learners benefit
  entitlement
• Travel Allowances and PPE paid for by SCMHP VS
• Employment Link Worker and Employment Support
  Worker in addition to work place mentor
• 4 week assessment period for learner and
  placement provider
• Work placement not necessarily time limited
• Work placement assessments / observations count
  towards guided learning hours

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Moving Forward A Personal Development
Employability Training Programme

• Aims
• To enhance personal self-development to enable
  individuals to engage in a short programme on
  non-accredited learning
• Create an environment conducive to learner needs
  by offering additional support and an individual
  flexible learning plan

• Objectives
• Increased confidence levels, self-esteem and
  personal development
• Increased awareness of other areas of learning,
  including progression routes and higher level
  qualifications

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Moving Forward A Personal Development and
Employability Training Programme
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Outlined Deliverables

• Vocational Objectives
• Accessing a Work Placement
• Individual(s) Completing the Project
• Accredited Pre-Vocational Qualification
• Moves into Full or Part Time Open Employment
• Moves into Full or Part Time Further or Higher
  Education
• Moves into Job Seeking Activities
• Applications Forms
• Interviews
• C.V.
• Speculative Applications / Letters

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Outlined Deliverables

• Individualised Objectives
• Mental Health Well-being
• Development of Skills, Knowledge Experience
• Increased Confidence Self-Esteem
• Increased Independence
• Increased Motivation
• Social Inclusion
• Mental Health Promotion
• Setting Personal Goal

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Project Steering Board

• Service User / Learner
• Work Placement Provider
• Adult and Community Learning
• City of Sunderland College
• Hetton as a Learning Community
• SCMHP Vocational Services
• Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisor
• Jobcentre Plus New Deal for Disabled People
• NIMHE / NIACE / LSC