CAPACITY BUILDING: Training, Employment

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CAPACITY BUILDINGTraining, Employment
Enterprise
Carmen Llorente
23rd October 2009
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What are we?

• COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE
• Housing Dept. Housing Advice Practical support
  for homeless people
• CADS Dept. Community Alcohol Drug Services
• Capacity Building Dept.
• Training , Employment Enterprise

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CHC Model

• Integration

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CHC Model

• Inclusiveness

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CAPACITY BUILDING Training, Employment
Enterprise

• Referrals
• Accepted from any source, including self
  referrals
• Eligibility criteria
• Entitled to live and work in the UK or claiming
  benefits
• Aged between 16 and 65
• Be able to travel independently
• Have expressed a desire to gain skills and or
  secure work independently if they are unclear of
  the career path they wish to pursue
• Expected to maintain a good record of attendance

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Key activities results from
our last year.

• INPUTS/OUTPUTS
• Services provided to a total of 215 clients
• 38 people participated in Literacy classes
• 12 people took part in Numeracy classes
• 45 engaged in IT classes
• 16 clients participated
• in training provided by
• John Lewis
• 98 clients participated in our
• first job fair in March 2009

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Life and Workskills

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Outcomes

• 46 into employment (48 were homeless people)
• 16 into voluntary work
• 18 into further training
• 17 people gained qualifications

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Community cohesion events /projects

• Films
• Celebrations
• Events
• Gatherings
• Music
• Etc.

Films
St Patricks Days
Eid Celebrations
Fashion Show
Youth Engagement Scheme
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Other achievements

• Improved Partnership
• Providers Brent/homeless/private org
• Colleges/Universities BACES The College of N.W
  London, Rothampton and Middlesex University
• Employers John Lewis, Laurus Ltd, Durkan,
  Notting Hill Housing Trust, Murphy, Brent Cross,
  Network Rail, United Biscuits, etc

• WHAT WE GET
• Staff seconded,
• Free training
• Funds/goods
• Jobs

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• Carmen Llorente
• Capacity Building Director
• 60 Ashford Road,Cricklewood
• London NW2 6TU
• Tel [phone] (extension 204)
• Email carmen_at_chc-mail.org
• Web www.chc.org.uk