About LAT : Partnerships Division
OverviewWithin London Action Trust the need was identified to develop a specialist ESF unit, to ensure effective ESF project management. Consequently, the Partnerships Division developed with staff consisting primarily of ESF technical expertise and knowledge. Funds and bidding rounds for grants are accessed through the Development Division, and the Partnerships Division manages succesful bids. As the Division has grown with the projects it manages, a delivery role has emerged alongside the management and monitoring role it was originally set up to carry out. Current ProjectsThe Partnerships Division currently manages the following projects: For information about the previous projects and partnerships we have delivered please click here. New FoundationsNew Foundations is an exciting new project aimed at supporting Community Service Units to deliver accredited training throughout Greater London. This project is designed to provide opportunities for offenders to access accredited training as part of their Community Punishment Order, to improve their chances of finding employment or further training courses in the future. This is a partnership project between the National Probation Service (London Probation Area) and London Action Trust. The project is funded through co- financing from the European Social Fund and the London Dvelopment Agency (LDA). The overall scheme is designed to demonstrate to the community the work undertaken by offenders and to encourage offenders to have a greater sense of personal responsibility and self discipline. New Foundations offer basic level qualifications for offenders as a step towards further training and/or employment. All of these units are accredited through the Open College Network (OCN). The project has gained a significant amount of interst from the Probation Service, through delivery of acreditation linked directly to an enforcable activity. The range of qualifications on offer include:
Community Service Units, Project Supervisors and learners are supported throughout the accreditation process through the New Foundations Accreditation Team. Black Self Development for Youth OffendersThe Projects Division of London Action Trust manages the delivery of this project. The role of the Partnerships Division is to manage the finances, co-ordinate the financial and delivery monitoring and claims processed. The project is funded jointly under a co-finance initiative between European Social Fund (ESF) Objective 3 and the London Devlopment Agency. This programme offers offenders an opportunity to explore how their experiences of racial discrimination have influenced their self-esteem, offending behaviour and relationship to their community and society in general. This behavioural programme is supported by Education, Training and Employment provision.
Past ProjectsNewLIFENewLIFE was ground breaking project that worked with both employers and job seekers with criminal records. NewLIFE helped employers to develop safe and fair recruitment practices and tap into an underutilised pool of talent and worked with ex-offenders to assist them in finding worthwhile and meaningful full-time employment. The specialist knowledge developed during the project is now available as a series of training seminars for employers and advisors. It is being offered by the Newlife Solutions brand of LAT's not for profit trading arm Essential Consulting. For more information please visit: www.newlifesolutions.co.uk
RestartRestart Central was a basic skills European Social Fund (ESF) co -financed project supported by ESF and the Central London Learning and Skills Council. The project provided additional resources to the London Area Probation Service, to enhance the delivery of basic skills provision to Probation clients. In partnership with London West Training Services (LWTS) and Education for Success, the project worked in the 7 Inner London Boroughs of:
The work clearly demonstrated a need for this kind of activity for this client group. The Restart project was a progression from the Action on Basic Skills project. Combating School ExclusionWe worked with Youth Offending Teams (YOTS) across London and raised funds from Europe. Combating School Exclusion was a programme aimed at getting pupils who have been excluded back into school. The project ran in three North East London boroughs:
The projects participants were made up of:
Action for LearningAction for Learning consisted of 7 partnership organisations who all worked in partnership with London Probation Area. London Action Trust co-ordinated the work of the projects.The organisations involved were: London West Training Services (LWTS), The Crossroads Project, Mba, From Offending to Employment (FOTE), The Dyspel Project, London Probation Area South East (LPASE) and North London Education Project (NLEP). London Action Trust co-ordinated the work of the project from inception (including writing the bid) through to its completion. The aim of the Project, which ran between October 2001 and March 2002, was to enable offenders and those at risk of offending to improve their access to learning and thereby the ability to gain and maintain employment. This was achieved through the enhancement of existing programmes, the training of staff and the piloting of new and innovative forms of delivery. Examples of this included the Music Technology Project (s) and the Drama Therapy Support Group. Action on Basic SkillsLow literacy and numeracy skills are a key barrier to (ex)-offenders securing sustainable employment. European Social Fund funding allowed London Probation Area Education Training and Employment (ETE) providers to deliver basic skills tuition in addition to the standard ETE services such as job search and job preparation. Women's Self DevelopmentOffender programmes can be some what male dominated. This project addressed the specific needs of female offenders through a combination of group and one to one work. Women on this programme took part in self-development and Education Training and Employment sessions that were tailored specifically for women and covered topics such as non-traditional areas of employment, oppression, decision-making and discrimination at work. Black Self Development (Adult 0ffenders)This programme offered offenders an opportunity to explore how their experiences of racial discrimination influenced their self-esteem, offending behaviour and relationship to their community and society in general. This behavioural programme was supported by Education, Training and Employment provision. FutureThe Division was created to allow a coherent and organised approach to managing partnership working. This can be achieved much more effectively through our commitment to working across all sections of the community. Through accessing new and additional funding streams we will be able to develop an extensive network of quality providers who will develop new and exciting projects. Contact DetailsFor further information on the Partnerships Division and its projects please call Steve Thacker, Partnerships Director on 020 7939 3979 or email steve.thacker@lat.org.uk |
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The
Partnerships Division has the remit to develop and manage high quality
provision through European Social Fund (ESF) and Learning & Skills
Council (LSC) and London Development Agency (LDA) funded project work.
We work with current offenders and ex-offenders alongside the Probation
Service, Jobcentre Plus, Youth Offender Teams (YOTs), voluntary organisations,
intermediate providers and the private sector. We contribute to a safer
community with reduced crime, mainly through developing access to meaningful
and sustainable employment and/or return to education and training.