We develop rewarding relationships with all our partners to explore and establish government funding routes to assist people with mental ill health who are disadvantaged by unemployment to obtain work, which is matched with our own and other private investment to supplement our CSCS training projects across London.
- Working in partnership with the Disability Employment Advisors at Jobcentre Plus
We receive a portion of our funding from the Department of Work and Pensions. This support into construction opportunities meets our community stakeholders’ needs whereby we provide customers with:
- Personal Skills
- Benefits from volunteering.
- Construction Awareness Sessions.
- Confidence building through site visits.
- Health
- In work/on site mentoring support.
- Reviewing/managing long term health conditions on site/ in the workplace.
- Job Search Skills
- Training that prepares people for construction work.
- Effective job search on construction sites.
- Work placement and work experience opportunities.
- Mentoring and job coaching on site through an effective contractor review mechanism.
We work closely with JCP’s Disability Employment Advisors and NHS Occupational Therapists to improve the job prospects of local people who have experienced mental ill health.