Co-Op’s Levy Share To Support UK’s First Prisoner Apprenticeship Programme To Address Rail Skill Shortages and Reduce Reoffending

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UK: A programme of railway engineering apprenticeships has been launched at Highpoint prison in Suffolk.

Co-op’s Levy Share To Support UK’s First Prisoner Apprenticeship Programme To Address Rail Skill Shortages and Reduce Reoffending

The Co-op, in collaboration with City & Guilds Foundation, sees the launch of the first rail engineering apprenticeships at the Centre of Excellence skills hub at HMP Highpoint. The initiative aims to tackle the UK’s rail engineering skills shortages while significantly reducing reoffending rates, a problem currently costing the UK economy over £21 billion each year*. Co-op and City & Guilds partner to address reoffending and rail skills shorta…

Co-op launches rail apprenticeships in prison to tackle skills gap and reoffending

Co-op and the City and Guilds Foundation have launched the UK’s first rail engineering apprenticeships in a prison, aiming to address skills shortages and reduce reoffending. The scheme, based at the Centre of Excellence skills hub at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk, will enable prisoners to complete Level 2 qualifications in rail engineering operatives before release.  Participants will undergo full apprenticeships and end-point assessments, preparing…

Co-op tackles crime by supporting prisoner apprenticeships

In a bid to reduce reoffending rates, Co-op has teamed up with City & Guilds Foundation to launch the first rail engineering apprenticeships at the Centre of Excellence skills hub at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk, England. From August, the new programme – created in response to Co-op members’ requests at its AGM to focus on reducing re-offending and supporting rehabilitation – will allow prisoners to complete full apprenticeships and their end-point …

Co-op’s Levy Share to support UK’s first prisoner rail ...

Co-op and City & Guilds have partnered to address reoffending and rail skills shortages with guaranteed employment pathways

Co-op launches prisoner apprenticeships to tackle skill shortages - Retail Gazette

Co-op is launching the first rail engineering apprenticeships in collaboration with City & Guilds Foundation. The initiative, which will be launched at the centre of excellence skills hub at HMP Highpoint, aims to tackle the UK’s rail engineering skills shortages while lowering reoffending rates, which currently cost the UK economy over £21bn per year. From August, the programme will enable prisoners to complete full apprenticeships and their en…