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New Futures Network

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Specialist part of HMPPS connecting businesses with skilled serving prisoners and prison leavers.

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🔓 Today we’re hosting our first Unlocking Manufacturing event at Official@HMPBerwyn! We’ve invited Make UK members to learn about prison industries and their role in upskilling prisoners. Workshops offer various qualifications to improve prisoners’ employment opportunities 👇

🔓 Today we’re hosting our first Unlocking Manufacturing event at <a href="/OfficialBerwyn/">Official@HMPBerwyn</a>!

We’ve invited <a href="/MakeUK_/">Make UK</a> members to learn about prison industries and their role in upskilling prisoners. 

Workshops offer various qualifications to improve prisoners’ employment opportunities 👇
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📢 Last month prisons across England and Wales hosted events as part of our second Unlocking Construction recruitment drive. Stay tuned to find out how prisons are improving employment outcomes for prison leavers by providing valuable skills through construction-based training!

📢 Last month prisons across England and Wales hosted events as part of our second Unlocking Construction recruitment drive.

Stay tuned to find out how prisons are improving employment outcomes for prison leavers by providing valuable skills through construction-based training!
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Last year Willmott Dixon opened their latest Drylining Academy at HMP LINCOLN. These academies help prisoners gain accredited certification and CSCS cards, enabling them to secure construction work on release. Watch some highlights from the launch 👉 ow.ly/iaTx50SCYiZ

Last year <a href="/WillmottDixon/">Willmott Dixon</a> opened their latest Drylining Academy at <a href="/HMPrisonLincoln/">HMP LINCOLN</a>. These academies help prisoners gain accredited certification and CSCS cards, enabling them to secure construction work on release.

Watch some highlights from the launch 👉 ow.ly/iaTx50SCYiZ
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🚆Did you know that City & Guilds deliver Railtrack Courses in four prisons as part of the Future Skills Programme? The 5-week course began in February 2024 and to date 27 prisoners have completed the course and been offered employment as Rail Track Operatives with Civil Rail Solutions.

🚆Did you know that <a href="/cityandguilds/">City & Guilds</a> deliver Railtrack Courses in four prisons as part of the Future Skills Programme? 

The 5-week course began in February 2024 and to date 27 prisoners have completed the course and been offered employment as Rail Track Operatives with <a href="/CivilRail/">Civil Rail Solutions</a>.
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This month we caught up with Sasha, Head of Social Value at O'Neill & Brennan UK, to find out how her career has led her to building partnerships with HMPPS and how O’Neill & Brennan are supporting more prison leavers into employment. Read Sasha’s full blog 👉 ow.ly/ARnO50SNXff

This month we caught up with Sasha, Head of Social Value at <a href="/oandbUK/">O'Neill & Brennan UK</a>, to find out how her career has led her to building partnerships with <a href="/hmpps/">HMPPS</a> and how O’Neill &amp; Brennan are supporting more prison leavers into employment. 

Read Sasha’s full blog 👉 ow.ly/ARnO50SNXff
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We caught up with Sobanan, CEO of Breakthrough, to find out how his time in prison led him to support others into employment. Read Sobanan’s blog post to find out how digital training programmes can lead to work.👇 ow.ly/c6pc50T7mSJ

We caught up with Sobanan, CEO of <a href="/LdnBreakthrough/">Breakthrough</a>, to find out how his time in prison led him to support others into employment.

Read Sobanan’s blog post to find out how digital training programmes can lead to work.👇

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📢 The proportion of prison leavers in jobs six months post-release has more than doubled, from 14% in 2020/21 to 31% in 2023/24. Thank you to all HMPPS staff and key partners that have made this possible! Read the latest statistics 👉 ow.ly/ghvY50T9B7j

📢 The proportion of prison leavers in jobs six months post-release has more than doubled, from 14% in 2020/21 to 31% in 2023/24. 

Thank you to all <a href="/hmpps/">HMPPS</a> staff and key partners that have made this possible!

Read the latest statistics 👉 ow.ly/ghvY50T9B7j
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It has been over 2 years since the launch of various employment initiatives to improve the number of prison leavers moving into employment on release. 📝 We recently published a Policy Framework that provides an overview of these initiatives 👇 ow.ly/cXsJ50T9BFt

It has been over 2 years since the launch of various employment initiatives to improve the number of prison leavers moving into employment on release. 

📝 We recently published a Policy Framework that provides an overview of these initiatives 👇

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Now a Minister, James Timpson recently handed over responsibility of national oversight of Employment Advisory Boards to Rosie Brown, Co-CEO of COOK and the previous EAB Chair at HMP Wandsworth. 👀 Read Rosie’s blog to find out more 👇ow.ly/GhLC50To32Z

Now a Minister, <a href="/JamesTCobbler/">James Timpson</a> recently handed over responsibility of national oversight of Employment Advisory Boards to Rosie Brown, Co-CEO of <a href="/theCOOKkitchen/">COOK</a> and the previous EAB Chair at <a href="/HMP_Wandsworth/">HMP Wandsworth</a>. 

👀 Read Rosie’s blog to find out more 👇ow.ly/GhLC50To32Z
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10 Regional Employment Advisory Boards (EABs) have been established to bring together local Chairs to share best practice, discuss common issues and develop their own employment strategies. 🤝 🌍 Find out more about the world of EABs ⬇ ow.ly/5pGK50TqS9t

10 Regional Employment Advisory Boards (EABs) have been established to bring together local Chairs to share best practice, discuss common issues and develop their own employment strategies. 🤝 

🌍 Find out more about the world of EABs ⬇ ow.ly/5pGK50TqS9t
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🗝 Building strong networks is key for Employment Advisory Boards (EABs). A recent EAB meeting at HMP Durham brought together two partners to support a prison leaver secure permanent housing, meaning they could maintain their job. On his ‘moving in’ day, ‘C’ said 👇

🗝 Building strong networks is key for Employment Advisory Boards (EABs).  

A recent EAB meeting at <a href="/HMPDurham/">HMP Durham</a> brought together two partners to support a prison leaver secure permanent housing, meaning they could maintain their job.

On his ‘moving in’ day, ‘C’ said 👇
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The HMP Durham and HMP Altcourse Employment Advisory Boards (EABs) are chaired by Greene King! Through the EABs, improvements have been made to ensure Prison Employment Leads have the correct tools to match candidates to jobs. 👀 Stay tuned for more Greene King news!

The <a href="/HMPDurham/">HMP Durham</a> and <a href="/AltcourseHOPE/">HMP Altcourse</a> Employment Advisory Boards (EABs) are chaired by <a href="/greeneking/">Greene King</a>! 

Through the EABs, improvements have been made to ensure Prison Employment Leads have the correct tools to match candidates to jobs. 

👀 Stay tuned for more Greene King news!
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In our latest blog, Surini Ranawake, Head of Data and Insight at New Futures Network, shares her top tips on innovation and managing change, including around a new digital employment service. 👇 ow.ly/Va4V50TFGmE

In our latest blog, Surini Ranawake, Head of Data and Insight at New Futures Network, shares her top tips on innovation and managing change, including around a new digital employment service. 👇

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🙌Last Friday we launched our third Unlocking Hospitality recruitment drive! Over 60 events are set to take place in partnership with employers and stakeholders, including Greene King who recently recruited their 250th prison leaver.🎉 Find out more👉 ow.ly/7LYt50TFOzZ

🙌Last Friday we launched our third Unlocking Hospitality recruitment drive!  

Over 60 events are set to take place in partnership with employers and stakeholders, including <a href="/greeneking/">Greene King</a> who recently recruited their 250th prison leaver.🎉 

Find out more👉 ow.ly/7LYt50TFOzZ
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👨‍🍳 As we wrap up Unlocking Hospitality 2024, we wanted to thank all our valuable partners who took part, including Marston's PLC who continue to change lives through their training academy 'The Lock Inn' at HMP Liverpool and recently celebrated recruiting 50 prison leavers. 🎉

👨‍🍳 As we wrap up Unlocking Hospitality 2024, we wanted to thank all our valuable partners who took part, including <a href="/MarstonsPLC/">Marston's PLC</a> who continue to change lives through their training academy 'The Lock Inn' at <a href="/HMP_Liverpool/">HMP Liverpool</a> and recently celebrated recruiting 50 prison leavers. 🎉
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The nationwide charity Recycling Lives supports offenders and ex-offenders with employment workshops, stable jobs, and housing. Participants in their workshops have a low 5% reoffending rate. We visited a workshop at HMP Styal to discover why they're so effective.

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Across five prison restaurants The Right Course offers authentic hospitality work experience to prisoners, training them to achieve NVQs and gain transferrable skills that can be applied to jobs on release.

Across five prison restaurants <a href="/RightCourse_UK/">The Right Course</a> offers authentic hospitality work experience to prisoners, training them to achieve NVQs and gain transferrable skills that can be applied to jobs on release.
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In 2024 we unlocked numerous employment opportunities for prisoners on release through 4 sector-specific recruitment campaigns. Thank you to all partners and employers involved. Together, we're helping people reintegrate into society. Find out more ➡ ow.ly/cI6Z50TKQuE

In 2024 we unlocked numerous employment opportunities for prisoners on release through 4 sector-specific recruitment campaigns. Thank you to all partners and employers involved. Together, we're helping people reintegrate into society. 

Find out more ➡ ow.ly/cI6Z50TKQuE
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We are proud to have supported the establishment of Employment Councils as part of our continued commitment to get more offenders into work. Last week Lord Timpson visited COOK to launch the councils and see some of our valued partnership work in action.

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For our latest blog post, read Lord Timpson's reflections on his first few months as Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending and the importance of our employment initiatives. 👉ow.ly/vIxP50ULGAT

For our latest blog post, read Lord Timpson's reflections on his first few months as Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending and the importance of our employment initiatives. 👉ow.ly/vIxP50ULGAT