www.preset.orgPRESET Charitable Trust (Registered Offices) 2nd Floor 201 High Street Acton London, W3 9DD, United Kingdom, 020 8992 5202, info@preset.orgServices & Projectshttp://www.preset.org19:11 04-Sep-2010Community Mentoring Community Mentoring is Preset’s widest spread activity. In 2004/5 there were 262 volunteer Mentors on the register, with 57% being from ethnic origins other than White British. Employable Communities Employable Communities works through combining mentoring support with a needs-led employability training programme for young people between the ages of 16 and 24. Preset has run such a project in West London, where 21 young people moved into employment or work placements compared with a target of 12. A similar scheme in Newham has resulted in: 143 young people recruited onto the programme 60 young people have received personal development training 65 young people now have up to date CVs. 37 young people have been supported to gain employment and work experience 94 young people have received one to one advice and guidance from trained volunteer Mentors 70 Mentors have been successfully recruited, screened and trained by PRESET. Back on Track Back on Track is a mentoring programme with the additional provision of Key Skills and ESOL support. It targets young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET), young offenders and those at risk of offending. As well as academic skills, it aims to develop personal skills through support by project staff, and off site life training at residential activity weekend courses. In 2004/5 Back on Track projects in Ealing and Islington have: Engaged 50 young people between the ages of 10 and 13 Provided Basic Skills and ESOL support for 37 young people Supported 3 young people into work Worked in partnership with the Education Services to help 7 excluded pupils back into school. The Connect Project (Haringey) This project started in October 2000, and has steadily increased so that it now includes: Outreach services to link young people back into education, employment and training Key Skills (OCR accredited) training in literacy, numeracy and ICT support ESOL (Trinity ESOL accredited) training for those where English is not their mother tongue Employability and job search support Peer mentoring Leadership Programme This is a personal and professional development training programme. It develops the potential of those young people, who are likely to become tomorrow’s leaders. It targets: Managers and Professional Personnel Those working in local communities Young secondary school pupils In 2004/5 PRESET teamed up with the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, to deliver a Leadership programme for Housing Association employees, nominated and sponsored by their respective employers. |