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Refugee Action & Manpower Work Placement Programme sanctuary: a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Refugee Action & Manpower Work Placement Programme sanctuary: a - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Manpower Manpower Refugee Action & Manpower Work Placement Programme sanctuary: a hard place to find Who are Refugee Action & Manpower? What do these companies have in common? Evidence of Good Practice Work placements can make a
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What do these companies have in common?
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Evidence of Good Practice
- Work placements can make a
“fundamentally positive” difference to the long term employability of refugees to the long term employability of refugees
- Recommend partnership working with
potential employers to develop work-based placements.
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The Work Placement Programme Aimed to:
- Develop links with the business sector
- Pilot an approach to developing work placements
- Enable clients to develop skills & knowledge, as part
- f a staged process towards the longer-term outcome
- f employment
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Factors of Success
Design & Set-up Action Embed Review
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Design & Set-up
- Established joint aims
- Set-up systems that mitigate problems before they begin
- Outlined a clear process & documentation
- Developed good communication & working relationship
Design & Set-up Action Embed Review
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Apply criteria ‘Advertisement’ & Role Outline Referral to Manpower
The Placements in Action
Agree start date One-to-one client ‘Pre-placement Briefing’ Placement Personal feedback & next steps support Reference
Design & Set-up Action Embed Review
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Embed & Review
- Embed in Resettlement Support
For Example: through the Personal Integration Plan
- Review Progress
For Example: Staff & Client Review Events
Design & Set-up Action Embed Review
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Outcomes
- Relevant UK-based work experience
- An insight into the UK labour market with its particular
working culture and practices
- Improving integration, English and increasing confidence
- Links in specific industries & a path into employment
- Increasing transferable skills & employability
- Manpower: A More is Refugee-Aware Employer
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The Client Experience
“I was so nervous when Manpower first asked me to make phone calls, as this was not something I had to do very often in my job was not something I had to do very often in my job before I came to the UK. I struggled at first, but felt much more confident after just one morning and the team told me the practice had made a real difference to my telephone manner!”
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Future Implications & Next Steps?
Thank you. Any questions?
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