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 “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.
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 of a staged process towards the longer-term outcome of employment
Factors of Success Design & Set-up Review Action Embed
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 Review Action Embed
The Placements in Action Apply criteria ‘Advertisement’ & Role Outline Referral to Manpower Agree start date One-to-one client ‘Pre-placement Briefing’ Design & Set-up Placement Review Action Personal feedback & next steps support Embed Reference
Embed & Review • Embed in Resettlement Support For Example: through the Personal Integration Plan • Review Progress Design & Set-up For Example: Staff & Client Review Events Review Action Embed
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 •
The Client Experience “I was so nervous when Manpower first asked me to make phone calls, as this was not something I had to was not something I had to do very often in my job 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! ”
Future Implications & Next Steps? Thank you. Any questions?
Julie Mansfield Gateway Development Worker & Gateway Development Worker & Volunteer Co-ordinator (Mentoring) Refugee Action, Manchester, England Telephone: +7827307534 Email: juliem@refugee-action.org.uk
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