Engage
The DP will link up with relevant partners in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors to examine how the employment needs of the homeless people can be best addressed and to develop a sustainable model of best practice for promoting pathways to employment and social inclusion of homeless people.
Engage will identify and produce new methods of developing the skills base of homeless people and encourage re-integration with the workforce. The Foyer schemes aim to bring together accommodation & training/job search facilities for young people aged 17-30. They will provide a platform for the implementation of this programme, given that the residents are required to demonstrate a commitment to training and development as a condition of their accommodation within the units.
Engage has two central aims:
- To develop a model for delivering training to homeless people; and
- To enable Foyers to deliver training and employment opportunities to trainees
Development Partnership Members:
- Simon Community Northern Ireland
- Foyer Federation
- Strand Foyer
- Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive
- City And Guilds
- Northern Bank
Engage is a member of the Munin Transnational Partnership (TP) which also includes partners in:
- Lithuania
- Malta
- The Netherlands
- Sweden
View Munin's website
Contact:
George Sproule
Simon Community Northern Ireland
57 Fitzroy Avenue
Belfast
BT7 1HT
Tel: +44.(0)28.9023 2882
Fax: +44.(0)28.9032 6839
E-mail: george@simoncommunity.org
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